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Architectural lighting company branches out into Scotland With the increase in demand of architectural feature lighting throughout the construction industry, Studiotech has appointed a new team based in Edinburgh to help increase their presence in Scotland and surrounding areas.

Bloomberg’s London HQ (c) Aaron Hargreaves Bloomberg’s European headquarters has been named the UK’s best new building, winning the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Artist's impression of the plans at Brora Distillery The famous Brora Distillery has taken another step towards reopening after Highland planners granted permission to the landmark project.

A detailed study has launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine concerns that the audit sector is not working well for the economy or investors. As part of its review, the CMA will investigate whether the sector is competitive and resilient enough to maintain high quality sta

Planning applications for 68 homes at Dunbar and works at three Ash Lagoons at Levenhall Links have been given the green light by East Lothian Council. Councillors on the local authority’s planning committee heard that the site south of Dunbar’s Brodie Road had previously been earmarked for a ho

Sites at Longannet and Hunterston have been shortlisted as potential homes for a factory for specialised rolling stock engineering company Talgo that could employ up to a thousand people. Mainly focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing technologically differentiated, fast, lightweight train

Muir Homes is expanding its presence in the central belt with the acquisition of a major new development site at Garnqueen Farm, near the village of Glenboig in North Lanarkshire. The 16-acre site, which is within the Gartcosh and Glenboig Community Growth Area, already has full planning permission

Construction output across the UK continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing an increase of 2.9% in the three months to August 2018. According to ONS Construction Output data released this morning the

Glasgow-based Eagle Plant Hire Limited has established a new satellite operation in Edinburgh thanks to increasing customer demand and a new lending facility. The business, which has provided equipment solutions to customers ranging from multi-national operators to small local businesses from its Gl

Independent housebuilder Stewart Milne Group has increased its in-take of apprentices to help meet the growing shortage of tradespeople as it embarks on eight new developments in the next six months. The firm has recruited nine new apprentices into its expanding homes division in Central Scotland to

Pat Rafferty, the Unite Scottish secretary The ongoing campaign to confer statutory recognition on Scotland’s professional electricians will again be under the spotlight when an MSP raises a further motion addressing the issue in the Scottish Parliament later this month.

Committee convenor Gillian Martin Scotland’s budget for the environment has been declining over many years and the long-term impact of this is concerning, according to a committee of MSPs.

Pontegadea acquired 78-90 Buchanan Street in Glasgow for £31m Investment in Scottish property reached £318.4 million during the third quarter of 2018 with office property accounting for the largest share, according to the latest research from CBRE Scotland.

JCB wins deal worth more than £13m from Lomond Plant Lomond Plant has bought more than 250 JCB models in a deal worth in excess of £13 million – including a fleet of the brand new JCB X Series excavators.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has been ordered to pay expenses after its refusal of plans for decking and hot tub screening at a caravan park was overturned. The BBC has reported that a Scottish Government reporter found it had acted in an "unreasonable manner" over the scheme at Mouswald.