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KPMG, administrators for Dundee-based building services firm McGill & Co, have found a buyer for the business. A company led by Dundee-based businessman Graeme Carling is now in exclusive talks about a deal, KPMG announced this morning.

Cala Homes (North) has submitted a planning application to Aberdeen City Council for the second phase of the homebuilder’s Craibstone Estate development.

More than half of housebuilders south of the border increased the rate at which they built new homes over the last year and predict a further rise over the next 12 months, according to a new survey published this week.

Offsite timber frame manufacturer Stewart Milne Timber Systems has entered into a ground-breaking partnership to deliver timber frames for more than 1,500 homes for major UK housing association L&Q.  The company, which has three manufacturing centres in the UK, will also support L

Kier Construction Scotland has completed the stunning multi-million-pound transformation of two historic buildings within the University of Edinburgh’s campus. Kier completed the £14m refurbishment of the Grade A Listed Edinburgh College of Art.

A retired couple from Cheshire who were were granted planning permission for a warehouse on their land have been told to tear the building down following a ten year planning stand-off that ended in it being determined that they had built the structure to be a home.

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Architecture practice Hawkins\Brown has launched a dedicated Scottish studio this week, expanding its presence in the UK beyond existing studios in London and Manchester. The firm will celebrate the opening of Studio Scotland with a launch party and exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh

Interserve has reported a pre-tax loss of £111.5 million for last year, improving on the £244.4m it lost in 2017. Results posted today by the troubled contractor show an improvement in underlying operating profit – up 10% from £84.5m in 2017 to £92.7m in 2018 – on

Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has strengthened its senior management team with two new appointments. The £100 million turnover company has hired Scott Grant and Paul Tutty to drive the firm’s Leeds and Edinburgh offices respectively.

A consortium led by Acciona has been named as preferred bidder for an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in north-east Scotland. The £150 million Ness Energy project is a joint scheme for Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council. It will take non-recyclable waste from the thre

Scottish Power has revealed plans to spend up to £2 billion in the UK during 2019, its biggest ever investment in the country in a single year. The announcement came as the company updated its investment plans following the sale of its thermal generation business and transition to 100% renewab

A major milestone has been reached in Heriot-Watt University’s new £19 million Global, Research, Innovation and Discovery (GRID) project. Construction work on the state-of-the-art project has now been completed by building contractors Bowmer & Kirkland allowing the university to

The accountancy watchdog has announced an expansion of its probe into KPMG’s audit of Carillion for the second time. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says it will now look into work on the collapsed contractor’s 2013 accounts but it did not say why it has wi

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called for the Scottish Government to prioritise alternative solutions, including self-build, in order to boost supply and affordability. According to the latest Housing Statistics for Scotland, the Scottish housing market’s chronic undersu