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Pre-tax profits at Scottish timber group James Donaldson & Sons have increased by almost a third in its last financial year to £5.9 million as the firm enjoyed high activity levels across the group. The Fife-based group said it benefited from strong demand for new homes and a buoyant repair, ma

The contract to fit out the new Glasgow office of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has been awarded to Paisley-based Clark Contracts. Global professional accounting body ACCA is to occupy the first, second and third floors at 110 Queen Street, relocating circa 650 people fro

Schematic showing completed truss end link replacement Amey has commenced the final phase of work to replace the Forth Road Bridge’s truss end links which forced the bridge to close in December last year.

Interserve has completed work on a new Premier Inn in Edinburgh. Located within the New Town and World Heritage Site, the 127 bed hotel sits next to St. Paul’s & St. George’s Church on York Place.

Helping student Lizzie Munro (front) move into her new home are (from left) Doug Walmsley, Cityheart; Ruaraidh MacNeil, Highlands and Islands Enterprise; Raymond More, Robertson Northern; Diane Rawlinson, Inverness College UHI and Fiona Larg, University of the Highlands and Islands Students in Inver

Glasgow-based engineering consultancy Mabbett & Associates Ltd has used £160,000 of HSBC funds to further diversify its business by creating Mabbett Environmental Planning Ltd. The new enterprise will facilitate the firm’s expansion in the environmental planning services sector, growing the b

The area outlined in red shows where the eight new houses at will be situated ACHA to build eight new family homes in Oban

An actress in Canada has shown her gratitude to construction workers who chased the thief who stole her purse and then helped bandage her wounds. Yvette Jones, 41, was walking to a photo shoot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, when an unknown man started talking to her, complimenting her on her top.

Developers have submitted new plans to transform a derelict site in the north of Glasgow into a supermarket, gym, petrol filling station and business units. Forge Properties has applied for full planning permission for the development on a site at Carlisle Street next to the Morrison Bowmore bottlin

An artist's impression of how the facilty could look A demolition company is to investigate Orkney as a potential location for a new facility to decommission redundant oil and gas rigs.

A main contractor is being sought to help deliver a £63.5 million education campus for East Ayrshire Council. The planned Knockroon Learning & Enterprise Campus development in the Broomfield area of Cumnock will include: a merged primary school, incorporating two existing primary schools as wel

Bucksburn Academy An independent report into Aberdeen schools built through Public Private Partnership (PPP) has confirmed that they have not suffered the same construction defects as those found in schools in Edinburgh.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has applauded the Western Australian government for showing the way with tough new measures to deal with improving construction payment performance. From September 30, project bank accounts (PBAs) in Western Australian will become mandatory

Councillors in Edinburgh have agreed to proceed with a project to create a family-friendly west to east cycle route through the city centre. The City Centre West to East Cycle Link and Street Improvements project aims to create a largely protected cycle way to and through the city centre, providing

David Bathgate’s farmhouse at Capie Law Farm, Rosewell, complete with roof solar panels A series of events which gives residents the chance to look through the keyhole at some of Scotland’s most inspirational green homes is to continue in Midlothian and Kinross next weekend.