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Around 5,000 more construction SMEs will not have to pay any levy to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) for 2021-22, under new proposals submitted this week to the UK Government. Under the proposals, the Small Business Levy Exemption threshold for employers with wage bills of less

Output in the UK construction sector grew by 17.6% in July 2020 as the industry continued its coronavirus recovery.

I&H Brown has commenced work on a new canal marina in Winchburgh after it was awarded the contract by Winchburgh Developments Ltd.

The East Coast operations of Glasgow-based central heating and electrical company Saltire Facilities Management has announced another significant contract win.

Orion Capital Partners and Ediston have submitted detailed plans for Edinburgh's New Town Quarter, a mixed-use live/work development forecast to begin construction in summer next year. 

Gordon Gilchrist provides the latest blog from the Scottish Government's Building Standards Division with an update on the Workforce Strategy.

Glasgow City Council is about to begin the process of inviting submissions for a design tender for Block C of its city centre Avenues programme, an area covering George Square, George Street, Hanover Street, John Street, Miller Street, Dundas Street and Dundas Lane in Glasgow city centre.

A new augmented reality (AR) app has been launched to help homebuyers see what modern, urban living will be like at a Keepmoat development in Glasgow.

A difficult year has been lent some perspective by the 2020 Scottish Design Awards which highlighted the creative beacons which have done most to light our way out of the dark days of lockdown.

The Scottish Government has awarded £9.46 million to ten active travel and low carbon projects across Scotland through the Low Carbon Travel and Transport Challenge Fund.

The Highland Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT), a social enterprise which delivers a range of affordable housing and supporting developments in Scottish communities, has rebranded as the Communities Housing Trust. Communities Housing Trust, which was founded as Highland Small Communities

Researchers are reappraising Scotland’s built heritage to form a fuller picture of the British Empire’s impact on the country’s historical architecture.

Construction materials supplier Breedon is to offload two quarries and a cement terminal in Scotland in an effort to address competition concerns regarding its £178 million deal to buy around 100 Cemex sites around the UK.

Plans to build a replacement for Barlinnie Prison on derelict land at Provanmill have gained planning permission in principle.

Specialist plant provider HHH Equipment has named Andy Martin as its new business development manager as part of strategic growth plan for the firm. A newly created position at the company, Andy officially joined HHH Equipment on September 1 with a clear remit to grow the business in the south of Sc