Aberdeen

Aberdeen city councillors seized a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to kick-start a 20-year regeneration programme for the city centre. The principles of the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan outlined in a presentation by independent consultants BDP were unanimously accepted – with further det

DPG director Stuart Oag with AAB employees Hazel Jamieson, Hollie Tierney and AAB senior partner Mike Brown Construction work has started on Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson Brown’s (AAB) new office complex, located on the Prime Four business park at Kingswells west of the Granite City

BDP has today published proposals of the 49 projects planned for the multi-million pound regeneration of Aberdeen city centre. The 20-year plan includes the pedestrianisation of Union Street, the expansion of Union Terrace Gardens and the redevelopment or demolition of the Trinity Centre shopping m

Construction work for the £65 million Silver Fin project in Aberdeen is to start “imminently” after the award of the contract to Sir Robert McAlpine. The 132,000 sq ft Union Street development will include a new Scottish granite façade onto Union Street and a glass and granite tower element fe

Plans to build a new maternity hospital, a cancer centre and a new hospital car park in Aberdeen have taken a step forward. NHS Grampian health board has approved an “initial agreement” – the first phase of business planning – to progress £120 million plans for the Baird Family Hospital and

Richard Baker MSP A North East MSP has accused the Scottish Government of not doing enough to support construction firms.

Donald Trump Donald Trump’s appeal against a judge’s dismissal of his legal challenge to a decision to approve the development of a windfarm near his golf course in Aberdeen Bay has been refused.

Construction of a £4.3 million centre for adults with learning disabilities is due for completion next year after Aberdeen councillors approved a finalised budget for the development. Members of Aberdeen City Council’s education and children's services committee have agreed to progress plans for

Private equity real estate funder Clearbell Capital has secured detailed planning consent for four new industrial units at The Core, a 100 acre business park located in the Bridge of Don. Planning consent has been granted for four units of varying size - 100,000 sq ft, 39,000 sq ft, 27,000 sq ft and

A public meeting has been held to give local residents an update progress on building the Third Don Crossing after the project was delayed from late 2015 to February 2016. The long-awaited bridge will be open by February – eight weeks later than originally planned.

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

Liberal Democrat councillors have called on Aberdeen City Council to consider the compulsory purchase of the “badly neglected and dangerous” Broadford Works. A large fire broke out at the disused factory on Saturday but no-one was hurt.

Proposed masterplans for the new and current Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) sites are to go out for public feedback after they were backed by councillors. Proposals for the new 10,000-seater AECC arena at Rowett North in Bucksburn, which would include an energy centre and three hot

Members of the public are being invited to view the latest stage of development plans for the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour as fresh images of the expansion are revealed. Aberdeen Harbour Board, Scottish Enterprise and Aberdeen City Council are preparing a development framework for Nigg Bay, Altens

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.