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John Murphy Fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has set its sights on facilities management contracts across the UK after appointing a new operations director.

A building merchant sales manager who embezzled more than £73,000 from his former employer has been jailed for a year. Jonathan Green was a sales manager at Grahams Building Merchants in Dundee when he gave his personal bank account details to two clients who were under the impression they were set

Image courtesy of Scottish Enterprise Construction Scotland is set to launch a new initiative to help Scottish construction businesses boost their profits by improving their productivity and efficiency.

Ian Woods By Ian Woods

Campaigners are marking three months to Scotland’s fuel poverty deadline by calling for a three point plan to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s cold and leaky homes. Members of the Existing Homes Alliance have urged the Scottish Government to redouble efforts by introducing new inves

Michael Matheson MSP Concept designs of a new justice centre in Inverness have been unveiled to cabinet secretary for justice Michael Matheson ahead of a public consultation exhibition of the plans.

Teresa Bray To coincide with the announcement of Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme pilots, which is expected any day now, Changeworks is developing a series of insight papers to inform the debate on how to best deliver the programme.

(from left) Housing and health convener Councillor Dave Doogan, council leader Councillor Ian Miller, new tenant Nicola Davidson and Hadden Construction chairman, Scott Hadden Council’s house building programme continues with new Alyth homes

Matroskin the cat A cat has gone from being a stray to being coveted by the Communist party and eventually memorialized with a statue outside a Russian hockey arena.

Edinburgh Airport is currently undergoing a £50 million extension Edinburgh Airport is to build a new access road after revealing the current route is “absolutely at the edge of capacity”.

A Scottish building company director who was killed when his plane went down over the Irish Sea has left £6.5 million in his will. Ian Stirling, a former director with building company Allanwater Developments, was flying solo from his home on the Isle of Man to Blackpool when the aircraft disappear

The next stage of a ten year regeneration strategy for Glasgow city centre was launched today by Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council. Focusing on four of the city centre's nine districts: Broomielaw, Blythswood, Central and St. Enoch, the next stage of the Glasgow City Centre D

Aerial view of Craibstone junction nearing completion The Craibstone and Dyce Drive junctions on the A96 (Inverurie Road) at Aberdeen Airport have become the first sections of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project to open to traffic.

The collapse of a contractor involved in an affordable housing project in Angus will have no financial impact on the local authority, councillors have been told. Northern Ireland construction firm T&A Kernoghan fell into administration in April owing thousands of pounds to suppliers.

A Dundee hotel is planning to capitalise on the city’s expected tourism boom with a major new extension. A planning application has been lodged with Dundee City Council to create space for 24 new bedrooms at the Best Western Invercarse Hotel.