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Developers were forced to intervene last month when a photo of what appears to be a collapsing building went viral on social media.

Andrew Donaldson, the current finance director of Fife-based family timber merchanting business James Donaldson and Son, will take on the role of group managing director later this year. In July last year, the firm announced that group managing director Scott Cairns would step down later in 2019.

Innovative plans to bring one of the world’s most famous distilleries back into production on the island of Islay have been given the green light.

Bovis Homes has completed the acquisition of Galliford Try’s housebuilding arm, creating one of the UK’s top five home building groups. The sale of Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships was achieved in a transaction valued at approximately £1.1 billion, including shares, debt

NHS Grampian has lodged detailed plans for a new £56 million elective care centre in Aberdeen.

A new care home is to be developed on the site of a former bowling club in Stirling following approval by councillors.

The UK’s construction sector suffered another sharp reduction in construction output last month as political uncertainty and subdued client demand led to a downturn across all three broad categories of activity.

Dundee building services company McGill has unveiled another contract win, marking the end of what has been a turnaround year for the company.

Emtec Group welcomed cabinet secretary for finance, economy fair work, Derek Mackay, last month to officially open its new Edinburgh office. The visit was marked by Mr Mackay ringing the building services company’s “success bell”.

New regulations will be developed to ensure all new homes use renewable or low carbon heating from 2024.

Office fit-out and refurbishment specialist Overbury has appointed a new operations director to oversee project delivery on its projects across Scotland and the North of England. Peter Allan comes to Overbury with a strong background in fit-out, refurbishments and frameworks. With 24 years’ ex

Calum Cowe has been appointed as the new director of JLL's growing Scottish investment team. Mr Cowe will join the property consultants as director within its capital markets team after spending over eight years at Cushman & Wakefield. He joined as a graduate and rose through the ranks to become

West Lothian Council has agreed to sell a 0.72-acre piece of land in Blackridge for £150,000. The site at Allison Gardens will be acquired by Southvale Homes (Lanark) Limited, an adjoining landowner who approached the council to buy the land.

Councillors in Aberdeen are due to discuss plans for the creation of a £110 million housing development in Bridge of Don.

A major project to restore Edinburgh’s iconic North Bridge to its former glory is continuing as work moves to restore the structure’s cast iron works.