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Sarah Beale A new system to access training and grant has been launched by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) is celebrating after winning three industry awards recognising its world-class offsite manufacturing capabilities and MEP installation at the Queensferry Crossing as well as its outstanding health and safety record on stand-out UK projects. The c

River Clyde Homes has unveiled the details of its multi-million pound investment plans for housing in Inverclyde. Just over £17 million will be spent in the coming year to upgrade homes and make them more energy efficient, around £10.6m of which will be spent on major works to improve the housing

Plans to deliver 95 new council houses that meet the needs of local people in Johnstone Castle have taken a step forward as Renfrewshire Council approved the project's contractor. A report recommending ENGIE Regeneration Limited is awarded the contract was given the green light at the council’s fi

Infrastructure partnership hub South West is throwing its weight behind a new initiative which is aimed at encouraging greater female career participation in the construction sector. In partnership with its main contracting partners – Kier, GRAHAM, Morrisons and Morgan Sindall – hub South West i

Pupils assemble their 3D-printed rocket cars as part of the Get Into Engineering Programme at Glasgow Kelvin College S5 pupils from the Clyde Gateway area are celebrating their graduation from a programme designed to introduce them to a career in the built environment industry.

Plans for new drive-thru restaurant at Aberdeenshire retail park A two-storey drive-thru restaurant could be created next to an Aberdeenshire supermarket.

An architect has completed a house in northern Italy that can rotate 360 degrees. Balanced on a central pillar, the octagonal house can be mechanically rotated in both directions to give its owner varied views. The rotation is also used to direct the house's solar panels towards the sun.

Around nine tons of masonry fell at Oxgangs Primary School in January 2016 Construction faults similar to those which caused a wall to collapse at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh have been found in council properties throughout the city, the Accounts Commission has revealed.

Glenn Allison Stewart Milne Group is to continue its focus on investing in new developments in central Scotland and the north-west of England after reporting a “strong” trading performance for the year ended June 2017.

A developer has submitted detailed plans to transform a former textile factory in Aberdeen city centre into 460 homes and accommodation for 430 students. The Broadford Works ‘urban village’ will also include commercial office space, shops, restaurants and cafes set in a landscaped environment.

A former brewery complex in Fountainbridge is to be developed by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a vibrant city quarter including over 400 new homes. Work to prepare the site, which is also set to include office space and shops, is set to commence early next year with the project expected t

A further 97 employees have been made redundant following the collapse of Carillion, taking the total to more than 1,800. The Official Receiver said it has been unable to find ongoing employment for the employees but added that a further 873 jobs have been saved with employees transferring to new su

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on an £18 million project to build a 4 star boutique hotel in Edinburgh’s West End at Torphichen Street. The 150-bedroom hotel is being built for Axcel Hospitality and will incorporate a restaurant, bar and leisure facilities. The project is due for completi

Oregon chairman Rod Lawson The management team at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame Limited has completed a buy-out of its non-management shareholders, including the 15% stake in the business held by its largest external shareholder group, Archangel Investors.