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The UK’s accounting watchdog has launched another investigation into the finances of troubled support services contractor Mitie. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said today that it would be looking into the “preparation and approval” of Mitie’s financial statements for the year ending M

Work is now about to get underway to start building the new Queen Margaret Academy Plans to build a new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr are a step closer with the official contracts now signed after reaching financial close.

Neil Baxter Neil Baxter has left his position as secretary and treasurer of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) just days after a group of leading Scottish architects demanded a major shake-up of the organisation.

Barry White The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is calling on the housing industry and Scotland’s councils to work together to further increase housing supply.

Plans have been approved to create a restaurant and whisky bar overlooking Dundee’s historic Howff cemetery. West One Properties submitted fresh designs for a new 60-seat restaurant next to the site after earlier proposals for the same location were described as “social vandalism” by a conserv

John Lawrie Group senior management team (from left) Charlie Parker, Iain Laing, Vic Sinclair, Ray Grant and Dave Weston Aberdeen metal reprocessing, tubular supply and decommissioning company John Lawrie Group has been acquired by its management as it gears up for an expansion of its business in th

Barratt Homes' Mill Brae development A home is likely to be the biggest purchase a person will ever make. As such, it’s perfectly understandable that buyers will want every assurance their home is the quality investment they’ve worked so long and hard for.

Further improvements have been made to the proposed designs for Picardy Place ahead of a series of public engagement events. Revised proposals now include greater public realm provision outside St Mary’s Cathedral, which would allow the much-loved Paolozzi statues to return to their current positi

Alex Naraian Alex Naraian PCIAT has been inaugurated as the 28th president of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT).

Granite House Granite House in Glasgow changes hands

Forget pies and pasties, construction workers at a Salford development are enjoying healthy nosh, relaxing in an alcohol-free beer garden or designated rest rooms with wide screen TVS and free wi-fi. The free breakfasts and lunch is being put on by Domis, billionaire Fred Done’s construction compa

Shares in Carillion were temporarily suspended this morning after the troubled construction group warned it expects to breach its financial covenants by the end of December and that full-year profits will be “materially lower” than current expectations. The contractor has been trying to reduce c

Kier Construction Scotland is to deliver the £34.5 million Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank as its parent group prepares to unveil a new trading update in line with current expectations. The contractor has been awarded the role of Principal Supply Chain Partner to develop a new electiv

Stirling Council will work with partners to build more than 700 new affordable homes over the next five years. Communities in Cornton, Cultenhove, Raploch and in a number of rural settlements will all benefit from the creation of more social rented houses, while affordable housing will also be provi

The fate of Aberdeen Football Club's new stadium at Kingsford will not be decided until the New Year after a second public consultation was announced on the £50 million proposals. The club, which wants to replace Pittodrie with a 20,000-seat ground near Westhill, withdrew the proposals la