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The Qatar capital of Doha Saudi Arabia is pressing on with plans to dig a 60km canal along its border with Qatar which would effectively turn the latter into an island.

Ian Fergusson Ian Fergusson, managing partner of Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, has been appointed chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scotland in its 150th anniversary year.

Jo Armstrong The Board of hub West Scotland (hWS) has announced the appointment of Jo Armstrong as the company’s new independent chair.

A new £40 million health and social care hub for the north east of Glasgow has moved a step closer. The Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has agreed the draft Initial Agreement for the proposed new hub as part of a plan to improve performance across a number of services and reduce ine

No more than 5% of households in Scotland should be living in fuel poverty by 2040, under a new target set out in a new bill introduced to parliament. The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill also sets out a new definition of fuel poverty with innovative use of the UK Minim

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has appointed Michael Matheson as the new cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity while planning has been added to the title of current housing minister Kevin Stewart. The Scottish Government reshuffle sees five new cabinet secretaries appointe

Darrell Matthews The campaigning body for Scotland’s electrotechnical trade industry has called for more stringent controls over the vital electrical inspection and testing performed by private landlords prior to registration.

The total amount of derelict and urban vacant land in Scotland decreased by 844 hectares (7%) in the last year, new figures have shown. Data from the 2017 Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey revealed that there was 11,649 hectares of derelict and urban vacant land in 2017 compared to 12,493 hec

(from left) David Bradberry, associate director - Energy (Savills); Sara Gough, operations director - Property Management (Savills); Lee Shipsey, deputy CEO (Wave); David Thomas, director - energy (Savills) and Stuart Wischhusen, business development team manager (Wave) Real estate services provider

Derek Shewan and Fiona Robertson with Perth Grammar pupils Robertson Group celebrated the launch of its latest education partnership with Perth Grammar at the school’s prize giving ceremony this week.

Arc-Tech staff Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has this month employed its 100th member of staff.

A room in the new Sleeperz Hotel Dundee Dundee’s newest hotel to open for ‘The Open’

The Trimontium monument Work to install a new water main in the Scottish Borders has uncovered sections of 2000 year old Roman wall which was part of the famous Roman settlement of Trimontium.

Building and maintenance contractor Lakehouse has agreed to sell its loss-making construction and property services divisions to focus on compliance and energy services instead. The move was confirmed in the firm’s latest interim results as major restructuring continued following heavy losses in 2

A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) has been announced to help ensure British buildings are safer and better designed.