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Keith Brown A contract notice worth up to £50 million to upgrade the A96 has been published.

A bookkeeper at a Glasgow construction firm has admitted to embezzling more than £370,000 and causing some colleagues to be made redundant as a result. Kerryanne Clarke, 38, pled guilty to transferring the money from Elmwood Construction Services in Port Dundas to four personal accounts more than 3

Kingshill Commercial Park – Units 1-4 Commercial property developer Knight Property Group is pushing ahead its investment within the North East with the development of Kingshill Commercial Park in Westhill.

Artist’s impression of the proposed homes courtesy of John Gilbert Architects Rural Stirling Housing Association has responded to claims that its plans to build affordable homes on the banks of Loch Lomond will “devastate” the famous West Highland Way long-distance walking route.

Craig McLaren Craig McLaren, director of RTPI Scotland, outlines his take on the planning debate in Parliament yesterday.

David Ritchie Interior fittings firm Havelock Europa has said that actions to “rightsize” and simplify the business have delivered significant benefits and enabled its continued recovery during 2016.

Caledonia Housing Association has submitted plans to build 28 new affordable homes at the former Taybank Works jute mill site in Dundee. If approved, the redevelopment of the derelict brownfield site on Morgan Street will see the existing buildings demolished to make way for 10 new flats and 18 hous

Dundee-based Abertay Housing Association is to embark on its first venture in Angus with the development of affordable homes on a derelict site in Forfar. Under plans submitted to Angus Council, the near £2 million project will see the creation of 18 flats for older people at New Road.

(from left) Nick Moore (managing director, Kier Living) Haydn Mursell (chief executive), Brian McQuade (managing director Kier Construction Scotland and north east England), Bev Dew (group finance director) Kier Group CEO visits flagship Scottish developments

Courtesy of Organic Architects Residents of a Devon village have objected to plans for a nearby whisky distillery because it looks too “Scottish”.

Property, residential, construction and services firm Kier Group’s underlying trading performance in the first half of its financial year has met its management's expectations, the firm said today. A trading update for the business revealed that Kier’s construction and services order book had be

Kirkwood Homes managing director Colin Crombie (left) and Graham Fiddes BOS relationship manager in front of a Kirkwood site Aberdeen-based housebuilder Kirkwood Homes has announced plans to acquire six new sites in 2017 as it expands its operations to Inverness and Dundee.

(from left) Wayne Sutherland (hub East Central Scotland), Chris Coleman-Smith (Hoskins), council leader Ian Miller, Helen Smout (Culture Perth and Kinross), Andy Park (Ogilvie Construction), Martin Cooper (BAM Construction) Perth and Kinross Council is to invest £10 million in a major overhaul to P

Plans have been unveiled to redevelop the old Moffat Academy in Dumfries and Galloway into houses and apartments for the retirement market. Under proposals submitted by Moffat Academy Ltd, a sister firm of Richmond Wight Estates, a mix of 41 one and two bedroom high specification properties, which w

Plans to transform the University of Edinburgh’s Data Technology Institute were boosted by a £200m EIB loan A record number of UK infrastructure projects were supported in 2016 by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with over £5.5 billion provided over the year.