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Sibbald Training has just received a delivery of 100 items of plant machinery - although they are only models. The machinery is displayed in a new purpose built exhibition area at their facility. MD David Sibbald is delighted with the collection which he had donated to him by the late John Ferguson,

In case you missed it… this week’s biggest stories.

West Burn Lane A residential and commercial development in St Andrews has won the title of best building in Scotland.

A conference is being held in Edinburgh today will offer the opportunity for Scottish businesses large and small to compete for over £10 billion worth of contracts on offer with the HS2 project. The event will help companies become HS2 ready and provide specific technical information on how to comp

Philip Hogg Scotland need to build at 100,000 homes of all tenures by the end of the next Scottish Parliament in order to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis, the home building industry will highlight today.

Robertson Homes has unveiled plans to complete the restoration of Gleann Mor House, the listed fire damaged building at its Westercraigs Development in Inverness, to create 26 luxury townhouses and 30 executive apartments.

A series of recommendations made following an inquiry into the spiralling costs of the V&A Dundee project have now been implemented, according to a new report. Procurement expert and former Rangers Football Club chairman, John McClelland, was called in to investigate the V&A project after th

(from left) Councillor Tony Gurney, Provost Joan Sturgeon and Councillor Anthea Dickson A new multi-million school development for Garnock reached a major milestone this week as hub South West Scotland joined representatives from Kier Construction and North Ayrshire Council for the ‘topping out’

The White Bridge is set to be replaced The Highland Council has approved nearly £8 million of capital investment in town and countryside regeneration projects over the next nine years.

Gary Higgins of Lothian Electrical and Data Solutions A rallying call has been issued for local businesses to grab themselves a role on a new affordable housing development, which is the first of its kind in East Lothian.

DJ Laing group sales director Karen Nicholl was at Forfar Sheriff Court for the verdict Angus civil engineering firm DJ Laing (Contracts) Ltd has been fined £32,000 over an accident that left a 17-year-old employee permanently disfigured and facing arthritis in his legs, The Courier has reported.

MLA unveils new Scotch Whisky Association HQ Moving away from their traditional ‘home’ at Atholl Crescent in Edinburgh’s New Town, MLA have assisted the Scotch Whisky Association in their transition to a flexible, sustainable and collaborative way of working in their new HQ office at Quartermi

Edinburgh’s new £850 million ‘Ribbon Hotel’ plan has been ridiculed as one of Scotland’s biggest flops. The List Magazine slammed the swirling design at the centre of proposals for the St James Quarter in its run-down of the year’s five worst people, places or things.

Ed Monaghan An ongoing focus on growing income from external markets through each of its divisions has paid dividends for Mactaggart & Mickel Group with profits increasing by 21 per cent.

Housebuilder Persimmon has continued it positive momentum with a 12 per cent growth in revenues during the first six months of the year to reach £1.34 billion. In a trading update covering the period from July 1 to November 3, 2015, the company said customer activity strengthened in line with the t