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Work to redevelop Perth’s 115-year old theatre could begin as early as next week after Perth & Kinross Council granted planning and listed building consent. The council’s development management committee yesterday formally approved the £16.6 million project which will see the B-listed Edwar

Dundee City Council has published new planning and design guidelines that will provide the framework for the new buildings in the £1 billion waterfront development following the completion of most of the infrastructure work. Architects, designers, planners and investors are being encouraged to work

(from left) Mary Smith, the director of education, communities and economy at Midlothian Council, Bob Constable, the cabinet member for education at Midlothian Council, Barry Bryce operations manager for McLaughlin & Harvey, Jo Wilson, the headteacher of Roslin Primary Work has started on a £6.

Fully assembled social homes are ready to leave the factory for Highland tenants after just three weeks of construction work, thanks to a pioneering new project. Believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland, the social housing project delivers fully assembled buildings which are ready for tenant

Elsick Development Company (EDC) has lodged a legal appeal against the Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA). The developer lodged the appeal in the Court of Session in Edinburgh due to the SDPA's decision to adopt Statutory Guidance on the Strategic Transport Fund.

Queensferry Crossing The new Queensferry Crossing has outgrown the tallest bridges in the UK some 16 months before it is due to start carrying traffic across the Firth of Forth.

First teacher takes up Springfield’s rent-free housing offer An initiative which offers rent-free accommodation to entice teachers to move to Moray has received its first beneficiary.

Balfour Beatty has reported a £150m pre-tax loss for the half year to June 26 as it continues to count the cost of problem UK contracts. The infrastructure group issued a profit warning last month after “identify legacy issues” in the UK, US and Middle East would hit profits.

Planning permission and listed building consent applications for a new West Dunbartonshire Council office building in Dumbarton have been submitted by Keppie Design. The £14.6 million project, being delivered by hub West Scotland in partnership with the council with architects Keppie and main contr

Fife-based timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has announced a strong growth in annual pre-tax profits to £4.52 million, helped by encouraging activity in the house building sector. The results, for the year ended March 2015, also show turnover grew 13 per cent to £133m.

Graham Construction has handed over the £19 million Wishaw Health Centre to NHS Lanarkshire. Named the Houldsworth Centre, the building marks the third successful handover to NHS Lanarkshire and the eleventh successful handover for hub South West, having now delivered over £60m worth of projects.

Interserve has posted a 12 per cent rise in profit during the first six months of the year which offered “both opportunities and challenges”. The support services and construction firm saw UK construction make an operating profit of £5.3 million on a turnover of £500m during the six months to

Young apprentices, school-leavers and graduates are being sought after by an increasing number of employers to help fill job vacancies. A total of 33 per cent of firms indicated they intend to take on young apprentices, according to the Labour Market Outlook survey carried out by the Chartered Insti

Plans submitted for 139 Edinburgh apartments EMA Architects have submitted plans for the replacement of two large warehouses on an 8 hectare site off Abbey Lane, Edinburgh, with139 apartments in a series of four and six storey blocks for Bellway.

Hugh Craigie CHAP Group has completed a recent expansion of its quarrying division with the opening of a new concrete ready-mix plant north of Aberdeen.