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The cost of the inquiry into why the Edinburgh trams project was massively over-budget and completed five years later than planned has now soared to £3.7 million, according to new figures. The investigation into what went wrong with the £776m project was set up by the then First Minister Alex Salm

Major infrastructure projects in the UK are now under threat as construction firms are increasingly faced with limited access to labour and finance, a new paper from Balfour Beatty has warned. With an “anticipated infrastructure investment of £411 billion in 564 projects and programmes from 2015/

The Quartermile development in Edinburgh The Scottish commercial property market has seen a significant drop in confidence and investor demand following the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, according to a new survey.

Breedon Aggregates has said it is to consider further bolt-on acquisitions following a solid performance for the first half of 2016. Announcing its unaudited interim results for the six months to 30 June 2016, the UK’s largest independent aggregates it intends to continue its strategy of “consol

MacLeod House Plans have been approved to extend a boutique hotel at the heart of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course.

Swedish power group Vattenfall has outlined plans to invest £300 million to build Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility. The decision has triggered an agreement for the energy company to acquire joint venture partner Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s remaining 25 per

Mandy Catterall Annual planning decision time statistics published by the Scottish Government have been met with a mixed reaction by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) and Homes for Scotland (HFS).

The time periods proposed by the Scottish Government for the new version of Local Development Plans and the provision of homes in rural areas are still areas of concern despite some positives moves to change the planning system, Savills has warned. The property organisation has broadly welcomed the

New £275,000 terminal opens at Orkney airport A new £275,000 terminal building has been opened at North Ronaldsay airport in the Orkney Islands.

A street artist has mimicked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border by constructing a wall around the billionaire’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Hundreds of construction workers have been laid off with immediate effect following the collapse of Scottish construction firm Dunne Group.

Tony Aikenhead Tony Aikenhead is to step down from his role as chief executive of Sir Robert McAlpine after just eight months in the post.

Meg Hiller The design and implementation of the Green Deal and the complementary Energy Company Obligation (ECO) put public money at risk and must not be repeated, MPs said today.

Kevin Stewart The average time for a planning decision to be made on major developments has fallen by 17 per cent on the previous year, according to new Scottish Government figures.

BAM Construction has successfully handed over the new £21.5 million Windmill Community Campus in Kirkcaldy. The school is the final project to be built under the Building Fife’s Future Framework which delivered Dunfermline High School in 2012 and Auchmuty High School in 2013.