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(from left) Curriculum leader John McCusker, Jenny McEwan, Mark Savage, head of engineering Mark Ingram and college principal Martin McGuire A bright spark from New College Lanarkshire has been crowned the area’s top first year electrical engineering apprentice.

CCG continues work on £12m project in Paisley CCG is continuing with work on a £12 million project for blind and partially sighted people in Paisley.

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Housebuilder Persimmon has said it remains too soon to judge the effect that the result of the EU Referendum will have on the UK new homes market as the firm reported strong first half trading. In a trading update to the city this morning the Group said that “market fundamentals remain strong, sup

A £47 million finance deal for a state-of-the-art academy in Aberdeen has been agreed as the project moves to the next phase. Aberdeen City Council and development partner hub North Scotland have now signed the financial deal to allow building work to begin.

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed main contractor of the multi-million pound Equine Diagnostics, Surgical & Critical Care Unit (EDSCCU) project at the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus in Edinburgh. The project will comprise the construction of an Equine Diagnostics, Surgic

hub West Scotland has announced the appointment of Iain Marley as its new chief executive. Iain comes from a significant and successful NPD development role as project director at the City of Glasgow College, and before that he led on the development of the Pacific Quay programme for the BBC in Scot

Andrew Bateman and Karen Pickering Architecture firm Page\Park has reached another milestone towards its evolution into an employee-owned practice with a restructure of its management team.

Kate Houghton RTPI Scotland policy and practice officer, Kate Houghton, responds to the review of Scotland’s planning system and outlines four priorities for any forthcoming reform.

Councillors in Aberdeen have unanimously backed plans to expand the city’s heat network into the Torry community – offering hundreds of homes savings on their energy bills. The Combined Heat and Power scheme is expected to deliver low cost, low carbon energy to at least 350 homes in Torry as wel

A pupil from Broxburn Academy being interviewed Youngsters from several Scottish schools took part in a mock interview event, giving them valuable employability skills for their future careers.

City Legacy donates to Glasgow Hospice City Legacy, the consortium responsible for the delivery of the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village, has donated a further £30,000 to the Brick by Brick appeal, a fundraising initiative for Glasgow’s Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.

Villa Catucaba (Jungle House) by Studio MK27 Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour are just a few of the renowned architectural practices to be shortlisted for awards at the 2016 World Architecture Festival (WAF).

Kier Group has today sought to reassure investors over the company’s viability in the wake of the EU referendum. The property, residential, construction and services group said trading is continuing in line with expectations, adding that while the UK’s vote to leave the EU had “created some un

Deeside Timberframe’s successful growth has included the recently completed Perth Racecourse Hotel Stonehaven-based Deeside Timberframe is set to build on last year’s record financial performance with continued growth in Central Scotland and North England.