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Ed Monaghan Construction Scotland has welcomed this week’s announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that capital spending on infrastructure projects will be accelerated to support and create employment.

The re-opening of one of two former Tata Steel plants in Lanarkshire that were mothballed last year has moved a step closer with the first delivery of steel slab to the site for nearly a year. Around 1,500 tonnes of slab from the British Steel plant at Scunthorpe arrived by train at the Dalzell plat

John Ballantyne, a man instrumental in the planning of housing developments which changed the face of Broughty Ferry, has died aged 82, The Courier has reported. Mr Ballantyne, who was born in Auchtermuchty in 1933, was influential in the development of housing in the Nursery Road and East Balgillo

Seven Lochs Wetland Park awarded £4.5m lottery grant Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership has been awarded a Heritage Lottery grant of £4.5 million, to take forward proposals to create The Seven Lochs Wetland Park, a wetland area of national significance in the central belt, which p

A builder destroyed a conservatory with a sledgehammer after a dispute erupted over payment on a £30,000 building project. The Mirror has reported that George Gentles, 54, carried out the act after a double glazing firm who had contracted him to carry out £4,100 worth of work refused to pay up.

RICS has appointed Gail Hunter as the new regional director in Scotland and Archie Rintoul as chairman. Formerly regional account manager for RICS Scotland, Gail took on the position in early August following the departure of Sarah Speirs, who has joined the RICS UK executive team as director of UK

The UK construction industry has continued to decline though the full impact of the EU referendum result may yet still be to come, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Figures published by the independent body today revealed that output in the sector decreased by 0.9 per cent in Ju

Councillor Andrew Burns All 17 Edinburgh schools which were closed after structural faults raised safety fears have reopened ahead of schedule with the final two handed back to the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday.

Three Scottish construction and engineering firms have been named and shamed in a UK government list for not paying the minimum wage to workers. K Construction (Scotland) Ltd, Newlay Civil Engineering Ltd and Ryce Limited were among a total of 21 Scots companies highlighted in the figures published

Developers have purchased the former Sunnyside Royal Hospital site in Angus from NHS Tayside, paving the way for a new housing, retail and commercial development. The hospital, in Hillside near Montrose, has been acquired by Montrose based Pert Bruce Construction Ltd and Edinburgh based FM Group in

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Robertson has been named preferred bidder for a 25-year contract to supply facilities management services at the Aberdeen South of the City High School. The new school, on a site between Wellington Road and Redmoss Road, commenced construction in the summer and is due for completion by the start of

The Anderston Regeneration project Construction and manufacturing specialist CCG (Scotland) Ltd has reported a busy first half to the year after commencing more than £92 million in building projects.

The Hampton by Hilton development in Dundee will be completed later this year Hotel management firm Hilton has signalled plans to make further investment in Scotland despite the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the evident oil and gas downturn.

(from left) Councillor Frank McAveety, Leader of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Airport MD Amanda McMillan, Councillor Mark Macmillan, Leader of Renfrewshire Council With millions of pounds worth of business up for grabs, companies across the West of Scotland are being invited to a ‘Meet the Buyerâ