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A contractor has been appointed to carry out ground investigations later this month as part of the A96 Dualling Inverness to Nairn (including Nairn Bypass) scheme. Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd will undertake the two contracts totalling £3.1 million for this stretch of the A96. One contra

The Grove Academy team Robertson Facilities Management (FM) is celebrating after being recognised for exemplary teamwork at an awards ceremony held by the industry’s professional body.

This summer Scottish Housing News and Scottish Construction Now will once again be the industry partner for Business Fives Construction, Housing & Property heats. This is the 2nd year of Scotland’s national business five-a-side tournament which has hosted over 150 organisations to date.

Tony Dixon, Graham Construction contracts manager, Robin McCall, 20, Jake Chalmers, 20 (red hair), Zabih Siddiqi (22) and Michael McKechnie University of Strathclyde students complete construction mentoring scheme

Lego has made the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum the latest addition to its architectural model series to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the birth of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, reports Deezen. The late American architect, who was born 8 June 1867, completed the New York art museum in 1959. W

A Kelso building and property business has been suspended from using commercial vehicles for three months, after its director made false representations about the mandatory position of its transport manager. The order from Scotland's Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken order means that M&J Ballanty

Paul Hamer Sir Robert McAlpine has appointed the longstanding chief executive of project management and technical consultancy WYG as its new CEO.

CALA Homes has been granted planning permission to create a new community in the Bridge of Don area of Aberdeen. The initial phase of the Grandhome development will deliver 71 properties including detached, semi-detached and terraced homes as well as apartments to the area.

David Cairns Robertson has completed a £4.6 million project at the capital’s Seafield Depot that will provide welfare accommodation and refuse vehicle parking for the City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans have been unveiled to demolish a former whisky bottling plant to make way for a new housing estate in Dundee. Stewart House, the former Stewart’s Cream of the Barley plant at Kingsway East, could be replaced with 90 houses under plans by Persimmon Homes and site owner Bruce Linton.

Douglas McCormick WYG has appointed a successor to outgoing chief executive Paul Hamer as the project management and technical consultancy reported solid growth despite contract delays due to the UK general election.

James Forbes What price will we pay for cheaper heat? James Forbes from Burness Paull looks at district heating schemes, fuel poverty and regulation.

Michael Lucki Former CH2M chief financial officer Michael Lucki is to join the board of Balfour Beatty as a non-executive director.

An exhibition featuring the initial design concepts created by the five shortlisted architectural firms for the transformation of Perth City Hall into a cultural attraction are to go on show for members of the public. The building, which closed its doors to the public in 2005, is to be con

Site start for Ayrshire College refurb works LMA Architects were appointed as architect and principal designer by Ayrshire College to refurbish the hospitality suite within the Dam Park building on the Ayrshire Campus, to provide modern up to date facilities including classrooms, kitchens and a comm