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Online retailer Amazon has unveiled a miniature rainforest of 40,000 plants which form the centrepiece of its $4 billion office expansion, including a 55ft tree transported from a farm in southern California. Located at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, the Spheres are three glass domes that

Planning permission for the new Queensferry High School has been approved by the City of Edinburgh Council which has also announced the team delivering the project. Development partner hub South East Scotland will deliver the 1,200 capacity secondary school alongside Morrison Construction as the Tie

A whistleblower fired after reporting drug abuse and health and safety failings at a construction project has been awarded tens of thousands of pounds in lost earnings for wrongful dismissal, The Press and Journal reports. Roger Hammond, 47, was site manager at energy company Vattenfall’s Aberdeen

Plans for a multi-million pound development which will see 400 University of St Andrews staff relocate to the Eden Campus at Guardbridge have been lodged with Fife Council. To facilitate the strategic move, the former paper mill at Guardbridge will be transformed into a modern working environment fo

An estimated £31 million is expected to be paid by trade credit insurers to help firms in the supply chain recover from the collapse of Carillion, the Association of British Insurers has announced. The ABI said sums ranging from £5,000 to several million pounds are being paid to firms which had in

The Unite union has called for stronger legal guidelines concerning the construction and maintenance of wind farms after a 74-year-old worker died in East Ayrshire. The victim was working with younger colleague at Craigdarroch Farm in New Cumnock when the pair became stranded in heavy snow.

Andy McDonald Interserve has announced that Andy McDonald will join the business as general counsel and company secretary in spring 2018.

Shona McCusker In the wake of Carillion's collapse, Shona McCusker looks at the contractual protections available to construction parties.

Rearo's Graham Mercer and AGM Group's Andrew Meek Building work has started to extend the Glasgow headquarters of manufacturer Rearo Laminates Ltd as part of a £500,000 investment expected to create 10 new jobs.

The site of the proposed development at Hopeman The Scottish Government had overturned a decision from Moray Council to block plans to build 22 affordable houses on the south side of Hopeman.

Homes set for Blackbyres Road in Barrhead An additional 120 homes for social rent will be built by East Renfrewshire Council over the next five years.

Blairfindy Castle in Moray A new Bill has been submitted to the Scottish Parliament outlining the long-term future of land and property management organisation Crown Estate Scotland.

Springfield Properties chief executive, Innes Smith, with an electric vehicle provided by Douglas Park BMW Hamilton Housebuilder Springfield Properties is speeding ahead with its latest environmental initiative by installing cabling for electric car charging points in new houses.

Glasgow’s former Dunnes store to be sold Property consultancy CBRE has been tasked with selling the former Dunnes department store on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street.

Pōhutukawa trees A property developer in New Zealand has been jailed for two-and-a-half months for damaging native trees.