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The Scottish Government has identified 10 immediate actions which it said will help deliver more homes and speed up the planning process. Building on the momentum that gathered during the work of the independent planning review panel, housing and planning minister Kevin Stewart said the crucial acti

A P-8A Poseidon in flight US plane maker Boeing has announced it intends to build a new £100 million facility for a new fleet of spy planes at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.

Costain has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the construction of a Hydrochloric Acid Dosing Plant at the Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). The contract, the value of which was not disclosed, includes installation, tie-in, pre-commissioning, and commissioning support.

The Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP) has announced the launch of funding support aimed at the delivery of large scale transformational low carbon infrastructure projects based in Scotland. The available funding will provide financial support of up to £20 million per project wh

View of internal street Plans for a housing development which aims to attract key health workers to the north-east have been recommended for refusal by Aberdeen councillors.

A joint venture between Costain and Vinci is to begin on a £100 million waste water tunnel project in Glasgow. Work on the Shieldhall Tunnel scheme has taken a step closer after cabinet secretary Roseanna Cunningham officially launched the 1,000-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) at a ceremony last

The contract for building the new Torvean Golf Course in Inverness has been awarded to a joint venture partnership between Coffey Construction Ltd and EGS Golf Ltd. The tender value is £5.57 million for the golf course construction and Torvean housing site preparation works.

(from left) The Hardies team by the Trump Helicopter - Martin McCabe, Danny McArthur, Derek Ferrier (managing partner) and Craig Smart Hardies reflects on work at Trump Turnberry

A construction worker went on a spending spree after his boss mistakenly overpaid him by £40,000 all because the ditsy manager got a decimal point in the wrong place, according to local press. Steven Burke, of Scarborough, had been expecting to be paid £446.60 but couldn’t believe his luck when

India Quay will create a new, mixed use, canalside quarter on the former brewery site The developer of a major regeneration project in the heart of Edinburgh has revealed its new India Quay development could boost the local economy by more than £30 million over the next three years.

Detailed plans have been submitted to transform Aberdeen’s Atholl House site into student accommodation and a 192-bed hotel. Atholl Square Developments wants to demolish the building on Guild Street and build a site containing 413 units of student accommodation and a hotel, alongside a retail

Richard Howson Extensive work to manage the potential impact of the UK leaving the European Union appears to have paid off for Carillion, which is remaining upbeat about its prospects for the year.

A thirteenth consecutive quarter increase in the sale of construction products has did little to quash growing pessimism about prospects for the coming year ahead. The latest State of Trade Survey from the Construction Products Association reported continued growth in sales of construction products

An artist's impression of the Gatty Marine Lab at St Andrews East Sands A new marine laboratory for the University of St Andrews has been approved by Fife Council.

Tom Barclay Wheatley Group has appointed Tom Barclay as its new group director of property and development.