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Joanne Brown Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has proposed a ‘national conversation’ involving business, political and public sector leaders, to address Scotland’s future housing needs.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has taken the total number of modern apprentices it employs up to 62, representing over 10 per cent of the company’s workforce, with a brand new intake. Sixteen young people aged 16 to 19 will begin their apprenticeship programme with the Cambuslang-based construction firm this

A9 looking north towards Inshes junction Six options revealed for A9/A96 Inverness road scheme

White Hart Lane is not just a football stadium at the moment, it is now also a construction site. The home of Tottenham Hotspur has been partially demolished ahead of the building of the club’s new stadium.

John Price Keltbray Group has announced the launch of a reinforced concrete frame business following the acquisition of Dunne Group assets.

The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh - EMBT / RMJM - 2004 The Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and Dundee’s Repertory Theatre have both been included on a shortlist of the best Scottish buildings from the past 100 years.

Adam McGhee Architectural practice Sheppard Robson has announced the promotion of Adam McGhee to partner at its 25-strong Glasgow office.

The boss of a Scottish scaffolding contractor has been disqualified from being a director following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. Irvin John Downey, 37, director of Tubular Scaffolding Limited, was handed a 12 year order against him being a company director at a hearing in Hamilton She

Eastern view towards Hopetoun Terrace along Hopetoun Meadows Plans for the construction of 1,700 homes to the north of Aberdeen have been re-approved by councillors after it was brought back to the authority following a landmark legal ruling.

A glimpse of what can be expected at the new Countesswells community The first phase of a 3,000-home development at the Countesswells site in Aberdeen has been given the green light.

Constructing Excellence has agreed a merger with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to better pursue its goals of driving industry best practice. Under the merger, BRE will maintain the CE brands, develop the network and deliver training and events. It will also enable CE to achieve its long-

A new system for submitting building standards applications is due to go live on Wednesday, 24 August. The eBuildingStandards.scot service will enable the electronic submission of applications for building warrants and other related forms, such as completion certificates. It will also allow multiple

Perth Theatre project transforms city skyline The Perth skyline has taken on a dramatically different look for the next few months with the addition of a 27-metre-high crane.

American actor Robert De Niro has been granted planning permission to open a hotel in London’s Covent Garden. The boutique Wellington Hotel has been given the go-ahead by Westminster City Council.

Profits at the UK operations of BAM more than quadrupled to nearly £16 million in the first six months of 2016, though the lower value of the pound has impacted on revenue, results and closing order book. The Dutch construction group said the falling pound accounted for more than half of the fall i