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Maxi Construction has recorded a 35% jump in annual pre-tax profits despites “problems” in its haulage business. The rise in profits to £2.59 million in the year to last September was achieved on turnover of £65.1m, The Herald has reported.

Plans to create a new housing and employment development at Perth Airport could be subject to a construction embargo, according to reports. The Morris Leslie Group has lodged proposals for the development on the edge of the Scone aerodrome.

£1m expansion for resurrected sand mine A £1 million expansion at a sand mine that re-opened in 2012 has created nine new jobs in rural Lochaber.

A decision on Aberdeen Football Club’s plans to create a new £50 million football and community sports hub has been delayed following requests for further information. The development at Kingsford was due to be discussed by councillors in June, but the club confirmed today that the appli

Motor dealership Peter Vardy has lodged a detailed planning application for a new Perth Porsche Centre at Broxden on the edge of the city. The firm plans to invest more than £5 million to develop a vehicle showroom, workshop/ garage and valet service building on a site at Tweed Place, creating arou

A Fife electrical contractor has added 10 new staff to its workforce after seeing its turnover increase by 60% to £1 million over the past 12 months. Cupar-based Daniel Gardner Electrical Contractor more than doubled its workforce after securing its largest ever single contract with a long-standing

Balfour Beatty is consolidating its seven regional offices in Scotland as part of its cost-cutting programme. The seven existing offices at locations including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Shotts will be consolidated into one regional centre at the Maxim Business Park at Eurocentral off the M8.

Perth and Kinross Council has granted permission to build 700 new homes in Scone. Councillors voted to grant planning permission in principal for the Scone North project despite more than 900 objections being lodged over concerns including traffic and pollution.

The final phase in the rejuvenation of Atrium Court on Glasgow’s Waterloo Street has been marked with a comprehensive refurbishment of the landmark building. Situated in one of Glasgow's most central locations, just one minute's walk from Central Station and a five minute walk from Queen Street St

Almost half of electrical contractors are now asked to provide evidence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement as a condition of appointment by clients, a new survey has revealed. Findings from a poll by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) and the Considerate Constructors Sche

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today agreed the sale of its awarding body, Cskills Awards, to NOCN. Cskills Awards will continue to provide services as normal under the new ownership.

Robertson starts work on £65m NHS Orkney development Work has started on a new £65 million hospital and healthcare development in Orkney.

A legal challenge into plans for a new £20 million retail park in Westfield, Cumbernauld has been dropped after developers L&S Broadwood reached an agreement with the owners of Cumbernauld Town Centre and the Antonine Centre. The two town centre operators had objected to North Lanarkshire Counc

AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has been granted planning permission by Glasgow City Council to build 140 new homes for social rent in Pollokshields. The development will see 90 houses and 50 flats, including 10 cottage flats, built on a brownfield site on Maxwell Road formerly belonging to SGN Ltd, the loc

Whiteburn Projects has revealed plans for a new housing development on the site of the former Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen. Announcing the acquisition of the site, the developer said its vision is to build a range of two, three and four bedroom houses which will be designed to reflect the spirit of