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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxB9sbK8LvQ Prehistoric remains have been uncovered during work on a £120 million water mains network upgrade between Ayrshire and Glasgow.

Emma Fradgley Emma Fradgley has joined BAM Construction as pre-construction director based in the company’s office in Stepps.

Kier Group has returned to profit thanks to its continued restructure and a ‘strong’ contribution from Kier Construction Scotland.

Combustible cladding has been found in some private high-rise properties in Glasgow but neither the owners, residents or the fire service have been informed, MSPs have been told.

Plans to develop a retail and nursery complex, including a next generation ‘pizza theatre’, at a former industrial site in Dundee have been approved by the Scottish Government following an appeal. Dundee City Council had initially voted down the plans for a “next generation” Domino’s pizza

Moxon Architects is to develop a new build premises for its studio in Aberdeenshire to accommodate an increasing workforce and new high profile infrastructure projects. The 400 sqm facility in Crathie has received planning permission with construction due to start in Q4 2017.

The next step towards regenerating Galashiels has been made with the submission of a planning application to create the Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre. The proposed visitor attraction at the former Post Office and Poundstretcher buildings will be a catalyst for significant economic, socia

The UK Hire business of bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has highlighted its role in delivering the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T), cutting journey times and reducing pollution in the UK’s third most congested city. The 58km bypass project is being d

Stephen Brooks An innovative new app could help enhance home and hospital environments for people with dementia – improving patient outcomes and reducing the strain on health services, according to University of Stirling academics.

Health, safety environment and quality manager, Gordon MacKenzie being presented with the award Consecutive RoSPA President’s Award for Clark Contracts

The first columbarium of its kind in Scotland will be created in a Fife village. The vault for funeral urns will be part of a woodland eco-cemetery to be constructed in Kinghorn. Only three others exist in the UK.

Court of Session A landowner who raised a legal action against the Scottish Ministers over what he claimed was a “natural right of drainage” has been granted a declaration that the M74 motorway interferes with that right.

Work to build Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness is set to start after Highland Council gave the updated design the green light. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) submitted plans for an improved design for Inverness Justice Centre in May, with the final d

Troubled facilities management contractor Mitie is to shed 480 jobs and has put its property management business up for sale as it continues its cost-cutting restructure. In a pre-close statement for the half year ended 30 September 2017 today, the firm said it has instructed Evercore Partners Inter

Housebuilder Keepmoat has increased its revenue by 25% with underlying profits up by more than 30%. Keepmoat, which is headquartered in Doncaster and established a new Scotland division in 2015, increased revenue to £423.2 million in the year to 31 March 2017, up 25.7% on the previous year's total