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A topping out ceremony was held yesterday for the £107 million Marischal Square development in the east end of Aberdeen city centre. The project, to which businesses including Marriot International, All Bar One, Mackie’s and Prezzo have already signed up, is on schedule for completion in July 201

Greg Fitzgerald Galliford Try has confirmed that non-executive chairman Greg Fitzgerald formally stepped down from the Board on November 11 after 34 years with the business.

Kevin McCloud and Bevis Watts, managing director at Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank has created a dedicated £15 million lending pot for social housing providers to make energy efficient improvements to current housing stock to alleviate fuel poverty and develop green spaces.

Rail Infrastructure Strategy consultation launched Rail stakeholders and the public are being given the opportunity to have their say on future rail prioritisation at a series of workshops launching this week.

Cable Wynd House – Copyright @ Historic Environment Scotland The Edinburgh flats made famous as the home of one of the main characters in Irvine Welsh’s ‘Trainspotting’ could be in line to become the latest iconic capital building to receive ‘listed’ status.

The Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre at Polmadie Viridor has served Interserve with a notice of termination on its energy from waste (EfW) Recycling & Renewable Energy project in Glasgow.

David Thomas Housebuilder Barratt Developments said demand for new homes remained “strong” as sales rose 4.3 per cent since July.

Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland) has welcomed the “long-overdue” confirmation of funding the Scottish Government will receive from the new Apprenticeship Levy and called on ministers to commit to ring-fencing the funds.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said a new programme to improve and repair local infrastructure will help reverse the downward trend in Scotland’s employment rate. Labour market figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that unemployment in Scotland f

Michael Graham Graham Construction executive chairman, Michael Graham, has outlined how a new approach by his company is creating a long-term solution to addressing the growing ‘skills crisis’ within the industry.

Strathdon House The winners of the 2016 Cairngorms National Park Design Awards have been announced at a special event in the Boat of Garten Community Hall.

A coalition is urging the Scottish Government to substantially increase the funding available to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's homes ahead of a debate today in the Scottish Parliament. The Existing Homes Alliance, whose members include WWF Scotland, Changeworks and the National Insulat

Brian Rye Construction union UCATT is calling on the industry to introduce long-overdue extreme weather health and safety guidelines for construction workers.

Floating wind turbines plans submitted off coast of Dounreay A planning application has been submitted to develop a floating wind power project off the coast of the former nuclear reactor facility at Dounreay.

A giant 30-metre sinkhole that opened up in the Japanese city of Fukuaka was repaired within 48 hours. Following undergoing emergency repair work to the 15 metre deep hole that included repairs to sewage pipes, utility poles and traffic management systems, the hole was filled within two days.