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A contract issue concerning a former employee of Glasgow City Council’s arms-length construction firm City Building is to be investigated after the local authority passed information to the police. The issue relates to a complaint that was made by a contractor which was subsequently investigated b

Aberdeen City Council has granted planning permission in principle for a major expansion to the north of the city. The application for the Rowett South site at Bucksburn includes 1,700 houses, retail and commercial provision as well as education, leisure and community uses.

Chemicals giant Ineos has revealed plans to build a £20 million headquarters at its Grangemouth site. Explosive demolition work at the plant last week helped clear the way for the state-of-the-art four storey facility, which has been designed by Michael Laird Architects.

Major energy work to transform Melville homes in Forth Melville Housing Association customers in the South Lanarkshire town of Forth should see significant savings on their heating bills, following the announcement of a major energy efficiency project that will start this autumn.

A proposal from Clyde Gateway to build a new £6.7 million office block at Shawfield has been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. If approved, the four-storey Red Tree Shawfield building will be set within the remediated area of land that sits between Shawfield Drive and the River Clyde.

A severe shortage of skilled workers and a “slow planning system” are hindering efforts to tackle the housing crisis in Scotland, according to a new research. A report from Lloyds Bank into the state of the UK housebuilding industry found real concern over the effect of the sector’s skills sho

Planning permission for the new Oban High School has officially been granted after the Scottish Government decided not to call the £24 million project in for review. Argyll and Bute Council announced in August that it was minded to approve the facility but that it notified Scottish Minsters of a fo

Esh Border Construction is expanding its employability skills programme to Scotland. Successfully operating in the North of England for over five years, Esh Group’s ‘Building my Skills’ programme aims to equip young people leaving school with the employability skills they need to develop succe

Housing plan for former Elgin care home site Councillors have approved plans to demolish a former care home in Elgin to make way for housing.

Cruden Building & Renewals Limited has taken on four successful candidates to its coveted ‘Modern Apprenticeship Scheme’, as it maintains its commitment to addressing challenges posed by a sector-wide skills gap. Paul Conway, Michael Quigley, Reece Sutherland and Kieran Murphy have all start

Councillors have been asked to approve revised plans for a multi-million pound brewery and visitor attraction in the centre of Inverness. The owners of the Glen Mhor Hotel on the city’s riverside were refused permission in October last year for their plans to demolish a bar to incorporate the Coli

A joint research project between the University of Glasgow and Nankai University in China has shared a £1.5 million award focused on urban transformations in China. Announced by Chancellor George Osborne in China, where he is leading a trade mission, three joint teams of UK and Chinese researchers

Speculative Bellshill industrial development Developer J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) plc has started construction of a first phase 20,000 sq ft speculative industrial unit at Belgrave Point, Bellshill.

The vision for a new Meadowbank Sports Centre has moved a step closer after the City of Edinburgh Council revealed the funding shortfall has dropped dramatically. According to a report in February, the estimated cost of the project was £43 million with a funding shortfall of between £11.3m and £1

The City of Edinburgh Council has rejected plans to outsource its Facilities Management service as it attempts to address a £126 million budget shortfall over the next four years. Councillors have instead asked for new proposals to be developed for delivering the services in-house with specialised