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The money required to deliver three secondary schools, two new care homes and extra investment in the Borders’ road network has been agreed.

Construction has reached a pivotal stage in the creation of a new housing development in Glasgow’s South Side.

Two of Renfrewshire’s businesses have welcomed Scottish Apprenticeship Week which runs from March 2 to 6. Joinery apprentices at Dimension Ryan Smith (19) (left) and Mark Brady (20)

Eagle-eyed shoppers will start to see the new £20 Bank of Scotland polymer note as it officially enters circulation.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has served a summons on three contractors involved in building a troubled hospital complex where problems led to losses of around £73 million. The health board is taking action against Multiplex, Capita Property and Infrastructure Ltd and Currie and Brown UK Limit

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has announced the appointment of Alistair Rankine as client support manager for the east of Scotland. Alistair will be providing support for all SPA partners and appointed companies throughout the east of Scotland.

The Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, which will ensure a £214 million investment package, was signed at a special event at Forth Valley College yesterday. The deal focuses on delivering national and international sustainability through cutting edge environmental projects, innova

A popular Dumfries hotel will reopen 16 bedrooms later this month following the completion of flood restoration work by local firm Eco.

Contractor Robertson has completed the £4.5 million transformation of an empty school building into a new creative hub to help boost the local Perthshire arts economy.

The chief executive of Persimmon has given early notice of his intention to step down as the housebuilder reported profits exceeding £1 billion for a second consecutive year. Dave Jenkinson, who took up the post just 15 months ago, said he was "pleased with the headway we have made in 2019 and

Ground Developments Ltd has been shortlisted in the Contractor of the Year category at the UK Ground Engineering Awards. The awards celebrate the very best in geotechnical engineering and brings together the leaders in the industry to recognise its achievements.GDL managing director Kevin Mackenzie

The president of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a 10-year action plan to make the planning profession more diverse and inclusive. It follows the launch, in January 2020, of the RTPI’s new Corporate Strategy 2020-2030 which sees Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity as one

Good planning is the most important factor for preventing construction projects from going over budget, according to new research by Association for Project Management (APM). A survey conducted for APM by research company Censuswide asked project professionals whose primary project is on or under bu

International law firm Pinsent Masons has launched a global guide to help the infrastructure sector to better deliver global mega infrastructure projects through Joint Ventures (JVs). The number of global mega projects, such as HS2 in the UK, is set to increase - with scale and stimulus measures lik

Highland Council has announced its biggest ever single investment in roads with an extra £20 million capital announced in its budget proposals for the year 2020/21.