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Work on an £8.5 million sports village in Banchory could begin in the summer after Aberdeenshire Council granted planning permission for the development. The new Banchory Sports Village at Hill of Banchory, which has been in the pipeline for years, will include a six-lane swimming pool suitable for

The project to redevelop the Royal Edinburgh Hospital campus has taken another major step forward with the keys to the £48 million first phase being handed to NHS Lothian in time for Christmas. The redevelopment of the hospital site was undertaken in partnership with hub South East Scotland, which

Energy firm SSE has lost a court battle over a £130 million damages claim following the collapse of a tunnel at its Glendoe hydro scheme. It took legal action against engineering contractor Hochtief which carried out tunnelling work at the site near Fort Augustus.

Dundee City Council has launched a consultation over outsourcing its building and maintenance work to Tayside Contracts. First revealed in October, the proposals could see around 380 employees in the local authority’s construction and house maintenance departments have their contracts taken over b

Richard Threlfall Richard Threlfall from KPMG forecasts that 2017 will be a year of feast and famine for the UK construction industry.

BRE has been recognised at the 2017 Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards for its Innovation Park in Ravenscraig. The research organisation has been shortlisted in the hotly contended ‘Excellence in Innovation’ category at the annual awards which acknowledge the success of locally based busines

Dundee-based bespoke joinery manufacturer and interior fit-out specialist, Bentleys Shopfitting Ltd, has announced it is the latest Scottish business to adopt an employee ownership model, with 50 staff now given the opportunity to become owners. Established in 1987, the Dundee-based company speciali

The City of Edinburgh Council’s new Local Development Plan provides a clear framework to manage the capital's growth, says Councillor Ian Perry. Edinburgh is a hugely successful city which is expected to grow by about 10 per cent in the next decade.

Plans for King Harald Street DITT Construction appointed to new Lerwick housing developments

Vittorio (left) and Santino Pelosi City Building’s instructors are seeing double with this year’s intake of modern apprentices, thanks to twins being amongst the talented group.

Confidence amongst Scottish construction employers has been rated positive for the second consecutive quarter, though the vast majority have called for the skills test element of construction apprenticeships to be retained. A quarterly survey of the membership of industry trade association the Scott

Contractors are being sought to bid for a four-year framework for the provision of new build and refurbishment works for schools and community buildings. The Scottish Procurement Alliance has released the £800 million building works framework for tender.

A planning application has been lodged by Buccleuch Property for a residential-led mixed-use development as an extension to Salter’s Park in Dalkeith. The development, which can be brought forward without undue delay, will comprise up to 400 homes (included 25 per cent affordable housing), as well

Jeremy Blackburn The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has praised the Scottish Government for “taking the lead” in providing the reassurance needed to tackle the country’s chronic housing shortage and infrastructure deficit.

Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland) has called on the Scottish Government to give the construction industry priority access to the £10 million Flexible Workforce Development Fund.