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Plans to convert empty floors above a KFC restaurant at 106 Renfield Street in central Glasgow has been refused by councillors. The applicants intended to build nine two-bedroom flats and a roof extension in the vacant second and third floors of the building.

Network Rail will soon carry out vital improvement work at Cornton level crossing to further enhance safety for both road and rail users.

A hotel firm backed by Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has received the green light to build a 150-bed hotel overlooking Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.

After more than 20 years as managing director of Inverness-based windows manufacturer Cairngorm Group, David Dowling is to switch roles at the end of this year to become group chairman. Mr Dowling will continue to oversee group strategy but day to day operations will pass into the control of his son

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £47.5 million contract to design and build a new 400 kilovolt (kV) substation in Peterhead on behalf of SSEN Transmission.

The company behind stalled plans for an alloy wheel manufacturing facility in Lochaber has formally shelved the project in favour of a new £94 million plan to recycle aluminium on the proposed site.

Financial services firm Aviva has unveiled a groundbreaking solar energy station in the car park at its Perth office, but plans to accompany it with a £3 million wind turbine have been knocked back by Scottish Ministers.

The £40 million life sciences innovation hub project at the Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen will move into its main construction phase in the new year, the team behind the project has revealed.

Construction work on a development of 316 new homes at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland's new development in Barrhead will start within the next few weeks following the acquisition of land at the site.

Plans have been submitted to demolish a Dundee nursing home and replace it with a new purpose-built nursing facility.

Work to construct the Trams to Newhaven route is well under way with the first tracks being laid in Leith.

Glasgow-based real estate developer Simply UK has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Andy Curran as commercial director and Alistair Murray as head of procurement. They will be based from the company headquarters in Baillieston.

Smart infrastructure solutions company Costain has appointed Helen Willis to its board as chief financial officer with effect from November 30. Ms Willis will join Costain on November 23 to commence a handover prior to taking up her position.

More than 600 new homes are set to be built by Falkirk Council over the next five years.

A University of Strathclyde student is seeking the views of people with experience in the construction sector regarding their experience of wearing safety boots in a work environment.