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A building and joinery business based in Edinburgh has doubled the size of its workforce in its head office following funding from Santander Business Banking. True Build Trade Services Limited was founded in 2010 by Paul Dempsey and is one of the most respected building contractors in Edinburgh and

Glenpark Early Learning Centre, developed by Glasgow-based main contractor CCG, is on the site of the former Greenock Academy and is part of Inverclyde Council’s £270 million schools estate programme. A commitment by the Scottish Government to increase free early learning and childcare hours avai

CR Smith completes giant conservatory for South Ayrshire hotel CR Smith has completed a 120 square metre conservatory for the Malin Court Hotel on the South Ayrshire coast, to be known as ‘The Boyd Lounge’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=OmpfPTGhPJo A Chinese company has built a 350ft tall artificial waterfall on the outside of a skyscraper.

Drum Property Group has agreed a multi-million pound deal with Barclays to develop a new state-of-the art campus headquarters for the bank at Drum’s Buchanan Wharf development in Glasgow. The deal to purchase around 470,000 sq ft of prime Grade A office space will create space for around 2,500 add

More than 40 major infrastructure projects in Scotland have been affected by delays or increasing budgets, according to new analysis. Research by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) revealed that 15 major projects have gone over budget between November 2016 and March 2018.

UK energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry has announced a major support package for industry to power millions more homes and businesses over the next decade. Offshore wind and, for the first time, remote island wind providers will be able to bid for contracts to power up to four million hom

Morris & Spottiswood trainees Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood is reporting a surge in apprenticeships after taking on eight new starters in 2018 and growing the division by 25%.

Kettle Collective's String of Pearls project in Oman An Edinburgh-based firm of architects has opened a new studio in Oman.

Ken Pattullo A dramatic increase in the percentage of Scottish construction firms showing advanced signs of financial distress in the second quarter of 2018 highlights the downturn being faced by the sector, according to the latest quarterly Red Flag Alert data released today by business rescue and

Containers for artists and entrepreneurs arriving on site Work has begun on site to breathe new life into the old tram depot on Leith Walk.

A B-Listed former Dundee jute mill is to be transformed into a block of flats after councillors gave the plans the green light. Formerly part of the Camperdown Works, Burnside Mill in Lochee was last used as a sports centre and will be turned into a complex of 39 flats.

Emtec wins place on Crown Commercial Services framework Emtec Facility Services has been included in the Crown Commercial Service's £12 billion facilities management marketplace framework.

Some of the most famous digital neighbourhoods in video game history are to be explored in a new atlas. Created by urban planner Konstantinos Dimopoulos and illustrated by Maria Kallikaki, the book takes a look at some of the video game industry’s most popular cities, mapping, cataloguing, and doc

David Anderson Hargreaves Services Plc has announced the appointment of David Anderson as group property director to drive forward the development of its property business, Hargreaves Land.