News

Two contractors who bribed officials at the City of Edinburgh Council have had more than £266,000 confiscated by the Crown. Kevin Balmer, 54, and Brendan Cantwell, 46, who were co-directors of Action Building Contracts (ABC) Ltd, were found guilty of bribing council officials Charles Owenson, 62, a

A major new film studio looks set to receive planning permission after the Scottish Government said it was minded to approve plans for the development. Planning permission was agreed in principle yesterday after ministers overturned a decision against the studio, which will be built on green-belt la

Four design consultancies or joint ventures are to be invited to bid for the contract for a 26-mile stretch of the A96 from east of Huntly to Aberdeen. The contract, worth up to £50 million, is expected to be awarded later this year.

Stefano Smith The Scottish Government needs to establish national development priorities across the country and map them out clearly in a new National Development Plan (NDP), according to the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland (RTPI Scotland).

(from left) GHA chair, Bernadette Hewitt, Christopher Conn, apprentice joiner at City Building, City Building managing director, Graham Paterson, Nicole Woodburn, apprentice joiner at City Building, and Morag Johnston, executive director of financial services for Glasgow City Council A new £3.7 bil

Work to deliver a new hospital and healthcare facilities in Orkney will get underway soon after Robertson Capital Projects achieved financial close with NHS Orkney on the £64 million project. The project will see the development of a purpose built facility to replace the existing Balfour Hospital i

Purchasing managers have reported a slowdown in growth across the UK construction sector, led by a weaker rise in residential building activity. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI survey for March 2017 also pointed to only a marginal increase in new work, which contributed to slower employme

Dumfries and Galloway Council leader Councillor Ronnie Nicholson (in cab), with (from left) Alison Wilson, hub South West construction manager; Councillor Jeff Leaver, chairman of the council’s children, young people and lifelong learning committee and Craig Bridges, framework director, Graham Con

East Lothian Council has granted planning permission for 107 homes at Aberlady. The proposed development is to be delivered by Cruden Homes on land owned by Wemyss and March Estates.

Senior buyer Lauren Kidd and groundworks manager Robby Reilly Ogilvie gears up for growth with new machinery upgrade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BvCxmT7aAM A hitherto anonymous region near China’s smog-choked capital has been overrun by house buyers after Beijing unveiled “historic” plans to build a new city there in a bid to slash pollution and congestion, The Guardian has reported.

Stuart MacGregor Aberdeen-based housebuilder Stewart Milne Group has posted a £26 million pre-tax loss in its last financial year after being hit by the impact of falling oil prices on the north east of Scotland's housing sector.

Court of Session The family of a man who drowned after his vehicle collided with a “defective parapet” on a bridge and fell into the sea have successfully sued the local authority.

David McClean The architecture course at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) has received professional accreditation by the Malaysian Board of Architects (LAM), the first institution in the UK to do so.

(Image: Google) Developers are set to submit plans to demolish Netherlea Hospital in Newport, Fife, to make way for a collection of luxury homes costing up to £650,000 each.