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Inverurie has been named as Scotland’s solar capital as new figures reveal the nation’s love affair with home-grown energy for the first time. Figures from industry body Scottish Renewables and Scotland’s Rural College show that around 42,000 solar schemes (equivalent to around 660,000 250W so

Big Ben challenge raises thousands A team of brave trekkers scaled the heights of Britain’s highest mountain to raise money for a very special children’s charity.

Construction group Cruden has delivered its 16th consecutive year of profitability after a near 50 per cent increase in annual earnings. The Edinburgh-based group recorded a pre-tax profit of £7.1 million for the 12 months to the end of March. Turnover during the period, which included the retrofit

Plans for a new £24 million modern education facility in Oban took a step forward yesterday after Argyll and Bute Council announced it was minded to grant planning permission for the new school. Due to the formal objection from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a statutory consultee, the counc

Phil Ford The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to make it easier for employers to apply for training funding for their staff by simplifying the application system.

Ken Macintosh New Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has announced her front bench team with key construction roles for Ken Macintosh and Jackie Baillie.

Historic Scotland makes Stirling Engine Shed progress Historic Scotland has announced progress is being made on its £8.9 million Engine Shed project in Stirling.

Bill Robertson CBE Robertson Group has revealed it is on course to almost double turnover to £500 million in the next three years after reporting a record 20 per cent rise in turnover to around £300m.

Plans have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for a new gallery to house the Great Tapestry of Scotland. Page\Park Architects have drawn up plans for a two-storey building close to the train station in the village of Tweedbank where the new Borders railway is scheduled to terminate when it o

Head boy Marlon Hall and head girl Samantha Fraser with (from left) Gordon Piper (dept head teacher), Robin Fyfe (acting head teacher), hub North Scotland Ltd chief exec Angus MacFarlane, Cllr Drew Millar, Donald Mclachan, Morrison Construction and Cllr Norrie Donald. A topping out ceremony has been

Gordon Matheson Funding has been approved for over £900 million of infrastructure projects to be carried out under the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley City Deal package to boost the west of Scotland economy.

Work on a £15 million mixed-use transformation of a former Dundee college will start towards the end of the year after councillors gave their backing for the development. Property developer Whiteburn Projects said its innovative Vox Dundee development will offer a “dynamic space to work, rest and

Nicholas Wrigley Persimmon has hailed the first six months of 2015 as a “period of solid sustainable growth” as profits for the housebuilder increased by 31 per cent.

Shepherd Engineering Services has secured a multi-million pound contract to deliver Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) services to the new £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The two-year project will see Shepherd deliver MEP systems for the replacement roa

A visualisation of the improved rugby club facilities The Highland Council has approved plans for the reconfigured and enhanced rugby sports facility at Canal Parks, Inverness.