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Remote Highland community to generate own hydro energy Members of the public are being invited to buy shares in a project which will see a remote Highland community generate their own hydro energy.

Donald Trump has appealed to the Scottish Government in an attempt to have a decision made by north-east councillors overturned. The billionaire tycoon and US presidential candidate erected two 80ft flagpoles flying saltires outside his Menie Estate clubhouse at Trump International Golf Links last y

John Graham Holdings, the parent company of Graham Construction, has more than doubled profit and broken through the £500 million revenue barrier. Northern Ireland headquartered John Graham, which operates across the UK and Ireland on projects from university buildings to roads, recently won a deal

A number of small contractors could be at risk after Dunne Group entered administration last week with the loss of more than 500 jobs, Johnston Carmichael has warned. Donald McNaught, head of restructuring at the accountancy firm, said there could be a knock-on impact on the rest of the supply chain

Stirling based insulation maker Superglass has been sold to a Russian roofing billionaire for £8.7 million. The UK’s only independent manufacturer of glass mineral wool insulation agreed a 5.6p a share offer from Sergey Kolesnikov, the sole shareholder of Cyprus-registered Inflection, and also pr

Detailed plans have been unveiled for a new build primary school and nursery campus in Dundee. The new North East Campus will take shape on a large greenfield site at Lothian Crescent between the existing Longhaugh and St Lukes & St Matthews primaries.

Moody’s has downgraded its credit rating for housing association Places for People (PfP) citing concerns over the “varied risks” involved with the landlord’s increasing expansion into non social housing businesses. The ratings agency said the switch from A2 to A3 “reflects the continued di

Annie Mauger Housing professionals in Scotland fear the UK’s recent Brexit vote could put the Scottish Government’s affordable housing targets out of reach, a new survey by CIH Scotland has revealed.

Ian Hughes Training to kick-start the careers of under-represented groups and a programme to use drones to reduce health and safety risks in roofing are among the projects to be supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in its latest round of Flexible and Structured funding.

The brand new Cumbernauld Community Enterprise Centre has been handed over to North Lanarkshire Council and Culture NL. The project was delivered by development partner hub South West Scotland, with construction works completed by Kier Construction Scotland.

How the completed homes will look Work progressing on Aberdeen council homes

Arup has been appointed to develop a 21-storey tower that will be the world’s tallest wooden residential building to date. The 73 metre high Haut tower, located in the Amstelkwartier area of Amsterdam, will include 55 apartments, public plinth Hortus bicycles and an underground car park. It will h

Steve Rawlings Lakehouse founder Steve Rawlings, who was also founder and chairman of construction charity Building Lives, has died.

Bancon Construction managing director Gavin Currie (left) and Bancon chief executive John Irvine Aberdeenshire housebuilder Bancon Group has secured a £25.5 million banking facility with Santander which will allow the firm to overcome the “depressed” north east marketplace.

John McAslan + Partners has won an international competition to design the new Geosciences Building for the University of Edinburgh. The 17,500 sqm project on the King’s Building campus consolidates the existing accommodation into one building.