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Output in the UK construction industry was estimated to have decreased by 0.4 per cent during the last quarter of 2015, when compared with the third quarter. Latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that while new work was up by 0.2 per cent, repair and maintenance (R&

A total of £100 million is to be invested into capital programmes in Aberdeenshire as councillors agreed its budgets for the year ahead. A budget of almost £700m of funding for local services was agreed at a meeting of full council yesterday, also including £533m for revenue and £60m for housing

A UK Space Agency concept are of how the base could look Western Isles councillors have backed proposals for a “comprehensive bid” to build a Hebrides spaceport.

Moray Council is investing more than £850,000 in a Forres business park to meet demand for industrial units. Following upon the success in developing and letting four factory units to small businesses at Waterford Circle in 2013/14, a further development of five units is currently under constructio

A £2.5 million primary school extension project is underway in West Lothian. Improvement work is being carried out to the Toronto Primary School in Howden.

Willie Burns, managing director for Taylor Wimpey West Scotland (back row, right) with members of his team that have secured the Investors in People Gold Award Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Accreditation - edging it into the exclusive position of b

Move to block Great Tapestry of Scotland home fails A late bid to halt funding for a permanent home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland has failed as Scottish Borders Council agreed its budget.

Plans have been revealed to recreate a huge version of Dundee’s Royal Arch out of cardboard boxes. More than 50 years after it was unceremoniously dynamited to make way for the Tay Bridge, the tower will be rebuilt in less than 24 hours by a team of volunteers, created out of specially designed ca

How a possible development would look at site 6 of the Dundee Waterfront development Plans have been unveiled for a £40 million development of flats, premium office space and hotel next to the new V&A Museum in Dundee.

Willmott Dixon is seeking expressions of interest for its support services division to focus on its remaining major contracting and residential development divisions. The board has decided that subsidiaries Willmott Dixon Partnerships and Willmott Dixon Energy Services “could each grow to challeng

The first section of a new £16.5 million jetty for the fishing and offshore industries has been handed over to Lerwick Port Authority by Tulloch Developments Ltd. The early completion of the 110-metre section at Holmsgarth North clears the way for the demolition of the nearby former Shell jetty whi

Procurement consortium LHC has begun the tender process for its new Pitched Roofing framework. A contract notice for the programme, worth an estimated £100 million over four years, has now been issued by the local government organisation.

The number of homes being built in Scotland is significantly lower than Scottish Government targets and does not meet current demands, according to new research. A report by property consultancy JLL has concluded that Scotland faces an “enormous challenge” to build the homes needed for a growing

Neil Watson Coatbridge-based engineering group Watson Towers has come to the aid of two major Scottish infrastructure projects in less than a month.

Lovell regional director Alan Taylor and Lovell project administrator Sandra Kerr with the IIP Gold award Lovell has been awarded the leading Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard award for its excellent people management and staff development in Scotland.