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Construction and property firm J Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC has posted higher pre-tax profit for the year to the end of July thanks to margin improvements and a property revaluation. The Edinburgh-based contractor said pre-tax profit for the year was £3.5 million, almost triple the £1.2m it

Councillor David McBride New affordable housing in West Dunbartonshire will have to be built to a higher design standard than anywhere else in Scotland following a council decision.

Keepmoat is encouraging sub-contractors to attend a supply chain event on Friday 27th November. The event will provide an opportunity for sub-contractors to meet representatives from the regeneration specialist’s Commercial and Operational teams; to find out more about the company, to explore oppo

The 30-year project to rejuvenate Dundee’s waterfront is half way to completion with over £75 million already invested in infrastructure. A new report set to go before councillors on Monday has detailed the “massive” community benefits the project is set to bring as it moves from an initial i

Perth City Hall Perth City Hall demolition plan ‘no longer valid’

Sibbald Training has just received a delivery of 100 items of plant machinery - although they are only models. The machinery is displayed in a new purpose built exhibition area at their facility. MD David Sibbald is delighted with the collection which he had donated to him by the late John Ferguson,

In case you missed it… this week’s biggest stories.

West Burn Lane A residential and commercial development in St Andrews has won the title of best building in Scotland.

A conference is being held in Edinburgh today will offer the opportunity for Scottish businesses large and small to compete for over £10 billion worth of contracts on offer with the HS2 project. The event will help companies become HS2 ready and provide specific technical information on how to comp

Philip Hogg Scotland need to build at 100,000 homes of all tenures by the end of the next Scottish Parliament in order to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis, the home building industry will highlight today.

Robertson Homes has unveiled plans to complete the restoration of Gleann Mor House, the listed fire damaged building at its Westercraigs Development in Inverness, to create 26 luxury townhouses and 30 executive apartments.

A series of recommendations made following an inquiry into the spiralling costs of the V&A Dundee project have now been implemented, according to a new report. Procurement expert and former Rangers Football Club chairman, John McClelland, was called in to investigate the V&A project after th

(from left) Councillor Tony Gurney, Provost Joan Sturgeon and Councillor Anthea Dickson A new multi-million school development for Garnock reached a major milestone this week as hub South West Scotland joined representatives from Kier Construction and North Ayrshire Council for the ‘topping out’

The White Bridge is set to be replaced The Highland Council has approved nearly £8 million of capital investment in town and countryside regeneration projects over the next nine years.

Gary Higgins of Lothian Electrical and Data Solutions A rallying call has been issued for local businesses to grab themselves a role on a new affordable housing development, which is the first of its kind in East Lothian.