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The UK’s top young students & apprentices (and former apprentices) – flew home from Russia yesterday covered in gold and glory.

Real estate investment platform FORE Partnership has announced the appointment of the main contractor for the construction of Cadworks, its 96,000 square foot highly sustainable 'Grade A' office development for Glasgow city centre.

Scotland has seen a real term per property decrease in repair and maintenance work of £313 since 1997, according to new research by Scape Group.

Planning departments across Scotland may need up to £59 million over the next ten years to undertake duties contained in the new Planning Act, according to RTPI Scotland.

Clark Contracts’ managing director Gordon Cunningham is marking 20 years at the company this year. Gordon began his career in 1988 at Doig and Smith where he trained for seven years, graduating in 1995 before moving on to work for a Scottish construction and fit-out company where he qualified

Aggreko chairman Ken Hanna is to join the board of Interserve as a non-executive director and chairman of its equipment services business RMD Kwikform. The support services, construction and equipment group said Ken will bring valuable international experience, with financial and leadership exp

Fifty new affordable homes are to be built in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park after plans were given approval by the National Park Authority. The homes will be built on land at Claish Farm in Callander, one of the most expensive areas to buy a home in Scotland, and managed and owned by

Scotland’s first three-level driving range and golf entertainment centre is to be built in an area of disused land in Rutherglen.

A permanent safety barrier will be among the first features to be created during the revamp of Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen when it gets under way next month.

Ground Development Ltd (GDL) has started work on five new contracts which the firm said will continue to showcase its expertise in delivering complex ground engineering projects.

The City of Edinburgh Council is on track to save tens of thousands of pounds a year and significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions thanks to energy efficiency upgrades funded in part by Salix Finance.

Spire View Housing Association has announced the completion of works at the new, state of the art Roystonhill Community Hub.

A construction worker swapped his high-viz jackets and steel-capped boots for a selection of ladies’ frocks and high heels for a week in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Darren Brown, from Lowton, raised an impressive £1,600 as his efforts went viral.

Scape Group has unveiled its first dedicated consultancy framework for the Scottish public sector. New National Consultancy frameworks, which will replace the current Built Environment Consultancy Services (BECS) framework, are due to be re-procured in 2020.

Transport Scotland is to award a £1 million contract to Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd to undertake ground investigations as part of the A9/A82 Longman Junction Improvement scheme.