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Jill Armstrong By Jill Armstrong, head of commercial management at Speirs Gumley

Number of empty Aberdeen council homes halved The number of empty council properties in Aberdeen has been halved in the past year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFnW7fYKPVs&feature=youtu.be Access to Scotland's first community-owned craft whisky distillery could be provided by an "electric elevator".

Ed Monaghan Scottish family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Group has published a rise in profits for the fourth consecutive year with its results for the year ended 30 April 2016. Group profit before tax is up 7.1 per cent to £10.4 million (2015: £9.8 million) with turnover showing a slight

Livingston-based contractor, Maxi Construction Limited, has been awarded a £2.2 million contract for alteration and extension works to the Grade A listed Panmure House for Edinburgh Business School. Once a residence of economist Adam Smith, Panmure House will be refurbished to provide flexible acco

A major milestone in the construction of V&A Museum of Design Dundee has been reached, with the completion of the upper floor revealing for the first time an extensive public area which will house galleries, learning spaces and a restaurant.

John Swinney At least £1.3 billion of investment in shovel-ready projects is being put at risk by indecision by the UK Government over major funding decisions, say Scottish Government Ministers.

Pete Wishart A £1.5 billion pension scheme is a ‘ticking timebomb’ of debts and liabilities for the plumbing profession, an SNP MP has told the House of Commons.

Scottish SMEs have an ‘enormous opportunity’ to develop wind farm technology and exploit global markets thanks to a new programme giving access to the country’s leading researchers and testing facilities.

On assignment in Calgary: Scottish Water’s Jim Conlin (left) and John Carty.  

An Aberdeenshire gravedigger had a more intense Halloween experience than he was probably hoping for yesterday when the walls of a plot he was digging collapsed and trapped him inside.

Accountants handling the winding up of the affairs of collapsed Dundee building firm Muirfield Contracts have warned that the process could yet still take “some considerable time”.

The Construction Products Association’s latest forecasts highlight a mixed picture for the construction industry over the next two years due to the impacts of the uncertainty following the EU referendum.

https://videopress.com/v/qaOsUWDm Almost 600 people have had their say on how the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site should be managed.

Aberdeenshire Council has announced “ambitious plans” to create more than 2,500 affordable homes by 2022 at a cost of £135 million.