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A £100 million compensation claim against a contractor following a tunnel collapse at a new Highland hydro-electric scheme is to go to the UK Supreme Court. Earlier this year, energy firm SSE Generation won more than £100m in compensation in a claim against contractor Hochtief who designed and bui

Rebecca Barrass Rebecca Barrass looks at the litigation surrounding the Glendoe Hydro-Electric Scheme

(front from left) Jane Gotts, director, GenAnalytics; Alan Burns, depute director, City Building; Cllr Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Council leader and Cllr Greg Hepburn, chair of City Building join City Building apprentices A landmark report produced to assist City Building’s diversity drive has fou

Artist's impression of how Heathrow could look with a third runway GMB Scotland has urged Scotland’s industry and politicians not to waste the “once-in-a-generation’ opportunity provided by the UK government’s decision to approve the expansion at Heathrow Airport.

Susan Wilson is architectural manager at Mactaggart & Mickel Homes Dundee’s new V&A Museum, set to open in September, is an architectural gem. The bold design has drawn worldwide acclaim and there’s no doubt this iconic building will be a huge draw for Scotland - and an elegant feather i

Pat Rafferty, the Unite Scottish secretary Representatives of both employers and employees have come together in Scotland to press the case with the Scottish Government for the protection of title for the occupation of electrician.

The deadline for submitting evidence on the impacts of concentration of land ownership in Scotland is fast approaching. Scotland’s land reform body, the Scottish Land Commission, has been running a call for evidence on the impacts of the concentration of land ownership in Scotland. People have unt

Kenny Crawford The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2007-08 to 2017-18 was £161.3 billion, according to the sixth annual Property Market Report from Registers of Scotland (RoS).

(from left) Tim Rhodes from Robertson, Helen Monckton, Greg Ireland and Robertson’s David Barbour at Dundee Waterfront Students from Dundee & Angus College have spent the week with infrastructure firm Robertson after winning a prestigious student challenge.

City Wharf Knight Frank closes £11.3m Aberdeen City Wharf deal

Homes of the future will increasingly tap into neighbourhood energy systems, feature flexible layouts and use improved technology to make automatic decisions about heating, security and even postal deliveries, according to a new report. The report, Futurology: the new home in 2050, commissioned by t

A £20 million transformation of the University of Stirling’s sports facilities has been approved by councillors. The redevelopment will see Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence create an “iconic” new sports complex that will be integrated with existing world-class facilities.

Holmes Miller has unveiled its designs for a new multi use events space for the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. As one of the key venues of the Royal Highland Show, the building will have an important role on the five days of the event – but Holmes Miller said it has designed with versatility

Fresh proposals to breathe new life into one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive old school buildings have been submitted for approval. Plans for the sympathetic restoration of the former Boroughmuir High School had been revisited prior to a community event as developer CALA Homes took on board a rang

The union which represents Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) staff and management representatives has described the organisation’s proposed headquarters relocation as “deeply flawed”. Unite has compiled a highly comprehensive 32-page document in response to the planned move from Birc