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Positive feedback from a three-month trial has led Osborne to extend the use of protective site clothing that features solar-charged lights.

The New Falkirk Campus is due to commence construction this year Infrastructure projects worth almost £6.4 billion will be under construction throughout Scotland in 2017, a new report has revealed.

The Scottish Government has upheld a decision to reject plans for 150 new homes in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee. Kirkwood Homes had applied to build the Balgillo Heights development at Linlathen Village to the East of the city last May.

Stefano Smith RTPI Scotland is taking forward five gamechanging ideas for the Scottish planning system in new papers published today.

Ian Godden Shopfitting and interiors business Havelock Europa has described 2016 as a “challenging” year despite returning to profit following a restructuring exercise.

The delivery of a new community facility for Auchinairn is picking up pace after main contractor Robertson Group was appointed to construct the £4.95 million building. Heras fencing is now being installed around the site in the lead up to construction work beginning early next month.

Five new maintenance contracts totalling over £2 million per annum have been awarded to Clark Contracts. Mydentist has awarded the firm’s Maintenance Division a new contract to deliver planned and reactive maintenance to 42 branches across Scotland.

(from left) Professor Lorne Crerar, Paul Wheelhouse and David Bone Paul Wheelhouse MSP, the minister for business, innovation and energy, said the strengths of the Highlands and Islands renewable energy industry are central to the Scottish Government's strategy to meet future energy needs.

(from left) - Elliot Gillard (architecture student), Judith Bisset (occupational therapy lecturer), Liam Davies (architecture student) 4th from left is Faith Mutyiri (occupational therapy student), Dawn Mitchell (subject lead occupational therapy), Ellen Clyde (occupational therapy student) and Neil

A University of Dundee researcher has worked with architects to produce conceptual designs for a luxury ‘eco-treehouse’ capable of housing a family, regulating its own temperature and functioning on a self-maintaining, low-energy cycle. Civil engineering lecturer Dr Anthony Leung has devised a c

Roddy Frew, managing director at James Frew (left) with Kilmarnock FC interim manager Lee McCulloch James Frew signs up to Kilmarnock FC

A woman who angered her neighbours by decorating her multimillion-pound townhouse with red and white stripes can ignore a planning order to repaint the property, the High Court has ruled. The Guardian reports that Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring, a property developer, painted candy stripes on the three-st

Sir John Parker Outgoing Anglo American chairman Sir John Parker is to take up the chairman’s role at Laing O’Rourke, the firm has revealed.

The developer behind Scotland’s largest planned new town has signalled its continued confidence in the North East as it agrees a number of new contracts. The £5 million investment by Elsick Development Company (EDC) will pave the way for the next stage of development at the Chapelton site.

Morgan Sindall has announced the appointment of Tracey Killen as a non-executive director with effect from May 5. A director of personnel, main board director and member of the executive team for the John Lewis Partnership, Tracey will be a member of the remuneration, nomination and audit committees