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A campaign to attract more people into careers in construction kicks off this month as 23 Scottish construction sites including Glasgow’s famous Queen Street train station pull back their hoardings for public tours. Open Doors 2019 which is delivered by Build UK in partnership with CITB will t

The preferred bidder to take over stricken Dundee contractor McGill & Co has completed the purchase of the business and certain assets, administrators announced today. Catalus Energy Investments has acquired the business, order book, the majority of the company’s construction equipment, in

An architecture employee who admitted carrying out an armed robbery on a Dundee bookmakers has been given a 32 month jail sentence. Last month Nathan Ritchie pled guilty to entering the William Hill branch in Broughty Ferry and pulling a knife on a worker last July.

Caledonia Housing Association, Perth & Kinross Council, Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Kevin Stewart MSP gathered this week to commemorate the completion of the final stage of the Muirton regeneration project in Perth. To mark the end of the regeneration, housing minister Kevin Stewart, Cale

A new book highlighting the artefacts and structures found during archaeological excavations on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project is now available to read. The book, a summary of the discoveries called Highway Through History, provides information on land

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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the prolonged uncertainty surrounding Brexit will likely further damage the Scottish housing market. Results from the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, which came as Theresa May’s Brexit deal was thrown out of Parliame

The Borderlands Partnership has welcomed the commitment in the Spring Statement and the announcement of a £345 million deal from the UK and Scottish Governments, describing the news as a ‘game changer’. The multi-million-pound funding stream comes just six months after the Borderla

An age exclusive apartment development in Scone has been granted planning approval. The Juniper Residential development will provide a mix of 51 apartments built specifically to meet the needs of the retirement market on the site of The Wheel Inn on Angus Road. 

Plans for the restoration and redevelopment of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh have been lodged with the local authority. The Edinburgh Biomes project includes seven new and three refurbished buildings across two sites spanning both public and research spaces.

Morrison Construction has begun building the £13.5 million redevelopment of the University Sports Facilities for the University of Stirling after completing demolition works. Part of a £45m programme of investment in the University campus, the works off University Road West over a 4,500s

Asset management and construction consultancy Currie & Brown has been awarded new contracts in Scotland’s healthcare sector. NHS Grampian has appointed the firm to provide project management services for its major acute services (elective care) project.

Two social enterprises have won work on the supply chain of Morrison Construction thanks to a collaboration between the contractor and P4P (Partnership for Procurement). Formed in 2017, P4P has wasted no time providing support and expertise to third sector organisations, as a partnership between fou

Paisley-based construction firm CGC is to talk about its strong commitment to helping young people forge successful careers at an industry event next week. The company will be represented at the Scotland Build Expo 2019 event participating on a specially-selected panel of industry leaders who will e

UK skills minister Anne Milton MP has appointed two leading women from the industry as trustees of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Holly Price, training and development director at Keltbray, and the principal and CEO of Barking & Dagenham College, Yvonne Kelly, will be joining C