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UK energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry has announced a major support package for industry to power millions more homes and businesses over the next decade. Offshore wind and, for the first time, remote island wind providers will be able to bid for contracts to power up to four million hom

Morris & Spottiswood trainees Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood is reporting a surge in apprenticeships after taking on eight new starters in 2018 and growing the division by 25%.

Kettle Collective's String of Pearls project in Oman An Edinburgh-based firm of architects has opened a new studio in Oman.

Ken Pattullo A dramatic increase in the percentage of Scottish construction firms showing advanced signs of financial distress in the second quarter of 2018 highlights the downturn being faced by the sector, according to the latest quarterly Red Flag Alert data released today by business rescue and

Containers for artists and entrepreneurs arriving on site Work has begun on site to breathe new life into the old tram depot on Leith Walk.

A B-Listed former Dundee jute mill is to be transformed into a block of flats after councillors gave the plans the green light. Formerly part of the Camperdown Works, Burnside Mill in Lochee was last used as a sports centre and will be turned into a complex of 39 flats.

Emtec wins place on Crown Commercial Services framework Emtec Facility Services has been included in the Crown Commercial Service's £12 billion facilities management marketplace framework.

Some of the most famous digital neighbourhoods in video game history are to be explored in a new atlas. Created by urban planner Konstantinos Dimopoulos and illustrated by Maria Kallikaki, the book takes a look at some of the video game industry’s most popular cities, mapping, cataloguing, and doc

David Anderson Hargreaves Services Plc has announced the appointment of David Anderson as group property director to drive forward the development of its property business, Hargreaves Land.

A former administration building at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen is to undergo a £1.5 million refurbishment to create a dedicated regional hub for digital and entrepreneurship activity. The Category A listed building on Schoolhill is being developed by private sector economic developm

Robertson Group is to lead a significant programme of refurbishment at one of Edinburgh’s biggest hospitals. The firm will redevelop areas within the Western General Hospital for NHS Lothian following the appointment of RMF Health – a consortium consisting of Robertson and FES.

SELECT MD Darrell Matthews Scotland’s electrotechnical trade campaigning body has called on the Scottish Government to learn from the collapse of Carillion by appointing a Chief Construction Advisor (CCA) to regulate aspects of the construction industry, most urgently on the issue of late payment.

Motherwell-based PVC-U window and door fabricators Walker Profiles is looking forward to a bright new future, following new additions to its portfolio and major investments in equipment and technology. Originally established in 2000, Walker Profiles has recently appointed new owners and a fresh seni

One of the families that the volunteers from Stewart Milne Timber Systems will help on this year’s housebuilding mission. Credit: Gathimba Edwards Foundation – Nadja Offsite timber system manufacturer Stewart Milne Timber Systems is supporting seven of its employees on a charity mission to Afric

Six companies from Scotland’s Construction, Housing & Property industry will be represented at the Business Fives national final after the sector hosts two qualifying events in Edinburgh and Glasgow this summer. The East of Scotland event is first up on Tuesday 24th July with the West meeting