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Work experience pupils from Inverclyde Academy in Greenock showed an impressive range of skills last week as they spent time with Home Fix Scotland (HFS) staff. The initiative is part of the HFS commitment to helping develop skills and experience of young people in the Inverclyde area. The training

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened Dundee’s £32 million Regional Performance Centre today as school children and athletes show how its top-class facilities will help develop sporting skills for the future.

A group of Glasgow-based students are working on an international project to design the building blocks of a Moon base.

The Scottish Government is to pay a further £65 million to the company behind the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) to prevent a potentially lengthy and expensive court case.

Engineering contractor Spie Limited has been fined £160,000 after a child was fatally injured after being trapped between an unsecured pole and fence.

Scottish Water has been fined £19,000 after pleading guilty to an incident of water pollution in Glasgow in 2016.

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties said today it remains confident of achieving growth in line with management expectations after reporting increased sales, profit and margin. Interim financial results for the six months ended 30 November 2019 revealed revenues at the AIM-listed developer

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has followed up on a £114 million investment deal with M&G Investments with the announcement of £35m of private investment to support a programme of house building and improvements. The housing association has agreed a 10-year revolvin

Architect Oliver Wilson on the changing residential neighbourhoods being created in Scottish city centres. On moving to Edinburgh as a child, my first impression was that it seemed complete. It was like a drawing where all the elements and perspective fitted together perfectly. I&rsqu

Miller Homes has joined CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey West Scotland as part of the consortium delivering the new community of Maidenhill. (from left) Pamela Duff (sales executive at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland), Emma Craig and Catherine Russell (development sales managers at Miller Homes), and

Michael Laird Architect’s director Gillian Stewart has been announced as the new chair of the British Council for Offices (BCO) in Scotland. The BCO’s remit is to research, develop and communicate best practice in all aspects of the office sector. The membership is made of a variety of p

Scottish Property Federation (SPF) analysis of 2019 commercial property sales figures has revealed that the total value of sales grew in Scotland for the third consecutive year. At £3.37 billion, the value of commercial property sales in 2019 hit its highest annual total since 2015. The total

Members of Scottish trade association SELECT can now carry out online COSHH assessments and method statements quickly and easily thanks to its ongoing partnership with the Building Safety Group (BSG).

A building warrant has been lodged to demolish an Aberdeen restaurant which was badly damaged in a fire.