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The foundations of the energy centre at the new £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) have started to be laid. The groundworks, drainage and concrete foundations for the energy centre are underway, with steelworks due to be erected later this month.

An artist's impression of how the new visitor hub will look like next to the existing Belleisle Golf Clubhouse Work to transform the derelict stables at Ayr’s Belleisle Estate into a vibrant visitor hub is now underway.

Construction of a replacement for Belford Hospital in Lochaber is due to get underway in 2020/21, NHS Highland has confirmed. Indicative funding for the new hospital was included within NHS Highland’s five year capital plan published in March 2017 and will be part of a wider redesign of health and

Double housing boost for Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Council has given the green light to plans for 150 homes on the outskirts of Cruden Bay and awarded planning permission in principle for 73 homes at Aden Park Estate in Mintlaw.

Paleontologists were in a spin last month when construction workers unearthed the skeleton and skull of a triceratops in Colorado. The scientists from Denver Museum of Nature and Science visited the building site to inspect the rare discovery which they believe to be around 66 million years old.

Benny Higgins A Scottish National Investment Bank will be established to take a “new approach” on capital investment, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Nicola Sturgeon A new £60 million fund is to be made available to accelerate innovation in new technologies including low carbon energy infrastructure by 2020.

David Thomas Barratt Developments is seeking to further improve the efficiency of its operations after delivering its highest volumes in nine years.

A development of 140 flats on part of the site of the former Tesco store in Musselburgh has been approved by East Lothian Council's Planning Committee. Permission in principle for a mixed-use development on part of the former Brunton Wire Works was granted in September 2008 and out of that developme

Architecture firm Andrew Black Design has completed a project to breathe new life into a 19th century Dundee building. Set in the heart of the Cultural Quarter, the Tay Street Lane Mews building dates back to around 1830 and is built against part of the historic old town wall. The buildings are C-li

Dundee Science Centre celebrated the culmination of a £2 million fundraising campaign when work officially got underway on its major redevelopment yesterday. Contractors are now on site to embark on the major, seven month transformation which will see construction, within the footprint of the build

A national scheme to improve the image of the construction industry has reached a major milestone in UK construction history by registering its 100,000th site. The Infrastructure and Project Authority’s head of construction, Dr David Hancock, welcomed this achievement and the Considerate Construct

Planning application approved for 35 Killearn homes Stirling Council’s Planning and Regulations Panel has approved plans to build 35 new properties in Killearn.

A central London office block has been crowned the UK’s “ugliest” building after winning the 2017 Carbuncle Cup. Nova Victoria, a bright red £380 million complex located near Victoria Station, was granted the dubious title by Building Design, with judges describing the structure as “a hideo

Colin Lewis Avant Homes has unveiled announces a series of strategic initiatives aimed at driving its annual turnover beyond the £500 million mark.