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Final preparations are underway on the new £1.35 billion Queensferry Crossing which will welcome its first traffic tomorrow morning. The 1.7 miles (2.7km) crossing over the River Forth, which was delivered almost £250 million under budget, welcomed a procession of vehicles ahead of a handover cere

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ plans to expand into England have taken a step forward with the submission of detailed planning permission for a housing development at Milton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire. With outline planning consent currently in place for 62 new homes, the development marks a ma

Artist’s impression of the tram at Ocean Drive The Outline Business Case (OBC) for taking Edinburgh’s tram service down to Leith and Newhaven has been published by the local authority.

Kitchen and bedroom manufacturer Trade Kitchen Centre Limited has applied to Glasgow Sheriff Court to be wound up under the Insolvency Act 1986. Tony Friar and Blair Nimmo of KPMG LLP have been appointed as interim liquidators. Solicitor firm Raeside Chisholm Solicitors is acting for the company.

How the overall King’s Stables Road development will look Plans for a mixed-use development on a vacant site in Edinburgh’s Old Town have been revised to include new affordable homes instead of an arts quarter.

Stirling Council has approved Network Rail’s planning application to replace the Kerse Road Bridge as part of the electrification of the area’s rail network. The application sought permission to replace the existing bridge in order to meet the clearance distances required for the electrification

Outsourcing group Mitie is under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the timing and content of two profit warnings last year. In an announcement to the stock market this morning, the company said the investigation relates to “the timeliness of a profit warning announced by

Kenny McLean More than £350 million is to be invested into Glasgow to fund thousands of affordable homes over the next four years.

(from left) Erwin Lammertink, vice president AF Offshore; Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports, David Webster, port manager; Cllr John Alexander, leader of Dundee City Council and Callum Falconer, chief executive of Dundeecom Strategic step towards decommissioning at Port of Dundee

It was to prove a bridge too far for engineers 200 years ago but now a little-known Scot’s vision of a Forth crossing is set to become reality. Plans drawn by engineer and surveyor James Anderson in 1818 – which look remarkably similar to the Queensferry Crossing that opens tomorrow – have com

(from left) Neil Haining, Iain Macrae, Stephen Mallon and Sandy Cooper One of Scotland’s most experienced practices Mosaic Architecture + Design has boosted its staff numbers to 20 with the acquisition of Burnet Bell for an undisclosed sum.

How the completed AECC will look Property and construction firm Henry Boot has credited its Scottish operations for contributing to a 9% jump in profits.

The new Queensferry Crossing as viewed from Port Edgar Marina. Image reproduced courtesy of Transport Scotland In the week Scotland’s newest bridge opens to traffic, campaigners are setting out the benefits of another big infrastructure project that would help to create a more socially-just and lo

An Edinburgh hotel that puts profits back into advancing surgical standards worldwide to improve patient outcomes is to undergo an £8.5 million 52-room expansion. Following record occupancy numbers, Ten Hill Place is increasing to 129 rooms – close to a 70% increase on its current provision of 77

Ann O'Connell Independent Scottish law firm BTO Solicitors is encouraging organisations operating in the construction sector to ensure they are maximising their compliance with building standards ahead of a special event on the topic organised by Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) a