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The Scottish Procurement Alliance has revealed the nine main contractors to have secured places on its £800 million schools and community buildings framework. The four-year framework is split into regions as well as four value bands (up to £2m, £2m-£4m, £4m-£10m and £10m+) with four selected

The opening of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh has been delayed for another two months, it has emerged. NHS Lothian said the £150 million facility at Little France on the outskirts of the city will now not be open until spring 2018 at the earliest.

Cladding similar to that found on Grenfell Tower in London is to be removed from Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as a precautionary measure. It was revealed last month that Kingspan Kooltherm K15 insulation boards, the same material discovered in the Grenfell block, were fitte

Councillors have been asked to approve plans for a new business hub comprising co-working space, retail units and rented apartments in Dundee city centre. Known as Studio Dundee, the £20 million project proposes to create “state-of-the-art co-working space” for entrepreneurs a

A plumbing company has won permission to appeal a high-profile employment ruling to the Supreme Court. Pimlico Plumbers is appealing the decision of the Court of Appeal in London that it should have classed Gary Smith as a “worker” rather than self-employed.

Planning permission has been granted for a retail park on the site of a former distillery in Montrose. Developers Kilmac launched an application for a large 22,000 square foot retail unit and two 12,000 square foot units with 172 car parking spaces, and junction improvements at the Brechin Road site

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, which aims to save motorists up to 20 minutes on journey times. The project, including the new seven mile stretch of the M8 motorway, promises to tackle congestion problems in central Sco

Retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone is seeking planning permission for a 69-apartment extra care accommodation block in Prestwick. Under the plans, former children’s cancer home Malcolm Sargent House will be demolished to make way for the development.

Fife timber specialist posts record profits

Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK has been appointed by Perth & Kinross Council as the lead consultant on the £113 million Cross Tay Link Road project on the outskirts of Perth. The consultancy contract is valued at £3.5 million.

Dundee City Council has granted planning permission to a new Regional Performance Centre for Sport and a business hub comprising co-working space, retail units and rented apartments. Set for a site in the city’s Caird Park, the sports venue will be a hub building with 8-court sports hall, changing

East Lothian Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for a major housing proposal that will see 450 new homes built in Longniddry. Ryden submitted the planning application on behalf of developer Socially Conscious Capital and landowner Wemyss & March Estate.

Plans for a new state-of-the-art health centre in Clydebank will be submitted to the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group for funding after NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde approved an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the facility. The health centre, along with a new care home, will form t

The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled proposals for a new planning system which aims to ‘protect and develop’ the Capital. Under the new blueprint, planners will be encouraged to prioritise the use of brownfield sites and work with public sector and private landowners to develop land for af

Councillor Claire Feaver, chair of Moray Council’s planning and regulatory services, has said the council will settle for “nothing less than the highest quality developments” for Moray after the local authority said it is working to introduce a cap on developer obligations in the region. Durin