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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.

Plans to build a new Madras College on land at Pipeland, on the outskirts of St Andrews, can continue following the outcome of a judicial review. St Andrews Environmental Protection Association Ltd (Stepal), which was established by three former senior teachers of Madras College to “protect th

Executive director Graham Paterson in the centre along with Cllr Maureen Burke who is chair of City Building City Building has secured a prestigious European award for its commitment to deliver excellence throughout its organisation.

The clubhouse at Castle Stuart Arnold Palmer to design first Scottish golf course

The Jordanhill campus in Glasgow is to become a 31-acre residential development after the University of Strathclyde put the site up for sale.

Reiach and Hall Architects have unveiled designs for the proposed £20 million nuclear archive in Wick as the development is recommended for approval by councillors. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) building will house records from all the civil nuclear sites in the UK and will also store

Graham Rennie The developer behind the £500 million landmark mixed-use Quartermile development has promoted Graham Rennie to the role of project management director.

John Dunne The Wates Group has appointed John Dunne as director of health & safety in a move to underpin its 2020 vision of a zero harm culture.