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Dandara is to develop a new north-east Scotland distribution hub for parcel delivery company DPD at its Badentoy North business park on the outskirts of Aberdeen. DPD has secured the 43,000sq ft office and workshop facility, with extensive yard, on a 4 acre site in a 25-year deal.

Workers at an Edinburgh housing development have been banned from taking vehicles on to the site following growing safety fears. Richmond Homes, which is currently building seven high-class townhouses on West Mill Bank in Colinton, had its access to the site withdrawn by the City of Edinburgh Counci

Work is underway to appoint a replacement contractor for the construction of the new £1.5 million golf clubhouse in Ayr's Belleisle Park after South Ayrshire Council terminated the building contract with T & A Kernoghan Limited. The local authority took the decision to terminate the original co

Cube Housing Association has announced plans to build 31 houses for social rent in Dumbarton.

Deputy first minister John Swinney was the guest of honour at a turf cutting ceremony to celebrate the commencement of a new multi-million pound Academy of Sport and Wellbeing at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Perth College. The guests were joined on the Academy site by some of the Col

GAP receives three nominations at Glasgow Business Awards GAP Hire Solutions is delighted to announce nominations in three categories at this year’s Glasgow Business Awards.

A report into the spiralling costs of the V&A Dundee project has found that a series of management failings in the early stages of the project meant there was “little prospect” of it being kept to its original budget. The independent inquiry into the increase of expenditure for the new water

Balfour Beatty look set to be appointed to the Dundee Rail Station Concourse, despite project cost being more than £7 million over the pre-tender estimate. The contractor submitted the lowest tender and received the highest quality score for its £28m bid, which includes a commitment to create loca

Woodland Grove CHAP Homes is preparing to embark on the £12.5 million development of the next phase of a major north-east residential complex after concluding a deal to take full ownership of the project.

A contractor has been appointed to build a new £1.9 million bespoke field centre at Forsinard in Sutherland. Thurso-based contractor O’Brien Construction will build the research centre in the Flow Country, a vast area of peatland in Scotland's Far North.

Biggar Primary School The completion of a sustainably-built primary school in South Lanarkshire has been marked with an official ‘handover’ ceremony.

Eric Curran Residential property market expert Eric Curran has taken the chair of RICS Scotland’s Residential Property Professional Group board.

Trio of Premier Inn extensions hit site Construction works have begun on extensions to Premier Inns in Falkirk, Edinburgh and Dundee.

The City of Edinburgh Council has refused to re-establish an arms-length company to provide evidence for the Tram Inquiry. The council, which has earmarked £2 million for its participation in the inquiry, said re-establishing Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE), as requested by Lord Hardie, would

Scottish Ministers have completed the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) which will enable the West Link road project to go ahead, the Highland Council has confirmed. Negotiations with the land owners concerned, which focussed on resolving land access and boundary treatment details, led to the withdraw