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Fife-based Parsons Peebles Group, which is part of Clyde Blowers Capital, has bought Reading-based electromechanical services firm Taylor & Goodman for an undisclosed sum. Parsons said the acquisition of Taylor & Goodman demonstrated its intention to become "the number one UK supplier of ele

People in and around Oban can look forward to the town realising its potential as a marine destination as Argyll and Bute Council’s ambitious plans to develop pontoons and an associated visitor centre move forward. Members of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee are to consider options for

Technology in the 21st Century is providing us with the means to communicate our thoughts and ideas across the planet in a way that would have been unthinkable, even 10 years ago. However good the technology is, it cannot pick up the subtleties of a language, the culture that underpins it, or even t

Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have unveiled the latest line-up for a popular lecture series, with a host of international names set to speak in Aberdeen. Each year student society 57˚10, which has been running for almost three decades, invites guest lecturers to the Scott

A replacement events venue could be built in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens under proposals being discussed by Councillors next Tuesday. Initial plans to renew the historic park include the opportunity of a new Ross Bandstand, the restoration of the city’s 140 year-old Ross Fountain, la

Latest quarterly statistics show faster average decision times for major and local housing developments compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Statistics on quarterly planning performance in Scotland have been released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

The tender process for the largest housing project of its type outside of London, will launch later this month on April 18. Companies are being invited by Glasgow City Council (GCC) to pitch for contracts worth in the region of £65 million as part of the major regeneration of Sighthill in Glasgow.

Groundwork and Greenspace Scotland have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will boost collaboration between both organisations over the next three years. The two charities have previously worked together on UK-wide opportunities including the Tesco Bags of Help grant scheme.

Figures for new house building in Perth and Kinross released today has highlighted the area's position as one of the fastest growing regions in Scotland. The news has been welcomed as a key indicator of economic growth in the area.

Plans to build a new Primary School for Dailly are a step closer with the official contracts now signed after reaching financial close.

Structural faults have been detected in two Edinburgh secondaries following the closure of 17 schools in the city. The City of Edinburgh Council ordered the closures on Friday after the private consortium behind the construction and maintenance of the schools, the Edinburgh Schools Partnership (ESP)

Fresh after the signing of contracts for new schools in Campbeltown and Oban, Argyll and Bute Council has completed the contract for a £9 million new primary school in Kirn. To be built by Morrison Construction, the new Kirn Primary School has been designed to cater for 320 primary pupils together

Planning decision times for major and local housing developments over the last quarter of 2015 were faster on average compared to the equivalent quarter the previous year, according to new figures. Statistics on quarterly planning performance in Scotland, published by the Scottish Government, reveal

Public consultation gets underway for Hearts grandstand Hearts Football Club have published the first artist’s impression of a planned main grandstand at Tynecastle stadium which would add 3,000 seats, upping maximum capacity to 20,000.

Galliford Try has confirmed that it inherited “contractual responsibility” for four of the 17 schools closed in Edinburgh over structural safety fears when it acquired Miller Construction. The City of Edinburgh Council ordered the closure of the schools last Friday after the private consortium b