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Construction has completed on East Lothian’s newest primary school and the building is due to be formally handed over to the council today.

Glasgow-headquartered global provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control and energy services Aggreko has announced an upgrade of its production facility in Dumbarton, with an investment totalling £4.5 million.

Work to create a Centre of Excellence for elective orthopaedic surgery at Inverclyde Royal Hospital is now under way.

Kirkwood Homes is seeking permission to build 284 new homes at the northern border of Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen. The development will be located at Blackdog, just south-east of the Aberdeen bypass roundabout that links to the A92 Aberdeen to Blackdog road.

Kingdom Housing Association has appointed Smith Scott Mullan Associates to its framework for architect and multi-discipline design team services.

A joint bilateral review report into enhanced cooperation and collaboration between Scotland and Ireland has earmarked construction and renewable energy as two of the most promising sectors in the economic relations between the two countries. Published yesterday by minister for foreign affairs, Simo

Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed Andy Swinnerton as the new managing director of the firm’s Aggregates division. Andy will now join the Aggregate Industries’ executive committee and will be responsible for spearheading growth of the Aggregates busin

Perth-based property consultancy firm Bidwells has been successful in securing a further term as managing agents for Crown Estate Scotland’s coastal portfolio. Crown Estate Scotland recently put a number of property management contracts out for a retender with a full public procurement exercis

A proposal to move Paisley Grammar School to a new-build community campus on the town's Renfrew Road is going before councillors for approval next week.

The storm on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters on January 6 has provided inspiration for architects to envision fortifying the building in Washington DC with a dystopian 'Capitol Castle' project.

The UK Government has launched new legal action against eight former directors of failed contractor Carillion which could see them banned from running businesses for up to 15 years.

Contracting and fit-out specialist Linear Group has acquired a stake in Kyle Management Solutions, a fire safety solutions consultancy, to create Linear Fire Safety (LFS). Based in the group’s Glasgow HQ, LFS becomes the fifth division of Linear Group. The move will see three new senior f

Glasgow City Council has confirmed that it is developing an £11.9 million film production facility within the city's historic Kelvin Hall.

Ambitious proposals to create a major industrial and commercial development in Bowling took another step forward this week after planning permission was granted.

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