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Anna Stewart Laing O’Rourke has revealed Anna Stewart is to step down as group chief executive with immediate effect due to ill health.

Pam Ewen RTPI Scotland has published its manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Election which sets out seven key actions it believes are required to build a successful and sustainable Scotland.

Ian Gibson Robertson Facilities Management has won a significant contract to provide services at Perth & Kinross Council’s largest office building.

A turf-cutting ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction work on a £17 million school for children with additional support needs arising from severe and complex factors in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council staff in partnership with hub North Scotland and JM Architects worked to get the

Plans for the second phase of Dundee’s Western Gateway housing development have been recommended for approval. Dundee City Council will discuss the application for 100 further houses at Dykes of Gray Road next week. The proposal includes plans for a village green, landscaping and infrastructure wo

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a report exploring the effects of the ageing population on the construction industry and how the sector can adapt to meet some of the challenges. ‘Exploring the impact of the ageing population on the workforce and built environment’ is the

Lesley Laird A recent decision by a Scottish Government Reporter to allow 295 houses on a greenfield site in Inverkeithing has questioned the robustness of the current Scottish planning system, according to Cllr Lesley Laird, Fife Council’s depute leader and spokesperson for economy and planning.

Date set for final demolition of Cockenzie Power Station building The final stage of the Cockenzie Power Station demolition is to take place on Thursday December 17 at 2pm, two years since plant shut down.

China is known for its replicas of famous sights, but one new creation has gone a step further by combining two landmarks into one building, the BBC has found. Half of the structure, located in the northern city of Shijiazhuang, is a copy of Beijing's Temple of Heaven, but the other half is the whit

Bill Robertson CBE Robertson Group has reported a record turnover of £298 million and a pre-tax profit of £11.77m as it nears the end of a five-year plan focused on growing sustainable, long term value and profits.

Revised plans for a proposed golf and tennis centre near Dunblane have been rejected by Stirling Council. The Park of Keir project, which was supported by golfer Colin Montgomerie and Judy Murray, mother of former Wimbledon champion Andy, was to be located at Park of Keir, between Murray's home town

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty has said it will be “net cash positive at the year end” following the successful refinancing of its bank facility.

Richard Howson A £1 billion surge in new work has boosted Carillion’s hopes of achieving its full-year targets, the firm said today.

View of shared surface courtyard More than 100 homes for health workers could be built as part of NHS Grampian’s battle to attract staff to the north-east.

The Scottish Government's decision to approve a 67-turbine wind farm near Fort Augustus has been described by a judge in the Court of Session as “defective” following a judicial review. Lord Jones said ministers made their decision on SSE's Stronelairg project "in breach of environmental obligat