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Dozens of misleading energy market adverts have been removed following a campaign by Trading Standards Scotland in an effort to protect Scots consumers.

London & Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM) has acquired the 11-acre industrial site occupied by Howden engineering in Braehead for £7.1 million.

Two of Scotland’s railway bridges are among the 20 most bashed structures in Britain, according to new figures.

An application for planning permission in principle has been submitted for a residential-led development in Balerno.

Work to extend Edinburgh's trams to Newhaven can still be delivered within the £207 million budget despite the onset of coronavirus, according to a new report.

Persimmon said today it is currently on course to deliver a “good result” for 2020 with the recent tightening of COVID-19 restrictions across England and Scotland having a “relatively limited impact” on its operations.

Moxon Architects has completed its new Scottish headquarters, a highly contextual low-lying building sited in a former quarry, surrounded by a heavily wooded Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Cairngorms National Park. Anchored around two concrete monoliths, the principal studio and caf&eacu

Aberdeen councillors have gone against the recommendations of officers and rejected plans to build new homes near North Deeside Road in Milltimber.  After hearing proposals for the land last Thursday, city councillors voted against the development. 

Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, is hosting a virtual event next week to showcase how the local supply chain can support the build of its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at Eyemouth Harbour. The one-hour session on November 18, ‘Buil

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has teamed up with Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) to create a digital learning toolkit to promote best practice. The Be Covid Smart training and learning programme was launched this week.

North Ayrshire Council is inviting communities to have their say about which physical regeneration projects are priorities within their local area. The opinions will form the development of a Regeneration Delivery Plan (RDP) which sets out the actions for regeneration activity over the next five yea

A nationwide survey with the aim of collating the responses of the construction and engineering sectors has been launched to find out what the future training and development needs are of these critical sectors, as well as seeking to highlight the barriers to accessible training.

Progress has been welcomed on a range of infrastructure projects led by Highland Council in Inverness city centre. Members of the council’s Inverness City and Area Recovery Group commended officers on the works that are being achieved and the good rate at which progress is being made.

A UK advanced drone system has won new government funding to protect workers in the construction industry during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

Construction materials supplier Breedon has agreed the disposal of certain assets to Tillicoultry Quarries Limited for £12.2 million on a cash and debt free basis as it moves to address competition concerns regarding its acquisition of around 100 sites from Cemex.