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Graham employees and apprentices Graham Construction has been awarded the highest level of accreditation by Investors in People, the international standard for people management.

£2.2m Shotts bridge reconstruction complete Bam Nuttall has completed work on a £2.25 million rail bridge reconstruction project in North Lanarkshire.

A Soluis Group-led consortium has secured £1 million of funding from Innovate UK to develop an Augmented Worker System (AWE), pioneering the use of virtual and augmented reality for the construction industry. The system will enable the intelligent design, construction, maintenance and whole-life va

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has criticised the process for the selection of an architect to redesign Perth City Hall after the local authority was recommended to appoint a practice which did not win the competition. It was revealed last week that the selection panel cons

Balfour Beatty’s turnround efforts made further progress at the start of 2017 after the firm’s half-year financial figures revealed a rise in pre-tax profits to £12 million, compared with a £15m loss a year ago. Revenue for the first half of 2017 is also up, from £3,976m to £4,201m.

Dundee City Council has granted planning permission to a new Regional Performance Centre for Sport and a business hub comprising co-working space, retail units and rented apartments. Set for a site in the city’s Caird Park, the sports venue will be a hub building with 8-court sports hall, changing

A renewables specialist is to invest £20 million in an energy storage plant which is currently under construction in West Lothian. The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired the 20 megawatt Broxburn unit from Renewable Energy Systems, which won an appeal in March against West Lothian c

East Lothian Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for a major housing proposal that will see 450 new homes built in Longniddry. Ryden submitted the planning application on behalf of developer Socially Conscious Capital and landowner Wemyss & March Estate.

Plans for a new state-of-the-art health centre in Clydebank will be submitted to the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group for funding after NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde approved an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the facility. The health centre, along with a new care home, will form t

The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled proposals for a new planning system which aims to ‘protect and develop’ the Capital. Under the new blueprint, planners will be encouraged to prioritise the use of brownfield sites and work with public sector and private landowners to develop land for af

Councillor Claire Feaver, chair of Moray Council’s planning and regulatory services, has said the council will settle for “nothing less than the highest quality developments” for Moray after the local authority said it is working to introduce a cap on developer obligations in the region. Durin

Nicola Barclay Proposed changes to Scotland’s planning system will be a missed opportunity to make the strategic and radical changes to the delivery model that are required to increase the number of homes across the country, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS).

Champions League winners A.C. Whyte & Co Industries known for their commitment to causes in the community lived up to their reputations at Business Fives yesterday as they raised £6,026 for various charities in the first of two Construction, Housing & Property heats.

Planning permission granted for Scotland's largest solar farm Planning permission for a solar farm near Urquhart has been granted.

Edinburgh Castle will have to bolster its walls and reconsider the way it welcomes visitors in a new fight against global warming and erosion, world experts will hear at a conference next month. Professor Robert Oram, of Stirling University, told The Herald that “capping” walls under siege from