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Interserve has secured a £7.5 million contract to provide cleaning services for energy company SSE and gas distribution firm SGN. The three-year account will see Interserve provide daily cleaning, window cleaning and periodic cleaning services to all of SSE and SGN’s 70 corporate offices located

(from left) Cllr Judy Hamilton, senior manager Alan Russell and tenant Tracy Rankin Tenants move into new Cowdenbeath council homes as Phase 2 work begins

If your job requires removing your shoes, you'd better have a great pair of socks. On Tuesday, one construction worker shared a photo of the quirky fashion choice he happened to make on the same day his client requested he remove his work boots.

Michael Findlay Morgan Sindall Group has named merchant banker Michael Findlay as non-executive chairman of the board with immediate effect.

Housebuilder CALA Group has announced its fourth consecutive year of record profits despite gross margins falling as a result of the “challenging” market. Revenues rose 15 per cent to £587.1 million and pre-tax profits rose 18 per cent to £60.1m as the group celebrated “significant” award

Student accommodation provider and property developer Downing has submitted a planning application for a 374 bed development in Aberdeen. Prepared by architects Fletcher Joseph Associates, the plans will see the development of an empty brownfield site on John Street, which has been left derelict fol

Omnicom’s OmniVision is utilised by Network Rail to inspect, map and monitor difficult to access areas Balfour Beatty has enhanced its position in the UK Rail market with the acquisition of Omnicom Engineering Limited.

Homes and businesses across 11 local authority areas are to receive a share of over £9 million of Scottish Government funding to pilot new and innovative approaches to drive down energy bills and tackle climate change. Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme (SEEP) Pathfinder Fund is being directe

Construction firms who want to get work from Renfrewshire Council will have to agree to promote local employment, fair wages and worker protection after the local authority signed a new charter. The Renfrewshire Council Construction Charter, which has been drawn up with the help of trade union Unite

Video communications firm zoom in on new Leith office A real-time video networking business has become the latest tenant to move into office space in Leith.

A team led by Brock Carmichael Architects has won a competition to create a more self-sustainable future for the South Atlantic Ocean island community of Tristan da Cunha, a town which lies 1,000 miles from human civilisation. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) competition encouraged i

Plans for an £80 million golf course development in Aberdeenshire backed by American golfer Jack Nicklaus have been approved by councillors for a second time. Aberdeenshire Council first approved an application by FM Group for a “world class” golf course near Stonehaven, designed by golfing leg

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointment by Peterhead Port Authority to help carry out the strengthening and deepening of the north east port. Alongside joint venture partner Boskalis Westminster, the Peterhead Scheme 2 project also entails land reclamation with revetment, widening of the harbou

The A9 Kincraig-Dalraddy as works near completion Road users are now able to drive on the first stretch of new road surfacing to be constructed as part of the A9 Dualling: Kincraig to Dalraddy project – the first project to get underway as part of the Scottish Government’s A9 dualling programme.

Midlothian councillors have ratified the latest Proposed Strategic Development Plan (SES Plan) for Edinburgh and South East Scotland. The move comes after delaying the decision in August because of concerns houses were being built so quickly, supporting infrastructure was not able to keep pace.