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The Trump Organisation will have to pay £5 million towards affordable housing should plans to build luxury housing near the US president’s Aberdeenshire golf course gain planning approval, according to reports. Plans to build 550 new homes on a site within the Trump International Golf Li

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is inviting construction companies to discover how the latest developments in visualisation technology can help them to drive greater efficiencies and improved performance. Hosted in association with Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the Oil & Gas

Modern, traditional and innovative buildings have all been recognised in the Borders Building Design Awards 2018, with five awards and three commendations handed out at the ceremony at Marchmont House. A total of 26 entries were received for the awards, which is one of the longest running of local d

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially opened a world-leading centre of expertise in data science and artificial intelligence (AI) at the University of Edinburgh. The Bennetts Associates-designed Bayes Centre aims to develop and apply data science and AI - drawing meaningful insights f

Morrison Construction has donated reused site materials and labour to Winchburgh Community Growing Group to create planters for the West Lothian village. Three concrete manhole rings are now colourful planters full of flowers, fruit bushes, herbs and vegetables for the Winchburgh community to enjoy.

A new restaurant opening at the end of the year on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis is set to create at least six new jobs.

Renfrewshire Council has opened the first of a series of public votes to choose the names of its nine new gritters set to keep the area moving this winter. The public have the opportunity to choose their winners from suggestions such as Ploughlo Grittini, William Wall-ice and Thawin' Batty, as a ser

Planning minister Kevin Stewart blogs about the Planning (Scotland) Bill and what’s next for Stage 2 consideration. Development management in the spotlight as Stage 2 scrutiny of the Planning Bill continues.

London developer LBS Properties has secured planning permission for a 48 storey mixed-use development at Canary Wharf after virtual reality was used to help an inspector assess the project.

Building services group TClarke has announced that Louise Dier has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from 1st January 2019. Louise will also join the audit, remuneration and nomination committees of the company.

Robertson employees working on construction sites across Aberdeen have raised more than £6,000 in the last six months for local charities and good causes. Sites including Craiginches, Caledon Court, Pittodrie Street student accommodation and The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA), including its two

A furniture company with premises in West Lothian and Glasgow has ceased trading. Administrators from KPMG were called in after First Furnishings Ltd (FFL) incurred substantial losses.

Electro-technical trade body SELECT is backing MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston’s ongoing campaign in the Scottish Parliament to secure professional recognition for the country’s qualified electricians. As a means of assisting MSPs to understand the issues at stake, SELECT is running a marketin

Eleven aspiring joiners will this month take up their places on the bespoke CR Smith apprenticeship scheme that has been carefully developed by the firm and Fife College to meet the skills required by the home improvement business. As well as developing the quality of workmanship needed for installi

A pair of buildings in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square are to be transformed into a new Gleneagles Hotel under plans revealed by owner of the Perthshire estate and golf resort. Ennismore plans to develop two empty properties next to Dundas House which were formerly home to Bank of Scotland into a