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Robertson has completed work on a £4.95m community facility in the Auchinairn area of East Dunbartonshire. Built on the site of the former Auchinairn Primary School, the new community space will provide a range of facilities including a nursery, community hall, cafe, meeting rooms and play area.

The Scottish Parliament has given majority backing to bring forward energy efficiency targets by a decade. Following the publication of the Energy Efficient Scotland Route Map earlier this month, which details plans for making all buildings warmer and greener, the Scottish Government moved that targ

A further 129 former Carillion staff have secured ongoing employment by transferring to new suppliers, the Official Receiver has confirmed. The announcement brings the number of jobs saved to 11,618 since the company’s collapse in January.

The circumstances which led to a historic jute mill being demolished over the weekend are to be investigated by Dundee City Council. The former Wallace Craigie jute works, known locally as Halley’s Mill, on the city’s Broughty Ferry Road was razed to the ground after diggers moved on site on Fri

The regeneration of Meadowbank sports facility in Edinburgh will reach another milestone next month when councillors meet to consider two planning applications for the site. Two hearings will be held on Friday 29 June, one of which will consider detailed planning consent for a new £47 million sport

Steel distributor sets up at Maxim Office Park Maxim Office Park has announced UK specialist steel plate distributor, processor and trader Brown McFarlane as its latest occupier.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is inviting tenders to design and build a new bridge linking the north end of Inverness Campus with the Inverness retail and business park. The bridge will cross the main Inverness-Perth railway line and enable access for pedestrians, cyclists and buses to and

Not having a place to call home is one of the most stressful situations a person can find themselves in, and as ‘stress’ is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is urging property firms in Scotland to get behind

Ten charities that support disadvantaged young people across Scotland are to benefit from a share of a £1.3 million Building Brighter Futures Fund (BBFF), established by the Hub Community Foundation (HCF). The £1.3 million has come directly from the funding and construction of community buildings

Glasgow City Council and the Passivhaus Trust will soon host a conference that points the way forward on delivering affordable and energy-efficient homes and public buildings. The event - Passivhaus Social: Glasgow - will take place at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s Strathclyde Suite on May 29, and

Aberdeen Standard Investments targets Edinburgh’s private rented sector with £27.5m deal Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has expanded its private rented sector interests with a £44 million investment in two residential blocks in Edinburgh and Leeds.

MPs have launched a scathing attack on directors at collapsed construction giant Carillion who they believe should face disqualification for being too busy “stuffing their mouths with gold” to worry about employees. In the final report of an inquiry into the spectacular failure of the company, t

A committee of MSPs has called for communities to be given a stronger voice in planning what their neighbourhoods look like as part of a number of recommendations aimed at addressing “frustrations” with the current system. Among its suggestions to strengthen the Planning (Scotland) Bill, the Sco

New plans have been unveiled for a new road in Inverness linking the A9 and A96 trunk roads which developers say will provide enhanced facilities for road users, cyclists and pedestrians. A 3 metre shared surface is planned for both sides of the carriageway while a dedicated cycleway and separate fo

Glasgow-based plant specialist AB 2000 has been sold to Quattro Group in a multi-million pound deal. Since its incorporation in 1995, AB 2000 has grown to be Scotland’s largest privately-owned hirer of operated plant and equipment, with a turnover of approximately £30 million.