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A pedestrianised roof could be installed over the M8 in Glasgow under new plans being progressed by the local authority. The proposal would see a cover decked over a section of the motorway at Charing Cross to reconnect the city centre to the West End.

The activity of housebuilder Barratt Developments over the past year has delivered a £227 million boost to the UK economy, a new report revealed. The group, which includes both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has built 1,729 new homes in Scotland and supported more than 3,700 jobs during

An appeal against an Aberdeen City Council decision to reject a planning application for additional properties at a CALA Homes site has been upheld by the Scottish Government. The housebuilder’s plans to deliver 16 homes at its Craibstone development were rejected by the local authority last y

A new mobile-friendly website helped Scottish Construction Now to a record year in 2018 with daily newsletter subscribers increasing by almost 1,000 to just under 8,500 and website users jumping by 6,000 a month — up from 39,000 to just over 45,000. The figures confirm Scottish Construction No

The 99th and 100th new schools to be built as part of the Scottish Government’s £1.8 billion Schools for the Future Programme welcomed new pupils this week. Children at Ladyloan and Muirfield primary schools in Arbroath returned for the spring term to modern new buildings equipped for 21

The former Papdale Halls of Residence in Kirkwall are to be demolished to clear the site for potential development, Orkney Islands Council has announced. The local authority has budgeted up to £2.5 million for the demolition, with the high costs due to potential contamination issues. It is exp

An industry survey carried out by the Construction Knowledge Task Group has found that a third of practitioners do not have easy access to the knowledge they need to do their job. The startling admission came from 38.5% of the 299 practitioners from every part of the industry who took part in the su

Debbie MacKenzie, general manager at Proactis based in Aberdeen, provides some top tips for construction businesses looking to successfully bid for and win work. Businesses in the construction sector can find it a daunting prospect to build a fresh new pipeline of work for the New Year.

Inverness College UHI principal professor Chris O’Neil has today announced that the demolition of its former campus in the Longman area of Inverness will get underway this month. The contract for the works has been awarded to Bonnybridge-based Central Demolition following an extensive public t

The Falkirk Wheel is set to reveal its engineering secrets, with the first-ever public tour of the iconic structure’s internal workings. Until now, visitors have only been able to imagine the engineering magic hidden behind The Wheel’s curved steel and soaring arches, but canal custodian

Planning permission for a new Madras College to be built at North Haugh in St Andrews has been granted today by Fife Council. Members of the North East Fife area committee agreed to approve the recommendation put forward that a new, three-storey, high school be built to replace the current Madras bu

As the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal gathers pace, Scottish Construction Now highlights the progress of the major infrastructure projects involved in the Deal. Last month the Glasgow City Region Cabinet considered the significant progress made to date in the delivery of the &poun

An accountant who pled guilty to embezzling more than £125,000 from two companies has been has been jailed for almost three years. Natalie Taylor scammed £88,226 from Motherwell-based McCann Electrical Limited, and while wanted by police, secured another bookkeeping job where s

The Home Office has awarded asylum accommodation contracts worth up to £1 billion to Mears Group. The new Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts (AASCs) are replacing the current COMPASS contracts, which were awarded back in 2012.

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is looking forward to reporting 2018 financial results in line with expectations following a stable year for the housing market. The firm said it ended 2018 with an "excellent" total order book valued at £1,782 million as at 31 December 2018, up from £1,628m a