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A £2.2 million revamp of Perth Crematorium is expected to be approved by Perth and Kinross Council tomorrow. Members of the council’s environmental committee will be asked to set the ball rolling on an upgrade which the local authority says will safeguard the crematorium’s future.

Renfrewshire’s roads are set to benefit from significant investment, with a multi-million cash boost allocated to improve the conditions of roads and pavements. Renfrewshire Council has set aside £3.5 million for road improvements during the 2015/16 financial year.

A Scottish Government Reporter has dismissed an appeal against the refusal of planning permission in principle for a £500 million 3200-home development in South Lanarkshire. The Reporter’s findings follow a two-day public hearing in January into the plans for the project which had been scheduled

CALA Group remains on course to deliver record revenues and profits after a year of significant volume growth, the firm said today. A trading update by the upmarket home builder revealed that after several years of planned stable volumes, the full year to 30 June 2015 (FY15) represents the first yea

Work starts on new Irvine Leisure Centre Provost of North Ayrshire Councillor Joan Sturgeon and Barr Construction MD Barclay Chalmers were on-site to commend work starting at the £20 million contract to build Irvine’s new leisure centre.

Ramsay Milne Four new developments totalling 107 homes and 108 flats have been given the green light by Aberdeen City Council.

Plans for a £23 million recycling centre in Aberdeen that could save the city £5m each year have now been submitted by the project’s developers. Waste management firm SITA UK, the company responsible for processing Aberdeen City Council’s waste, plans to build the facility at Altens Industrial

Glasgow-based plant, tool and equipment hire company GAP Group is aiming to double its business in the next five years after signing an asset-based lending (ABL) facility for the value of £220 million. GAP plans to use the finance to help double turnover from £140m in 14/15 to £300m and to purcha

A rise in Scottish building apprentice numbers has prompted the industry training body to call on more people to consider a career in construction. New figures have been released by the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council (SBATC), the body responsible for registering all apprentice

Scottish development company AMA has recorded strong financial results over the past year. Turnover increased by over £3 million to £14m and profits rebounded to £1m following a loss of £3.5m in 2013.

Aberdeen apartment-hotel development gets go-ahead Aberdeen City Council has approved the construction of an apartment-hotel with 71 suites in the city centre.

Plans for a multi-million attraction to celebrate Aberdeen's connection with granite could be turned down over the removal of trees. Planning permission to create a heritage centre at Rubislaw Quarry could be rejected if 12 trees are axed.

The UK’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) has announced plans to co-fund an £111 million recycling and waste-to-energy plant in South Lanarkshire. The government-funded bank said it had invested more than £28m in the new facility at Forth by Lanark, due to open in 2017.

John Forster A number of leading members of the Solar Trade Association (STA), which speaks on behalf of the UK solar energy industry, launched a new Scotland branch in Edinburgh last week.

Darina Kerr Darina Kerr, a partner at law firm CMS, discusses impending changes to the operation of judicial review in Scotland.