Search:

CMS gives students taste of working world CMS Window Systems has demonstrated its commitment to promoting local employment and building the skill sets of younger generations by giving students a taste of what it is like to work for the business.

Construction workers have been found to be the employees most likely to eat all three daily meals at work, according to new research. A study by a money saving website found that over a third of workers in the UK have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at work at least twice a week.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: University Of Glasgow

Plans for a £65 million four-star hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town have been approved despite concerns being raised by UNESCO. The 235-bedroom development will see a number of listed buildings bought back into use, and the space between Victoria Street and the Cowgate developed.

South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans for a new campus for the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) on the edge of Hamilton. The development at Hamilton International Technology Park (HITP) includes plans for state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities for students and lecturers, sp

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined a comprehensive programme for the Scottish Government including action to deliver 50,000 affordable homes over the parliament. In a speech to MSPs at Holyrood yesterday, Ms Sturgeon said the next five years represent a “precious opportunity” to improve

A plant hire company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries from falling out of a man riding basket at Wick Harbour. Hugh Simpson (Contractors) Limited, of The Harbour, Wick, Caithness pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 8 of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regul

Morrison Construction has achieved practical completion on an industrial unit at The Core business park in Aberdeen. Fund manager Clearbell Capital said the development located in the Bridge of Don has been delivered both on time and on budget.

Stewart Milne has outlined plans to increase the number of homes being built at a development in Stonehaven due to market demands. The developer has approval to build 109 houses at the Carron Den at Mill of Forest Road but has been struggling to sell plots for large houses that can have up to five b

A Springfield Properties development in Braemar has been named 2016’s Small Development of the Year at the Homes for Scotland awards. With 25 three and four bedroom homes set in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, the Middleton of Canmore development impressed the judges on their visit to th

Artist's impression of new Science and Technology galleries HLF awards £950,000 for the National Museum of Scotland

A man has been arrested after playing a prank with a traffic warning sign. Police in Texas say 26-year-old Geoffrey Eltgroth changed the message on the construction zone sign to read ‘Drive Crazy Y'all’.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Scotia Homes Ltd

A96 looking west at Forres A joint venture between Mott MacDonald and Sweco has been awarded a contract worth up to £50 million on the A96 Dualling project by Transport Scotland.

A nursery in Aberdeen has become the first commercial project in Scotland to be accredited by Passivhaus. Designed by BMJ Architects, the Rocking Horse Nursery at the University of Aberdeen has received Passivhaus accreditation, making it also the first nursery in the UK to be accredited.