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Margaret Burgess MSP, Councillor Patrick McGlinchey and Councillor David McBride hand over the keys to representatives from the two businesses which have moved into the units Thirteen new workshops at Vale of Leven Industrial Estate were officially opened this week as the first businesses were welco

A small Scottish based business has been honoured with the rare distinction of becoming the first property repair company in the UK to be regulated by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The unique status was achieved by Wise Property Care, based in the south side of Glasgow.

Regional managing director Simon Phillips (left) and construction director for Scotland John Moore at the £8.9m Engine Shed project in Stirling Esh Border Construction will be exhibiting at Scotland’s newest industry showcase event this week to assist its business growth target for 2016.

Heather McIntyre (left) receives the Alan Calder Memorial Prize from Gordon Cunningham, managing director, Clark Contracts Top students recognised by Clark Contracts

The world’s most expensive footballer Gareth Bale has commissioned the construction of a three-hole golf course in the garden of his Vale of Glamorgan home in Wales. The Real Madrid star is such a big fan of golf that he has planned for three holes from three separate courses to be replicated out

Sajid Javid The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has today announced that it has now committed £2.3 billion to 58 green infrastructure projects with a total value of £10.1bn, almost three years to the day that the organisation was officially declared open.

Ogilvie Construction has been chosen to build a new £22 million hotel for Motel One Group in Oswald Street, Glasgow. With 374 rooms, the new hotel will be one of the largest in Scotland and the first in Glasgow for the European budget designer brand. The building will combine high quality product d

Nicola Sturgeon Greenock’s quayside is set for an expansion and a new visitor’s facility following the announcement of the first investment of the £1.13 billion city and region deal for Glasgow and Clyde Valley.

David Ritchie Shopfitting and interiors group Havelock Europa has today set out plans to make 50 workers redundant at its Fife headquarters over the next month.

Three contracts have been awarded for a £22 million project to build a store for radioactive liquid waste at Dounreay. Amec Foster Wheeler, J Gunn and Sons and Street Cranes Special Projects Ltd will be involved in the design and construction of the facility.

Caledonia Housing Association has appointed Urban Union as the developer on a project to provide over 200 new homes in Perth. The work, which forms the final phase of the Muirton Park regeneration scheme, will take place on the site adjacent to the former St Johnstone FC football ground.

Alex Orr There is no doubt that the planning system in Scotland is indeed of urgent reform.

hub North Scotland has won praise for the creation of a new north-east school complex from judges of a prestigious national awards programme. The organisation has been named as a finalist in the Scottish Property Awards 2016, selected in the Community Development Project of the Year category in reco

Motherwell town centre projects shortlisted for competition Three project proposals on how to redevelop a town centre in North Lanarkshire have been shortlisted in a design competition.

A Pokémon-themed gym has opened in Osaka, Japan, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The gym is actually a selection of paid games spread across two floors, each one allowing its player to digitally interact with a wide variety of Pokémon. Also on site is a Pokémon-themed café and a gia