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Kier Construction Scotland has been awarded a £6.725 million contract by Aberdeen Performing Arts to carry out work at one of Scotland’s oldest and most historic concert halls. The transformation of Aberdeen Music Hall includes the restoration, redevelopment and upgrading work on this historic A-

Plans to convert a former market building into a leisure complex including a trampoline park and a bowling alley have been given the go-ahead by Dundee City Council. Local firm ARKTX lodged an application for consent on behalf of Dundee businessman Chris Airlie to transform Dens Road Market in a £1

Fife Council and local businesses have called on Network Rail to discuss the future of a proposed visitor centre and bridge walk at the Forth Bridge which has been delayed due to funding issues. First unveiled in 2014, the £15 million Forth Bridge Visitor Experience would have seen a North Queensfe

Consultation on the Dumbarton’s new waterfront walkway Residents are being invited to view proposals for the new waterfront walkway linking Dumbarton Town Centre to Dumbarton Rock.

New Brunstane Plans have been submitted to build more than 1,300 homes on greenbelt land separating Edinburgh from Musselburgh.

The UK construction industry output held “steady” during the first full month after June's Brexit vote with new orders and house building also increasing on the previous quarter, new figures have revealed. After a 1.0 per cent drop in the sixth month of the year, construction output in July was

A charity that runs a watersports centre for children has lost a £135,000 VAT case to HM Revenue & Customs in a decision that could have significant implications for the rest of the charity sector. The charity built a new commercial property and incurred VAT on the construction costs. It believ

Architectural practice Sheppard Robson has announced the completion of an office, academic, business and research hub in Inverness for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). An Lòchran Enterprise & Research Centre is located on Plot 10 on the Inverness Campus, a major educational an

Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre The Home Office has announced plans to close Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and build a new detention facility in Glasgow.

Billions of pounds worth of engineering contracts are available to Scottish businesses on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, according to the UK government minister overseeing the project. Speaking at the HS2 Scottish supply chain conference in Aberdeen on Tuesday, UK transport minister Andrew Jones sa

Lend Lease has officially started work on West Dunbartonshire Council’s new offices in Dumbarton town centre. The council plans to relocate 500 staff currently based at Garshake to the offices at the site of the former Dumbarton Academy building in Church Street.

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Aberdeen City Council and Hilton have signed a franchise licence agreement to open a 200 room Hilton Hotels & Resorts property at the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC). Hilton Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, set to be the fourth Hilton property in the city, will

£1m Castlemilk community centre gets go ahead A new youth and community centre costing just short of a million pounds is coming to Castlemilk after a campaign led by Thenue Housing.

Housebuilder Cruden Homes has launched a unique new home viewing experience which it hopes will revolutionise Scotland’s housing market. In a first for the country, Cruden is now offering virtual reality (VR) tours of its new Baron’s Vale development in Glasgow’s East End. From the comfort of