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Representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined four local council leaders and business and academic chiefs in Perth today to formally sign the £700 million Tay Cities Region Deal. Officially agreed at a ceremony at Perth & Kinross Council’s HQ this morning after month

Plans have been announced for a £40 million innovation hub in Aberdeen which aims to double the number of life sciences companies in North East Scotland. The Bio-therapeutics Hub for Innovation will be a focal point for sector ambition and growth and has secured £20m of capital funding f

A new centre for contemporary art will open its doors this weekend after a major restoration project at one of Edinburgh’s World Heritage sites. Situated on top of Calton Hill, Collective will include the restored City Observatory, designed by William Playfair in 1818, a new purpose-built exhi

Robertson held a topping out ceremony yesterday at the Poseidon P-8A Strategic Facility, just 10 miles from where the infrastructure firm first opened for business more in Elgin than 50 years ago. Founder and executive chairman Bill Robertson, joined representatives from Boeing UK and the Royal Air

Billions of pounds may be needed to maintain tenement buildings throughout Glasgow after a new report revealed that thousands of blocks are in ‘critical disrepair’. According to the report, around 46,600 tenement flats, which were built before 1919, have been deemed dangerous and need st

Hew Edgar calls for dedicated legislation to help tackle the growing obstacles which hinder the sustainable growth of Scotland’s construction sector.

GRAHAM has shown its commitment to investing in the development of its workforce by delivering over £400,000 worth of fully-funded training courses to its staff and supply chain in Scotland. Over the last three years the firm has provided 30 members of staff with SVQ levels 7-11 qualifications

Work has been completed on the transformation of Kinross’ historic Town Hall site, preserving and reviving properties that had stood empty for more than a decade. The £1.5 million project has seen the creation of nine, one and two bedroom apartments on the High Street location which date

Work to deliver £3.6 million worth of much-needed new homes for families in Castlemilk is now underway. Ardenglen Housing Association is building 22 new homes on the vacant site of the former St Martin’s Primary School playing fields in Ardencraig Road.

Home Group has progressed plans for the latest phase of development at Dundee's Mill O' Mains. Architecture practice JTP has submitted proposals on the housing association’s behalf to Dundee City Council for up to 50 new homes on Hebrides Drive.

Glasgow Clyde College has announced the completion of a £600,000 investment to the sporting facilities at its Cardonald Campus. The new facilities, completed by Scotwood Interiors Ltd, sees a complete re-design and refurb within the existing building to allow greater accessibility for all stud

Alan Bateman has joined Whitecross Building Consultancy. Alan has over 20 years experience, a number of them with Whitecross team members at a previous company.

A City Building joiner, who carries out essential maintenance work at the Emirates Arena, will return to the sports stadium later this month, but this time he’ll be laying down his tools to get into the boxing ring. Scottish Bantamweight Champion, Joe Ham will appear at the arena on November 3

An Aberdeen architect who was struck off by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) is to appeal the decision. Neil Rothnie of Neil Rothnie Architects in Aberdeen was erased from the Register of Architects following a finding of unacceptable professional conduct and serious professional incompetence

A further £1 billion will be invested to rebuild and refurbish Scotland’s schools, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced today. The new funding, which will kick in from 2021 when the current school building programme ends, will benefit around 50,000 pupils - in addition to the 60,