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Senior leaders from the public, private and third sectors gathered in Falkirk yesterday to hear about the Falkirk and Grangemouth Investment Zone. The meeting detailed the major economic opportunities for the local area that could see thousands of new jobs created and hundreds of millions of pounds

Acting on behalf of administrators, Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has sold two plots of commercial land at Inveralmond Industrial Estate in Perth for a combined total of £766,000. Inveralmond Industrial Estate is an important and established trading estate serving the Perth area and is situated

A goalkeeper who was hit by a football has won a £500,000 payout over the injury.

Osborne & Co has unveiled new images of its proposed transformation of Glasgow’s Metropolitan Tower into ‘defurbished’ office space.

Building and civil engineering contractor Farrans has started 2020 by announcing the appointment of Jim Steele as its new Scottish regional director civils. Well-known in Scottish civil engineering circles having held senior positions in the industry, Jim was recently a board director at Galliford T

A Dundee construction business which formed in 2017 has set up a building work and civil engineering division and hired a manager of the new team. Alpha Projects said the move will allow the firm to pursue larger contracts and offer a broader range of services, including landscaping and site works s

Three new partners, eight new directors and six new associates have been appointed by chartered surveyors DM Hall. The new partners are Jonathan Hunter, Musselburgh Residential, Jonathan McManus, West Commercial Agency based in Glasgow and David Telford, Falkirk Residential.

Plans to transform Paisley Museum into a world-class visitor destination have taken a major step forward with the announcement of £3.8 million of support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, chair of Renfrewshire Leisure, and Martyn Wade, Scotland Committee me

Work is progressing well on the new £1 million extension to Port Seton Community Centre with the foundations in place and the steel frame complete. Cllr Jim Goodfellow with representatives from Hadden Group and East Lothian Council

Persimmon’s shift in focus towards improving build quality and customer care will result in a fall in revenues though profits will be in line with expectations, the housebuilder said today. In a trading update ahead of its final results for the year ended 31 December 2019, which will be releas

Scottish curlers are being encouraged to brush up on their awareness of the risk of prostate cancer. GSS Developments director Paul Stevenson (left) and Team Mouat skip Bruce Mouat

The latest participant in our Just a Minute feature is Alan Wilson, managing director of SELECT, the trade association for the electrical contracting industry in Scotland. Name: Alan Wilson

Minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart MSP visited CCG Homes’ flagship development Riverford Gardens this week as work continues on the final range of private homes. Kevin Stewart MSP with CCG managing director Calum Murray

James Gibb property manager Charlie Leask details his experiences to date and how a Heriot-Watt University course will arm him and future property managers with futurefit skills. Looking back, I think I was always destined to work in property. Brought up in a family that refurbished properties, my d

Wellness and stylish city living are amongst the key focuses for Glasgow's commercial real estate market whilst and further overseas investment is expected for Edinburgh, according to the 2020 Commercial Real Estate Forecast from Avison Young.