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Industry body Scottish Renewables has identified six key innovation areas that could drive the future of sustainable energy in the UK. The organisation’s Innovation Paper reveals a 'world-leading' energy system could be delivered if a five-year £500 million fund pledged by the UK Government is us

Plans submitted for 28 Loretto Housing Association homes in Glasgow Plans to build 28 homes for mid-market and social rent on behalf of Loretto Housing Association have been submitted to Glasgow City Council.

A new research project aims to develop the world's first flying robots capable of autonomously assessing and manufacturing building structures to help areas suffering from natural disasters. The four year collaborative research project entitled ‘Aerial Additive Building Manufacturing: Distributed

Morgan Sindall has reported a pre-tax loss of £14.8 million for 2015 after writing off nearly £47m on two old construction contracts for the Ministry of Defence at the Faslane Naval Base in West Scotland. The final cost of its floating jetty job and separate living accommodation and infrastructure

Construction work on the new Kelso High School is set to begin after financial close was reached on the £21.4 million project. Scottish Borders Council had hoped to begin construction of the facility last summer however it was one of a number of projects put on hold following a European ruling over

North Ayrshire Council has unveiled an extensive £275 million Capital Investment Programme as it agreed its budget for the forthcoming financial year. The ten-year programme, which includes £71m of brand new investment, will protect funding for new schools, economic regeneration and North Ayrshire

Robertson has secured a contract to engineer and build what will be an iconic new road-bridge in the heart of Scotland’s legendary whisky-making country. Robertson Civil Engineering was awarded the contract by Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, for work a

Laing O’Rourke has announced plans to make around 200 redundancies from its UK operations. The contractor said this morning that the move is the next step in the implementation of its strategy to focus on engineering and manufacturing.

Construction work on a £50 million school in Largs can official begin after the new facility cleared a final planning hurdle yesterday. North Ayrshire Council approved the proposals following a pre-determination meeting was held to give objectors and all stakeholders involved in the process a chanc

Over £13.5 million will be invested in council homes in Clackmannanshire during the forthcoming financial year as the local authority approved its annual budget. The investment will include new build housing.

Moray Council is to trial the use of drones to film planning sites to avoid sending a team of councillors and officials to remote areas. The local authority backed plans this week to trial the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after councillors were shown a trial film shot from a remote-controlled air

Plans for a new purpose-built, state of the art learning campus in East Ayrshire took a step closer to fruition this week as the project reached financial close. The milestone signals the official start of construction on the William McIlvanney Campus in Kilmarnock which will be delivered by hub Sou

Balfour Beatty can begin the proposed construction of a new high school in Elgin after financial close was reached for the facility. The new school, which will cater for 800 pupils from a mix of town and rural catchment areas, will be delivered by hub North Scotland after it was appointed as develop

Robertson Homes has released the first images of its proposed restoration of the listed damaged Gleann Mor House at its Westercraigs development in Inverness. The £13 million proposal, due to be discussed by Highland Council’s planning committee next week, presents the vision to rebuild much of t

Argyll and Bute Council is to issue a tender for a contract in the region of £2 million for the major redevelopment of Helensburgh’s Hermitage Park. Firms interested in bidding for the contract itself or sub-contracting for smaller works are invited to a meet the buyer event where they can speak