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Work is due to begin on a major redevelopment to deliver better facilities and greater capacity at Partick Interchange as SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) prepares to award a contract for the project. The bus station will close for eight months to allow Glasgow City Council in conjunction

Planning permission in principle has been granted for the formation of an Aberdeenshire business park. Members of Aberdeenshire Council’s Buchan Area Committee this week considered plans for the Northwoods Eco Business Park on the northern boundary of Mintlaw.

Former City of Edinburgh Council leader Donald Anderson has accused the arms-length company TIE of deliberately misleading the council over important information regarding the city’s tram project. Mr Anderson, who was council leader when the project was given the go-ahead, told an inquiry that TIE

Borders-based Oregon Timber Frame has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director after revealing a stable set of annual results. The company, which makes timber systems for housebuilders, kept profits broadly steady at around £1.9 million, despite raw material costs rising due to ste

Britain’s house builders have been urged to tap into the expanding market in multigenerational living by offering families new homes with greater flexibility. Research compiled by the NHBC Foundation shows that more than 1.8 million households in Britain contain two or more adult generations, yet

A consultation to ensure all homes are fully protected against fire and smoke in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in London has opened for submissions today by the Scottish Government. With different requirements for fire and smoke alarms currently in place for different types of housing, the consul

Work starts on new £37m Cumbernauld Academy Construction work is underway on the new £37m Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre campus - with the school opening to staff and pupils in 2019.

Edinburgh Hotel expands with 43-bed Princes Street wing Sleeperz Hotels completed a 43-room expansion of its Cityroomz Edinburgh hotel with a new wing accessible via Princes Street.

Carillion has announced that its finance director Zafar Khan has left the company “with immediate effect” as part of a raft of leadership changes designed to turn around its fortunes. Zafar Khan, who only joined the beleaguered firm in January, will be replaced by Emma Mercer, who steps up from

Mosaic Architecture + Design has completed a £5 million sports facility at St Aloysuis’ College in Glasgow ahead of the start of the new school term. The new building is positioned diagonally between the A-listed pair Mackintosh Building and St. Aloysius’ Church and adjacent to the Glasgow Scho

Affordable homes manufacturer Clyde Homes Ltd and National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) have entered into an exclusive agreement which aims to diversify Scottish farmers’ incomes and boost the provision of housing in rural areas. The deal will see the Glasgow-based developer deliver its affordabl

Developers behind plans to turn the former Royal High School in Edinburgh into a hotel are to appeal against last month’s refusal of their latest plans. Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Hotels want to redevelop the A-listed building on Calton Hill, which has lain empty for almost 50 years

Multi-disciplinary design and engineering company BakerHicks has completed the complex structural engineering design for Perth & Kinross Council’s headquarters that included delicate work to repair and restore the building’s historic façade. BakerHicks was employed to provide structural eng

Local company wins grounds maintenance contract at Inverness Campus Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Higher Ground Community Services Ltd to deliver grounds maintenance at Inverness Campus following a European-wide tender.

Galliford Try has revealed that it will no longer bid for major infrastructure projects after its construction division suffered an £89 million loss due to problems on delivering the Queensferry Crossing and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR). Pre-tax profits for the year to 30 June 2017