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Neil McKay Growing specialist regeneration company Urban Union has appointed Neil McKay as its managing director.

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is gearing up for a productive 2017 as it prepares to open the doors to its new innovation and collaboration facility to construction companies across Scotland. The Scottish construction sector employs 170,000 people - 10 per cent of all Scottish jo

Ashleigh Thomson Scottish roofing and cladding contractor Curtis Moore has announced Ashleigh Thomson as the latest appointment to its Board of directors.

David Melhuish The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has welcomed the latest planning report as a major turning point for local authority planning services around the country.

Interserve has appointed a new director as the firm prepares to unveil a “disappointing performance” at its UK construction division. In an update on its 2016 performance today, the support services and construction group said: “Overall Group trading has remained in line with previous guidance

Global professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff will be changing its name to WSP in May 2017. The firm said the change of name reflects its recent growth to around 36,700 people globally with 7,100 based in the UK. The new name will cover more than 85 small and mid-sized to large

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=whsi5qcefTc Dixons Contractors has completed the multi-million pound Academy of Sport and Wellbeing at Perth College UHI in time for the 2016/2017 academic year.

AES Solar picks up the SME of the Year title at the Moray Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards. Pictured from left are managing director George Goudsmit, technical director Campbell Maclennan and commercial director Jamie Di Sotto Scotland’s only manufacturer of solar thermal panels has said it has n

Green light for homes at site of former Dundee fire station Six new homes will be built on the site of a former Dundee fire station after planning permission was secured.

A new substance using the wonder material graphene has been developed which is 10 times stronger than steel but has just five per cent of its density, The Herald has reported. Graphene discovered by Nobel prize winning scientists at the University of Manchester is just an atom thick and is a two-dim

Plans for major changes to the Scottish planning system have been published today. The Scottish Government has set out 20 proposals for revamping the system, which will support economic growth, delivery of houses and increase community involvement in planning decisions. They form a consultation whic

Glasgow-based construction company CCG has hailed its performance as “creditable” amid restructuring and efficiency challenges at the firm. New accounts at Companies House show that profits for 2016 dropped to £1.8 million from £10.5m a year earlier as turnover at the company slid by 3.8 per c

The Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Construction of the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary has resulted in 55 more jobs being created than initial estimates had suggested, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

Lower Dens Works Detailed plans for a four-star hotel to be built at the site of a Dundee landmark have been lodged with the local authority.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group in Scotland has set four key procurement and project management priorities for 2017 to ensure the Scottish construction small firms remain productive, sustainable and efficient. PROJECT BANK ACCOUNTS (PBAS)