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Plans have been formally submitted to “significantly expand” the visitor centre at Lowlands distillery Glenkinchie. Diageo’s plans centre around the renovation and conversion of Glenkinchie’s traditional red brick warehouse buildings into a multi-levelled visitor experience, which will inclu

Ken Munro Construction Scotland has announced the appointment of Ken Munro to its Industry Leadership Group (ILG).

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) has taken the next step towards meeting the site’s waste management challenge by awarding a £22 million construction contract. The project will see Graham Group extend an existing above ground intermediate level waste store to house intermediate level wast

TPA Portable Roadways (TPA) has marked strong growth in demand for its temporary access solutions with a £4 million investment in new products, vehicles and the expansion of its operations in Scotland. Part of the Vp plc group, TPA offers an extensive range of portable roadways, walkways and ground

A planning application has been submitted for the demolition of several town centre properties in Hawick and the development of a new business incubator centre. It is proposed that the former Armstrong’s department store building in Oliver Crescent and two former church buildings in Teviot Crescen

Aberdeen City Council will join forces with private developers next week with the aim of driving forward with plans to deliver 2,000 new council homes. An open session for developers will be held from 1.30pm at the Beach Ballroom on October 16 as a new approach to meeting housing challenges is progr

Young Robertson employees (from left) Ailsa Howie, Ryan McCord, Euan Martin, David Hill, Shaun Gormley, Christy Robertson and Hayley Shepherd at the Macallan Distillery Infrastructure firm Robertson is celebrating a gold standard after receiving a prestigious industry award that cements its exemplar

House of Fraser buys 'Harrods of the North' for £95m House of Fraser today vowed to create the 'Harrods of the North' after announcing a £95 million deal to acquire the freehold of the iconic Frasers building in Glasgow.

The crumbling 12th-century church where William Wallace worshipped and was reputedly married is being restored and turned into a tourist attraction. Remedial works are underway to ensure the future of Old St Kentigern’s Church which stands in what is now Lanark Cemetery in preparation to ’re-lau

A major redevelopment of the Western Harbour area of Leith including the delivery of around 1,600 new low cost rental homes has cleared a key planning hurdle. A revised design framework (RDF) brought forward by site owner Forth Ports was unanimously approved yesterday by councillors on the developme

The new face of a £20 million hotel built on a key gap site in Edinburgh’s historic city centre has been unveiled after more than two years hidden under scaffolding. The frontage of the 98-room design led Market Street Hotel situated right in the heart of Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage and O

Mechanical and electrical services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has successfully been appointed to a City of Edinburgh Council school contract on behalf of Maxi Construction Ltd.

A young trainee site manager had the honour of handing over the keys for the new Bellfield Centre, the flagship part of the new £37 million Stirling Health and Care Village. Kieran Day, a 21 year old trainee with Robertson, was one of hundreds of construction staff involved in the building.

A proposal to transform the site of the former headquarters of East Dunbartonshire Council into social housing is one step closer. The proposed plan for the Kirktintilloch site is for 98 affordable homes including a mixture of one, two and three bed flats, two bed cottage flats, of which four are wh

Moda Living has secured new institutional investment to fund seven new city centre build-to-rent schemes across the UK, including two in Scotland. The new joint venture between Moda’s backers Apache Capital and North American investment house Harrison Street, with additional investment from th