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An Edinburgh builder who stole almost £120,000 of VAT that he had charged his customers has been jailed for 20 months after he was investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). David Hay, 56, from Hyvot Grove, ran firms that oversaw major building and renovation works in Edinburgh, Northern Irelan

Charitable trust IMPACT Scotland and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) have developed a proposal to create a new “world-class” arts centre in the heart of Edinburgh. The facility, set immediately behind Dundas House at 36 St Andrew Square, would be the new home of the SCO, as well as

Mark MacMillan Renfrewshire Council has accused whisky firm Chivas Brothers of “treating workers with contempt” over the timing of plans to demolish its Paisley plant.

Tammy Adams Homes for Scotland (HFS) has promoted Tammy Adams to the position of director of planning, responsible for developing and promoting the organisation’s position on local, strategic and national planning policy and practice, and on the infrastructure and utilities needed to support devel

The Property 2016 panel of speakers In a week when, across the Atlantic, the unexpected happened, it was reassuring to find that some certainties remain. In Edinburgh’s city centre it was business as usual, as leading players from the property industry gathered at Property 2016, an event now in it

Kier Group has told shareholders today that it “remains on course” to meet expectations for the current financial year, despite “increased economic uncertainty in the UK following the EU referendum”. Announcing its trading update covering the period from 1 July 2016 to date, the property, re

A topping out ceremony was held yesterday for the £107 million Marischal Square development in the east end of Aberdeen city centre. The project, to which businesses including Marriot International, All Bar One, Mackie’s and Prezzo have already signed up, is on schedule for completion in July 201

Greg Fitzgerald Galliford Try has confirmed that non-executive chairman Greg Fitzgerald formally stepped down from the Board on November 11 after 34 years with the business.

Kevin McCloud and Bevis Watts, managing director at Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank has created a dedicated £15 million lending pot for social housing providers to make energy efficient improvements to current housing stock to alleviate fuel poverty and develop green spaces.

Rail Infrastructure Strategy consultation launched Rail stakeholders and the public are being given the opportunity to have their say on future rail prioritisation at a series of workshops launching this week.

Cable Wynd House – Copyright @ Historic Environment Scotland The Edinburgh flats made famous as the home of one of the main characters in Irvine Welsh’s ‘Trainspotting’ could be in line to become the latest iconic capital building to receive ‘listed’ status.

The Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre at Polmadie Viridor has served Interserve with a notice of termination on its energy from waste (EfW) Recycling & Renewable Energy project in Glasgow.

David Thomas Housebuilder Barratt Developments said demand for new homes remained “strong” as sales rose 4.3 per cent since July.

Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland) has welcomed the “long-overdue” confirmation of funding the Scottish Government will receive from the new Apprenticeship Levy and called on ministers to commit to ring-fencing the funds.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said a new programme to improve and repair local infrastructure will help reverse the downward trend in Scotland’s employment rate. Labour market figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that unemployment in Scotland f