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The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed that its Local Development Plan should be moved on to be examined by the Reporter appointed by the Scottish Government, before the final plan is agreed. The long-awaited plan allocates land around the city for the next 10 years, and has been driven by Scottis

Six sites are to be put up for sale after being were declared surplus to requirements by Clackmannanshire Council. The decision came as the local authority approved plans for the development of land in the local area over the next 20 years.

A project to restore and transform Lews Castle in the Outer Hebrides has been thrown a multi-million-pound lifeline. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will provide £1.7 million and the local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CnES) will add £1.5m to complete the project.

Engineer teaching apprentices to use tube bending machine An extra £500,000 has been pledged to help attract a greater number of women and people from minority groups on to modern apprenticeship schemes.

The Constructing Your Future bricklaying workshop Young people from around the Highlands had a taste of a career in construction at an event called Constructing Your Future held at the Black Isle showground on May 7.

Applications are now open for the 16th annual Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards and Scottish construction businesses are encouraged to apply for their chance to join the country’s environmental elite. The awards scheme recognises and rewards businesses that contribu

(from left) Alastair MacGregor, ACHA chief executive, Gerald Cotton whose son is moving into St Oran’s Place, Mike Brown, ACHA’s chairman, John Finnie MSP, new resident Kelly MacColl with piper Angus MacColl and the Achaleven Primary School pupils ACHA completes first new Connel homes for rent s

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty is still taking action to deliver its two-year financial target, chief executive Leon Quinn said this morning.

Tony Fry The sustained success of its civil engineering business has seen Robertson Group continue to diversify into new sectors such as flood alleviation, bridge construction and marine work.

George Young Former Balfour Beatty project director George Young has joined Dunne as the new construction director of its main contracting division.

Councillors have backed plans to build a 200-bedroom hotel on green belt land in Aberdeen. Proposals for the £40 million development at Hazlehead, which were recommended for approval by city planners last week, passed the final hurdle at a meeting yesterday.

Cllr Godzik studies new nursery plans with pupils The City of Edinburgh Council has announced details of a further £4.2 million investment into new nursery facilities in the region.

(from left) Alex Jones, Interserve’s national BIM manager, Ian Renhard, managing director of Interserve Construction and Ben Curtis, BRE Global BIM scheme manager International support services and construction group Interserve is the first main contractor to be certified as BIM Level 2 compliant

Glasgow construction and manufacturing company CCG (Scotland) Ltd welcomed minister for youth and women’s employment Annabelle Ewing MSP yesterday to meet members of the company’s 61 strong apprentice team. CCG has a proven track record of working with partner organisations to create employment

David Zwirlein, director of development at Hillcrest Hillcrest to build 18 social housing flats in Dundee