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Kier has teamed up with the British Army to provide an opportunity for unemployed Ayrshire youngsters to improve their employment prospects through work placement training. The Armed Forces Employability Pathways (AFEP) initiative will improve the likelihood of them securing apprenticeships or emplo

A self-employed roofer has been fined after a man fell from the roof of a house and suffered serious injuries. Adam Menzies, 43, of Falkirk Road, Larbert, Falkirk, pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences.

Construction buyers have reported another upturn in overall UK construction output for October, alongside the fastest rise in new work for 12 months. The growth was highlighted in the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index report which also showed the highest rate of construction job creation

Developer Lovell is trialling a new tool which measures the economic impact of an affordable housing project on the local community. The Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) enables the company to see how much investment a housing scheme brings to an area by analysing where the project income is spent and re-sp

Housebuilder Persimmon has continued it positive momentum with a 12 per cent growth in revenues during the first six months of the year to reach £1.34 billion. In a trading update covering the period from July 1 to November 3, 2015, the company said customer activity strengthened in line with the t

Work has started on a new £2.5 million sports centre extension at Edinburgh Napier University’s Sighthill campus. The two-storey development at the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy will host a multi-use strength and conditioning gym, rehabilitation space and studio research facility.

Argyll and Bute Council is taking immediate action to ensure public safety after a historic church spire in Rothesay was confirmed as dangerous to the public. The condition of Rothesay’s West Church has been monitored over the past few years and, following further investigation work recently, it w

Another milestone has been reached on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie -Tipperty project with the first bridge beams being lowered into place at the site of the new Tipperty Junction. The new bridge will carry the A90 over the realigned B9000 Newburgh to Pitmedden road.

Michelin unveils £50m upgrade of Dundee base Tyre giant Michelin is to spend £50 million turning its Dundee base into a state-of-the-art factory.

MLA unveils new Scotch Whisky Association HQ Moving away from their traditional ‘home’ at Atholl Crescent in Edinburgh’s New Town, MLA have assisted the Scotch Whisky Association in their transition to a flexible, sustainable and collaborative way of working in their new HQ office at Quartermi

Edinburgh’s new £850 million ‘Ribbon Hotel’ plan has been ridiculed as one of Scotland’s biggest flops. The List Magazine slammed the swirling design at the centre of proposals for the St James Quarter in its run-down of the year’s five worst people, places or things.

A series of recommendations made following an inquiry into the spiralling costs of the V&A Dundee project have now been implemented, according to a new report. Procurement expert and former Rangers Football Club chairman, John McClelland, was called in to investigate the V&A project after th

Robertson Homes has unveiled plans to complete the restoration of Gleann Mor House, the listed fire damaged building at its Westercraigs Development in Inverness, to create 26 luxury townhouses and 30 executive apartments.

A conference is being held in Edinburgh today will offer the opportunity for Scottish businesses large and small to compete for over £10 billion worth of contracts on offer with the HS2 project. The event will help companies become HS2 ready and provide specific technical information on how to comp

Sibbald Training has just received a delivery of 100 items of plant machinery - although they are only models. The machinery is displayed in a new purpose built exhibition area at their facility. MD David Sibbald is delighted with the collection which he had donated to him by the late John Ferguson,