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Electro-technical trade body SELECT is backing MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston’s ongoing campaign in the Scottish Parliament to secure professional recognition for the country’s qualified electricians. As a means of assisting MSPs to understand the issues at stake, SELECT is running a marketin

Eleven aspiring joiners will this month take up their places on the bespoke CR Smith apprenticeship scheme that has been carefully developed by the firm and Fife College to meet the skills required by the home improvement business. As well as developing the quality of workmanship needed for installi

A pair of buildings in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square are to be transformed into a new Gleneagles Hotel under plans revealed by owner of the Perthshire estate and golf resort. Ennismore plans to develop two empty properties next to Dundas House which were formerly home to Bank of Scotland into a

Construction and manufacturing company CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 35 new members to its off-site manufacturing business in response to growing demand for its energy efficient timber systems. Located in Cambuslang, CCG OSM’s manufacturing facility produces enhanced panel timber frame syste

UK planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has revealed a range of high profile promotions for its team operating in Scotland. Euan Revell, who is based at the company’s Edinburgh office on George Street, has been promoted from senior architect to associate architect and Hamish Jack ha

Scottish Rugby’s plans to build a new 7,800-capacity playing venue in the grounds of BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh have been given planning approval. Councillors have backed plans which will see four 8.6 metres high covered spectator stands erected around a new artificial pitch on a section of l

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has approved full business cases for two health and care centres worth a total of £40 million. Proposals for the £19m Clydebank Health and Care Centre and £21m Greenock Health and Care Centre will now be submitted to the Scottish Government Ca

Dandara has been selected as the preferred bidder to redevelop the Middlefield Triangle following a decision by the Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee.

Councillors in Dundee have been asked to approve an application for a women’s custody unit.

CALA Homes (West) and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been granted planning approval from East Dunbartonshire Council for a development of 163 private and affordable homes at the former Broomhill Hospital in Kirkintilloch. The application was unanimously approved by the planning board, subject to

Stewart Milne Homes has been granted planning permission for an additional 121 homes at Aberdeen’s newest community at Countesswells. The new phase from the housebuilder will be known as Jubilee Walk and will comprise of a range of two, three and four bedroom homes.

Architect’s impression of the 57 new homes for the former Maxwelltown Works in the Hilltown Plans by Caledonia Housing Association to deliver 57 affordable homes at the former Maxwelltown Works in Dundee have been recommended for approval by council planners.

The redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station reached another major milestone as the project team completed all of the demolition work needed to start building a bigger and brighter transport hub. Since January, the demolition team has worked more than 26,000 hours to safely remove over 14,000 t

Argyll and Bute Council is to submit a multi-million pound funding bid to the UK and Scottish governments that would see investment in areas as wide ranging as transport, broadband, education and market-leading business innovation. The bid comprises sixteen different projects that would bring togeth

Barcelona’s most famous landmark is set to get formal planning permission 136 years after work began. A deal has been struck with the city for Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Sagrada Família after years of unlicensed construction.