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An independent review into reducing costs in each element of the electricity supply chain has been published by the UK government. Building on the government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper, Professor Dieter Helm CBE was asked in August to consider the whole electricity supply chain of generatio

Property services company CBRE has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to demolish a 1960s office block above the Overgate shopping centre and replace it with a new roof covering. Under the plans, some of the Overgate’s upper mall units would be reconfigured to create a new management suite and

An online map resource has been launched to offer a single point of reference for construction activity across the UK and Ireland. Released by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the easy to use portal provides, for the first time, anyone a unique opportunity to see what is happening in the c

Landslip affecting Highland road A 15 metre section of the road at Soldiers Rock on the Knoydart peninsula has collapsed due to a landslide.

Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince has announced plans to build a futuristic city run entirely on alternative sources of energy. Envisioned as a hub for technological innovation, the $500 billion (£381bn) "Neom" project will be built on untouched land along the country's Red Sea coastline near Eg

The Chapelton development Statutory guidance issued by the Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA) which seeks contributions from developments towards a Strategic Transport Fund has been found to be unlawful by the Supreme Court.

Gavin Currie A new local authority framework deal and an additional contract with an oil and gas firm have contributed to over £40m of new work for Bancon Construction.

A judgment into an application to deliver more than 400 homes on a former university site in Glasgow has been delayed after councillors decided to allow representations from interested parties to be heard. Housebuilder CALA Homes is proposing to transform the historic site of the University of Strat

An original artist's impression of the development on the former Ravenscraig site Revised plans to regenerate the former Ravenscraig steelworks site in North Lanarkshire have been revealed with fewer homes and retail space now included in the proposals.

Nicola Barclay Further to an interview in The Sunday Times in which I emphasised that solving Scotland’s housing crisis required a whole-system all-tenure approach, it appears that some people may have misinterpreted my remarks (indeed some misrepresenting them completely), framing them as being â

Administrators have secured a buyer for Cumbernauld shopfitting business Pride Shopfitting, saving 20 jobs in the process. Pride had run into difficulties after one of its customers failed to pay a significant debt.

Keith Brown at opening of the new M8/M73/M74 The new 220km overhead transmission line between Beauly and Denny and the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements project were among the winners at this year’s Saltire Civil Engineering Awards.

Scotland’s business leaders have urged ministers to address transport infrastructure and affordable housing issues for the country’s islands communities. A survey of 275 island firms by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed 88% of respondents stated they faced other challenges th

DD1 Hawkhill Luxury housebuilder Kirkwood Homes has started work on its first development in Dundee.

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service signs long term lease at Atlantic Quay 3 Moorfield Group and Glasgow-based joint venture partner Resonance Capital have announced that Atlantic Quay 3 is now fully let on a long term lease to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, on completion of a multi-mi