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Inverness Castle Progress on the preparations being made for two projects valued at £3 million for the City of Inverness and Highland regional economy has been welcomed by members of the Highland Council’s city of Inverness area committee.

Councillors have agreed to progress plans for a new £13 million school in the Stoneywood area of Aberdeen. Members of the Aberdeen City Council’s education and children's services committee were given feedback at a meeting yesterday on a statutory public consultation process for the new building

A renewable energy specialist has formed a partnership with a boiler-maker to develop large biomass projects. Scot Heat & Power Ltd and Cochran Ltd have signed a joint agreement that will see them working closely together on the development of industrial biomass projects.

Derek Mickel Mactaggart & Mickel Group has launched a new scholarship in conjunction with The Glasgow School of Art as it confirms its support for the acclaimed Glasgow institute.

Alex Neil A project to build a new community centre at the heart of Cumbernauld has been hailed as a success of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF), which has opened for new applications.

Scottish Veterans Residences’ Glasgow complex shortlisted for Saltire Society award A £6.7 million housing complex in Glasgow has been shortlisted for the prestigious Saltire Society Housing Design Awards in the Innovation category.

Glasgow City Council has revealed details of the range of projects to benefit from its share of a £1.13 billion City Deal over the next 10 years. The work, which will result in £400 million being spent in Glasgow, will include a new bridge, cycle routes, improved roads and pavements and the creati

Margaret Burgess A 16 per cent increase in private-led new build homes has accounted for a large proportion of a continued rise in housing completions across the country.

James Forbes Successful cities are those cities with a feel about them - a ‘buzz in the air’. A city which embraces creativity, industry and innovation will be a successful city: capable of attracting the best businesses, the best people and competing on a European scale.

David Ross Plans for a £1 billion City Deal involving six local authorities moved a step closer today following a £275,000 investment by Fife Council.

UK construction companies recorded a slight rebound in output growth during May, but this only partially reversed the loss of momentum seen in April ahead of the general election, according to new statistics. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index made a small gain to 55.9 in May, up from

Hub South West and Graham Construction hand over the new Hunter Health Centre to NHS Lanarkshire. From left: Adam Finch, independent tester, AA Projects; Darren Muir, funder, technical advisor, MMAG; Joe Dowds, capital services manager, NHS Lanarkshire; Gordon Richardson, contracts manager, Graham F

The Stewart Milne Group will be highlighting significant opportunities for tradespeople and subcontractors to work with it on developments across Scotland at an industry event in Aberdeen next week. The housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer is holding a meet the buyer event in order to develo

Ryan Thomas Baillie, Connor Jackson, James Robert Henderson, and Andy McLaughlin are all working on the Riverside Campus development as part of the £228 million supercampus construction at City of Glasgow College The City of Glasgow College has underlined its commitment to providing employment oppo

V&A role for Dundee architects Dundee-based James F Stephen Architects has been appointed to work on the city’s flagship V&A design museum project.