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Firms across Great Britain are to be targeted in a new series of inspections focusing on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it has been announced today.

A student of the University of the West of Scotland has sought out Paisley-based City Gate Construction (CGC) to help with her thesis as a PhD researcher. UWS School of Business and Enterprise student Katie McQuade met up with CGC finance director Gary Tracey and operations manager for timber preser

Students at the University of Glasgow have benefitted from two Constructionarium construction practice workshops which offered hands-on experience in the sector.

More empty homes in the countryside could be returned to use if greater policy flexibility was available to recognise the “unique circumstances” of rural Scotland, according to Scottish Land & Estates. After providing evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s local government and c

Transforming vacant and derelict land should deliver environmental benefit to communities throughout central Scotland, the Scottish Land Commission said today.

Plans for a new 3G community sports pitch in Melrose have been given the go-ahead.

Rare archive images showing engineers working on a secret construction project that became pivotal to Britain’s success at the D-Day landings have been released as part of a new film marking the 75th anniversary of the campaign.

Plans for the conversion of a former Dundee college building into build to rent and serviced apartments development have been shelved due to a lack of funding.

The redevelopment of the B-listed Kingston House at Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow will now save most of the structure, under newly revised plans.

Regular building inspections, the establishment of compulsory owners’ associations and Building Reserve Funds must be written into legislation to protect the future of Scotland’s tenement buildings, according to a new report.

Plans to build a new hotel and student accommodation in St Andrews have been refused by the local authority. Robertson had proposed to deliver a 90-bed hotel and 100-bed student accommodation at the Abbey Park site as well as a new 3,500 sq.m park.

A renovation project of one of Aberdeen’s oldest buildings has again been delayed due to construction issues.

Proposed legislation to improve the planning system must be clearer to ensure that it delivers the planning development programme that communities deserve, according to Scotland’s legal regulatory body.

A turf cutting ceremony was held yesterday to mark the start of Stage 2 of the West Link roads project in Inverness. RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd has been awarded the contract to realign General Booth Road to join the A82 at a new roundabout to allow linkage to the previously constructed Queens Park

Kier Regional Building Scotland, hub West Scotland and Renfrewshire Council are inviting potential partners to a Meet the Buyer event tomorrow as they embark on a programme to transform Paisley Town Hall into a top-class cultural and community destination.