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Millions of dollars of taxpayer money handed to a theme park for a state-of-the-art facility to protect endangered koalas has instead been diverted to build a new rollercoaster, it has emerged. The government of Queensland in Australia provided $2.7 million to build the Future Lab wildlife research

A public consultation has been launched into emerging proposals to demolish a Dundee nightclub to make way for student accommodation. Consarc Architecture, working alongside Scott Hobbs Planning, wishes to demolish the existing Carbon nightclub at 21 South Ward Road, freeing up the 0.11-he

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has called on the UK government to work with the industry to ease the burden on companies after 71% of roofing and cladding contractors said they feel that the survival of their business is being threatened by price inflation and soari

Clark Contracts has been awarded a second consecutive Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards 2022. To receive the Order of Distinction, Clark Contracts demonstrated excellent occupational health and safety management systems

Aberdeenshire architectural practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has revealed it has been called to work on projects with a total value exceeding £50 million this year so far. Since the start of the year, the ten-strong multidisciplinary team has experienced an upturn

A 15-strong team from The JR Group took part in a British Heart Foundation CPR training event at its Paisley HQ in a bid to ensure they are equipped with essential life-saving skills. The UK-based heart charity offered the training session to those not trained in first aid within the business, follo

A window and glass manufacturer owned by Sandy and James Easdale has won a court battle against a Greenock-based window installer after it failed to fulfil a purchasing contract agreed between the companies. Inverclyde Windows Manufacturing Ltd entered into a legally binding agreement to exclusively

The number of Scottish businesses registering with the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool has increased by over 30% to 800 since the pipeline’s last update in January 2022.

CWA (Caledonia Water Alliance) has hailed the completion of its £4.6 million water main project in Oban as a "huge success". Nearly two miles of new pipes have been laid in an operation that also saw a tunnel bored under an important railway line to upgrade the town’s water supply.

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) are hosting a workshop on its recently launched Call Off Service. The workshop is designed to give partners a detailed overview of the service, distinguish the benefits to a partner organisation and provide partners with an opportunity to raise any questions i

Edinburgh-based developers Whiteburn Projects is set to host its second public consultation on Wednesday 10 August 2022 to provide a further update to the local community of its plans for a residential development on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Citihome Glasgow Limited

New plans have been submitted to deliver more than 40 homes on an abandoned bowling green in Oakley, Fife. Developer KJJ Properties has applied for permission to build 43 affordable homes on the bowling green, which has lain empty for years.

Plans to transform the site of a former school in Glasgow into a residential development have moved to the planning stage. Robertson Living and EMA want to deliver 65 homes on land formerly occupied by Howford School on Crookston Road.

A businessman and high-profile football sponsor has claimed that he ran up a £20k electricity bill in order to prove his wealth following claims he had run out of money. Hugh Clarke took over the Sizzlers fish and chip shop in Airdrie in May 2020 but shut it down less than three mont