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Two firms have been fined a combined £110,000 after an engineer was crushed by heavy machinery and left paralysed from the waist down. The Evening Express reports that James Jamieson was pinned against a wall by a 1.8-tonne section of an air handling unit while working on replacing the system at Ab

Homes for Scotland’s view that a focus on affordable and social housing is exacerbating Scotland’s housing crisis and fails to grasp the commercial realities of development is “out of touch with reality” and must be “rejected outright” by the Scottish Government, according to a think-tan

A new resource has been launched which will allow citizens, communities, professionals and business to access comprehensive information about any piece of land or property in Scotland for the first time. Launched today by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, Sheenagh Adams, ScotLIS, a lynchpin o

Job Centre Plus clients are joined by Job Centre Plus, Robertson and CITB employees Robertson Group has joined forces with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Job Centre Plus to offer ten people an introduction to the industry.

Buccleuch Property acquires Edinburgh industrial estate Buccleuch Property has continued to strengthen its industrial portfolio with the recent purchase of West Telferton industrial estate in Edinburgh for £2.5 million, representing an initial yield of 7.2%.

Kevin McCloud and the JML Contracts team filming at the JML factory in Perthshire Scottish construction business JML Contracts will feature in this week’s Grand Designs show (Wednesday 25 October) after carrying out work on what is potentially the smallest two-bedroom house in London.

Scottish building firms have experienced a slowdown in growth for the second consecutive quarter amid skills shortages and inflationary pressures, according to the Federation of Master Builder (FMB) Scotland.

BBC Pacific Quay as viewed from the River Clyde Interserve has been given a boost today after winning a £140 million contract to continue providing facilities services for the BBC.

Stuart Bishop, head of Barton Willmore’s Architecture team in Scotland with the new recruits Edinburgh planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has bolstered its architecture team with nine new recruits as it continues with ambitious growth plans in Scotland.

Nicola Barclay The Scottish Government’s “political focus” on affordable and social housing is exacerbating Scotland’s housing crisis and fails to grasp the commercial realities of development, according to Scotland’s house builders.

Plans for new homes set to be delivered at Dundee’s Derby Street Dundee City Council has increased its new build social housing target to 1,000 properties by 2020/21 and has pledged to review the use of section 75 agreements to help deliver the new homes.

We are pleased to report that Scottish Construction Now has reached an important milestone, clocking up 54,000 unique users and over 7,500 subscribers to the free daily newsletter last month -- confirming Scottish Construction Now as the number one media resource for Scotland's dynamic and fast-chan

Scotland’s economy can be transformed for the better through large-scale investment in the transition to a low-carbon economy, two leading economists will say today. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched a public consultation last week on the operational details of the proposed Scottish National

Modular building specialist Portakabin has worked with Fife Council to provide over 550m² of space for 75 children. Thanks to being engineered off-site, the nursery was delivered and installed while the school remained fully open throughout.

Henry Boot sells Livingston Retail Park units Henry Boot Developments has completed the sale of two new purpose-built retail warehouse units at its 6.8 acre Livingston Retail Park development in Livingston.