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To mark National Apprenticeship Week, a series of apprenticeship toolkits have been launched by CITB to support construction employers with hiring an apprentice.

Flaws found in the way Scottish Canals recorded and valued its assets meant auditors could not give an opinion on its accounts, according to a new report published by Audit Scotland.

Ross Hall Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has completed its brand-new state of the art expansion at Braehead. The £20 million clinical facility is situated within the Titanium Business Park and offers 17 new consulting rooms, in addition to now playing host to Eye Care Scotland, Ross Ha

Funding has been secured to allow researchers to calculate the “true cost” of waste on Scottish construction sites in a bid to get contractors to change working practices.

Knight Frank has added to its building consultancy division in Scotland with the appointment of highly experienced surveyor Gordon Hamilton. Based in Edinburgh with a Scotland-wide remit, Gordon has been appointed as an associate, joining Knight Frank from Trident.

Long-awaited plans to transform the former Jenners store on Princes Street into a 96-bedroom hotel have now been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council. David Chipperfield Architects, backed by Danish retail billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, wants to transform the Category A-listed building into

Ogilvie Construction has boosted its estimating team with the appointment of Philip Scott. Philip brings over 15 years of sub-contracting and estimating experience to the business with more than five years of main contracting experience on both commercial and social housing projects.

Park Living (Residential) Ltd has submitted plans to build four mews houses at a site in North Kelvinside.

Plans to convert the former Maryfield House care home in Aberdeen into private residential units have been approved.

Proposals regarding a major expansion to South Queensferry will be assessed by a City of Edinburgh Council planning subcommittee this week - marking a key milestone in a planning process that has spanned almost ten years.

A design and build contractor has been tasked with safely transporting a Banksy mural originally painted on the side of a garage wall.

Work has kicked off on a new sporting facility in Kirkintilloch. East Dunbartonshire Council is captaining a team of partners to create Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex on a derelict brownfield site to the west of Park Burn, in the Southbank area of the town.

Terms have been agreed by South of Scotland Enterprise on behalf of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal to purchase Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen to create a home for the new Mountain Bike Innovation Centre.

Aberdeen councillors have given their approval to further progress the Ellon Park & Ride to Garthdee transport corridor study to an outline business case.

The UK construction sector marked 12 consecutive months of output growth last month, according to new data.