Fife

Representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined four local council leaders and business and academic chiefs in Perth today to formally sign the £700 million Tay Cities Region Deal. Officially agreed at a ceremony at Perth & Kinross Council’s HQ this morning after month

Spanish train manufacturer and technology firm Talgo SA has today announced plans to develop a train-building factory at Longannet in Fife. More than 1000 jobs are set to be created after the former power station was chosen as the preferred location the firm’s UK manufacturing base.

A Canadian businessman and his wife have gifted almost £8 million to the University of St Andrews, believed to be one of the biggest pledges ever made to a Scottish university, in an effort to help it lead international marine research. This major commitment to Scotland’s oldest uni

The proposed student accommodation development at Abbey Park Plans have been submitted to build a new hotel and student accommodation in St Andrews in a project which would represent an investment of £23 million into the town.

Sites at Longannet and Hunterston have been shortlisted as potential homes for a factory for specialised rolling stock engineering company Talgo that could employ up to a thousand people. Mainly focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing technologically differentiated, fast, lightweight train

Roof window manufacturer Velux has unveiled plans for a £7 million expansion to its iconic UK and Ireland head office building at Woodside Way in Glenrothes. A new customer service centre, training facilities, office space, meeting suite and a staff restaurant will be housed within a 3,500 metre ne

Property developer London & Scottish Investments has been fast out of the traps to start work on converting a former greyhound track at North End Park in Cowdenbeath into a state of the art retail estate which will create 110 new jobs. The £8.5 million development will see Lidl and B&M set

A heat metering and billing framework for use by local authorities and housing associations that is designed to help grow the heat network market and ensure customer protection has been created by Fife Council. The framework gives local authorities and housing associations access to three suppliers

A Fife company which manufactures steel foundation piles and overhead structures has ceased trading with immediate effect. Pipe & Piling Supplies Ltd has gone into administration after a key contract with Network Rail was delayed causing a cashflow crisis at the company.

Balfour Beatty has announced the completion of the sale of its 50% stake in Fife Hospital for a cash consideration of £43 million. The firm said this figure is “in excess” of the directors’ valuation as at 30th June this year.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has completed Scotland’s first drive thru bakery for Stephens The Bakers in Dunfermline. The firm provided quantity surveying and principal designer services on the £500,000 project at Rumblingwell.

Judy Hamilton Fife Council has reassured its tenants that cladding on its high-rise buildings is safe after an investigation found that some buildings do not meet the recommendations of Scottish Government fire safety experts.

(from left) Back row – Bill Banks (Kingdom CEO), Sonny Fox, Brett Mulligan, Ryan Reekie, Lorna Jaffrey (Purvis Group), Vicky Keith (employability officer, Fife Works) and Lynne Dunn (Fife Works manager). Bottom Row – Ramsey Paterson, David Stewart, Ryan Campbell, Michael Murrison, Kyle Malcolm,

Administrators have been appointed at a Fife-based steel fabrication firm with the loss of 25 jobs. Rippin Limited had been trading from Cowdenbeath since 1974 where it operated across Scotland and the north of England providing services to the UK construction industry.