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The world's first floating wind farm was formally opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today. Situated about 15 miles from Peterhead, Statoil's Hywind project has seen five giant turbines installed using a floating approach which allows turbines to be installed in much deeper waters than convent

A tenement building in Glasgow partially collapsed overnight as Storm Ophelia battered the UK and Ireland yesterday. Firefighters were called to the unoccupied Albert Road tenement in Crosshill at about 4 am on Tuesday morning after reports of debris falling into the street. Brickwork and windows on

To mark Anti-Slavery Day in the UK today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Stronger Together will be joined be industry leaders in spearheading a pioneering collaborative initiative to tackle modern slavery in the construction sector. Recent figures released by the International Labour

Michael McBrearty, chief executive of hub South West, delivers a speech during the ceremony The £45 million William McIlvanney Campus in Kilmarnock has passed another important milestone with its topping out ceremony last week.

A CGI of the new office development at New Waverley Artisan agrees sale of Edinburgh’s New Waverley office development to Legal & General

Barratt Homes is urging its customers to help their prickly neighbours this Bonfire Night with five tips on making gardens into a haven for hedgehogs. The developer, which has joined forces with the RSPB to set a new benchmark in wildlife friendly developments, is encouraging households to watch out

Strong appetite for newly built homes has helped Bellway deliver a forecast-beating set of final results. The FTSE 250-listed housebuilder achieved an 11% rise in completions to deliver a record 9,644 homes this year.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will hold a Local Public Inquiry (PLI) to investigate whether the preferred design for the Whitesands Flood Protection Scheme in Dumfries will go ahead. The project is based on a ‘raised walkway’ concept featuring a combination of walls, glass panels and

A mechanical and electrical (M&E) firm has doubled its presence in Dundee by recruiting some of the workers made redundant by the collapse of Scottish Electric Group. Richard Irvin Energy Solutions (RIES), which specialises in M&E engineering and technical facilities management (TFM), opened

The designers for the revamped Perth City Hall and Perth Museum and Art Gallery have been unveiled following a competitive process. Metaphor has been appointed as the “interpretation and exhibition designers” for the city centre venues and will work with Mecanoo and Hoskins Architects, t

Student accommodation operator Empiric Student Property has exchanged contracts to sell the freehold of the Forthside Way site in Stirling for £2 million excluding costs. The site has detailed planning permission for a 208 bed student accommodation development, which was granted on appeal in Octobe

Investment in onshore wind projects could benefit Scotland’s island economies by up to £725 million over the next 25 years, civils contractors have said. The UK government announced last week that it intends to allow wind projects on the remote islands of Scotland to compete in the next competiti

Kelly Boorman Construction firms are trailing businesses from other sectors when it comes to preparing for Brexit according to the latest YouGov survey commissioned by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM.

Bannockburn High interim headteacher Brian Millar with former pupil Cameron Cowan, now training advisor at Robertson Members of Robertson Group attended Bannockburn High School’s Annual Awards where they joined pupils to celebrate their academic and vocational achievements.

The apprentices with Kilmarnock FC footballer Dean Hawkshaw The latest recruits to James Frew Ltd have been welcomed to the business with the help of Kilmarnock FC.