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Two major projects to tackle flooding that has affected 47 properties in the Springburn area of Glasgow have been completed as part of Scottish Water’s ongoing £250 million upgrade to the city’s waste water infrastructure. The projects, which involved a total investment of more than £16m, will

The Scottish Government has announced changes to Modern Apprenticeships will it said provide more flexibility for employers, including those in the public sector, while also widening access for rural communities, people with disabilities and experience of care. The measures were announced today by m

Some of the D J Laing team at the Laing House headquarters in Carnoustie Architects have paid tribute to D J Laing Homes as the firm celebrated 30 years of building new homes in Dundee and Angus.

First-of-its-kind commercial regeneration partnership pays off A business park regenerated as part of a new public/private funding scheme aimed at creating urban jobs has welcomed three major new tenants.

Fossils from giant ice age-beasts were uncovered while workers were digging an extension to the Los Angeles subway system. The finds include a 3-foot-long (1 meter) section of mammoth tusk, as well as a skull and partial tusks from a much younger animal, which might have been either a mammoth or a m

Kevin Hewitt A multi-million finance package has been agreed for new health centre provision in Inverurie and Foresterhill, paving the way for construction on both facilities to begin.

How some of the 3,000 new homes will look Springfield Properties has signed an agreement detailing the allocation of over £28 million of developer contributions associated with its Bertha Park development in Perth.

Plans for Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport Space tourism from Scotland could be operational before the end of the decade after Prestwick Airport struck a deal to benefit from expertise from counterparts in Texas.

Ground Developments Ltd (GDL) has started a 10-month project of enabling and re-profiling works for the new £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) as a key subcontractor for Robertson Construction. A significant fleet of modern earthmoving plant machinery has been deploy

BAM celebrates the Kitemark achievement Six contractors have become the first organisations in the world to achieve a new Kitemark for BIM (Building Information Modelling) launched yesterday by the business standards company BSI.

A long term improvement in the energy efficiency of housing stock coupled with a substantial drop in the price of domestic fuel has seen a drop in Scotland’s fuel poverty rates, though campaigners have warned that the job is far from over. The latest Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) from the

24 & 25 Charlotte Square The Charlotte Square Collection has announced plans for a £2 million refurbishment of two townhouses on Edinburgh’s iconic Georgian square.

Components for the Aberdeen Peripheral Bypass prepare to leave Cleveland Bridge UK in Darlington Cleveland Bridge UK (CBUK) has reached the half way mark of a major infrastructure project in Aberdeen that will create a 43km bypass around the western side of the city, using eight new bridges.

Bell Building Projects wins Glasgow industrial estate contract Bell Building Projects Ltd (BBP) has secured a new contract from developer Century Land Ltd.

Donald Trump opening the clubhouse at one of his golf courses US President-elect Donald Trump has pulled plans for one of his walls - a barrier to stop the Atlantic battering his exclusive golf resort on Ireland's west coast.