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Wind farms with potential to power 1.4 million homes given green light Four offshore wind farms that could provide enough energy to power over 1.4 million homes have received development consent, energy minister Fergus Ewing announced today.

John Swinney Finance secretary John Swinney delivered a budget yesterday which pledged to provide £4.5 billion of infrastructure investment in 2015-16.

John Muir The Fife based Muir Group has continued its steady advance with another year of solid results and improved land positions.

The UK construction industry has witnessed the first year-on-year contraction in output since May 2013 following a sharp dip in August, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Total construction output for the month dropped by 3.9 per cent on the previous month, with

A joiner who was injured at work when he fell off what he claimed was a faulty stepladder has had an action for £25,000 damages refused, after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that he failed to prove that the ladder was defective. Charles McInally, 53, suffered an injury to his left shoulder i

Eamonn McGarvey Keepmoat has won a further £10.9 million sustainability contract with South Lanarkshire Council which will benefit a number of local communities through major energy efficiency improvements to people’s homes.

Bill McGinnis Five employer-led project groups in the UK offsite construction industry, including one from Edinburgh Napier University, are coming together to look at innovative ways to tackle current skills shortages.

A Heritage Lottery Fund grant of almost £10 million has been awarded for the ambitious Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment programme.

An average of twenty tradespeople die every week from asbestos related diseases, according to a new survey commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Tradespeople, including construction workers, carpenters and painters and decorators, could come into contact with deadly asbestos on aver

Marischal Square Plans have been approved for the redevelopment of the site of the former Aberdeen City Council headquarters.

University of Glasgow to divest £18m from fossil fuel industry The University of Glasgow has become the first in Britain to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry.

Sarah Speirs Demand dropped to lowest level since January 2013 during September, as referendum uncertainty hit Scottish market, the latest report from RICS Scotland has revealed.

A new community of 3,000 homes will be built in the west of Aberdeen after councillors approved the £700 million plans.

Scottish construction group Barr Holdings Limited has agreed to sell its quarry business to Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, for £20.8 million in cash. The sale of Barr Quarries Limited, the market-leader in aggregates in south-west Scotland, is expected to be

Keith Brown New trains, revamped stations and superior facilities are on the horizon following the announcement of plans to overhaul the ScotRail franchise.