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Speculative Bellshill industrial development Developer J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) plc has started construction of a first phase 20,000 sq ft speculative industrial unit at Belgrave Point, Bellshill.

Councillors have been asked to approve revised plans for a multi-million pound brewery and visitor attraction in the centre of Inverness. The owners of the Glen Mhor Hotel on the city’s riverside were refused permission in October last year for their plans to demolish a bar to incorporate the Coli

David (right) and Neil Taylor from Tap Architects An Edinburgh architecture firm has developed a design manifesto for the country’s burgeoning food and drink industry, aiming to bring the benefits of good design and architecture to manufacturing businesses.

FMP Construction has started work to develop new leisure facilities in Aberdeenshire. The local authority is investing £12.7 million across leisure, sports and community facilities in Banff and Macduff.

The Scottish Government has announced that unlike in England and Wales it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for solar investment under the Renewables Obligation. ‘Grandfathering’ is the guarantee that the level of support provided per unit of electricity will not change throughout t

Construction companies from around Scotland are being invited to a free Meet the Buyer event in Edinburgh on 1 October, to find out about upcoming work contracts. Buyers already signed up to the event include major contractor Vinci, as well as the Scottish Government’s Public Contracts Division an

Prof Andy Dainty presenting Dr Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui with the award A Robert Gordon University (RGU) lecturer has picked up the best Project Management paper award at an international conference on construction management.

The evening's speakers Craig Miller, Juliana Delaney CEO Continuum Attractions, Bailie Angela Blacklock, Andrew Kerr CEO City of Edinburgh Council with Kevin Smith (Image courtesy of The Real Mary King’s Close) £500,000 Real Mary King’s Close redevelopment completed

Artist's impression of the proposed development Plans to regenerate the former Ravenscraig steelworks site in North Lanarkshire have been put on hold, the developers have announced.

Plans for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School in Edinburgh may have been dealt a significant blow following criticism from Historic Scotland. The national heritage watchdog condemned proposed extensions that are central to the redevelopment, saying the wings will “domi

Jeff Longhurst British SMEs are owed £67.4 billion in unpaid invoices with manufacturing and construction among the sectors owed the most, according to new figures.

Philip Hogg Homes for Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to show similar housebuilding ambitions as England after housing minister Brandon Lewis announced that the UK government wants to see a million homes built south of the border by 2020.

Cruden Building & Renewals Limited has taken on four successful candidates to its coveted ‘Modern Apprenticeship Scheme’, as it maintains its commitment to addressing challenges posed by a sector-wide skills gap. Paul Conway, Michael Quigley, Reece Sutherland and Kieran Murphy have all start

As Scotland’s key players in commercial property development prepare their nominations for the Scottish Property Awards 2016, judges in the programme have revealed their top tips to help secure a coveted winners’ trophy. With 16 categories in the programme, including four new categories for prop

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