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Maxi Construction awarded St Catherine’s Retail Park Phase 4 contract

Workmen on Perth & Kinross Council’s £35 million A9/A85 project recently uncovered a large carved stone whilst excavating part of the site. Contractors Balfour Beatty stopped works in the area to allow archaeologists from Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust and Culture Perth & Kinross to ins

Bob Doris After hearing from distressed homeowners, a Holyrood Committee is today calling for more homebuyer support – particularly for new build homeowners – in the event of building defects and poor build quality.

Members of the management team at Clydebank-based Marmac Services, a mechanical & electrical engineering and contracting service provider, have acquired the business. The deal, which will enable existing shareholders to exit the business, was led by managing director Brian Lofnes and contracts d

CALA Homes (West) has written an open letter outlining its approach to its proposed £100m development of the University of Strathclyde’s former Jordanhill Campus.

Lomond View care home, Falkland Fife-based care home operator Kingdom Homes is investing significantly in its care home portfolio with the development of a new nursing home in Leven and the acquisition of a new property in Anstruther, thanks to a £20m funding package from HSBC.

Scott Hadden and Steven Brady Perthshire-headquartered main contractor & developer Hadden Construction has revealed a new corporate look in rebranding as the Hadden Group to reflect the breadth, diversity and strength of the business.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has today announced a call for evidence into construction quality.

Blue box production factory, Stirlng Port Glasgow-based drinks industry supplier McLaren Packaging has invested £3 million in the construction of a new facility in Stirling for subsidiary Blue Box Design, the specialist designer and manufacturer of bespoke presentation boxes for the UK food, drink

Bernadette Hewitt Scotland’s largest social landlord has been awarded one of Europe’s most prestigious prizes for business excellence.

China is on course to complete the first phase of its massive virtual reality sci-fi theme park complete with huge 53 metre Transformer statue, by Christmas.

Arc-Tech Complete M&E Service Installation for Broomhill Gardens Community Hub

Architecture firm Sheppard Robson has received planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for a £19 million engineering, computer science and maths building at Heriot-Watt University. Located at the Riccarton Campus on the outskirts of West Edinburgh, the 5,200 m2 teaching and learning

The Regional Performance Centre for Sport The project cost of building the proposed elite performance sports centre in Dundee has increased more than £12.5 million due to the weak pound and “current market conditions”.

Scottish building contractor J Smart & Co has reported underlying profit before tax for the year ended 31 July of £3.4 million. The figure, which includes £613,000 profit from property sales, is down from last year's figure of £3.6m including £186,000 profit from property sales.