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Not content with delivering a new dualled carriageway for A9 road users, Transport Scotland’s construction contractor has also been making ‘deliveries’ for the animals at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, near Kingussie. Wills Bros John Paul JV, who are currently dualling the A9 between Kincraig an

The creation of over 200 affordable and private homes in Perth came a step closer today with the approval of planning permission for the multi-million pound Muirton development.

A £1million-plus scaffolding training centre is fast taking shape next to the Clinterty campus of North East Scotland College (NESC) in Aberdeen. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Aset International Oil and Gas Training Academy project is aimed at meeting growing demand for scaffo

More than 10,000 families are to benefit from a ten year strategy to protect homes in many of Scotland’s most flood-prone communities. The plan is the result of grant funding totaling £420 million and follows an agreement reached between the Scottish Government and COSLA.

Paul Wheelhouse Scotland’s Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has called for urgent talks with the UK Government following new Prime Minister Teresa May’s decision to axe the Department of Energy and Climate Change in Whitehall.

Alison Rodgers Independent inspections of construction sites have led to concerns over the use of dust masks in the industry.

  A hotel has opened in the Swiss Alps –without any walls.

UK construction output dips in May UK construction output for May was “disappointing” as Brexit fears delayed building projects, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics.

Construction output across the UK fell more than expected in May, adding to concerns that the economy is in line for a sharp slowdown following the vote to quit the European Union. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that a drop in housebuilding caused the industry

Dumfries and Galloway Council has awarded a contract to carry out repairs at a leisure centre after a successful settlement of the legal action against Kier Construction. McLaughlin & Harvey will deliver internal and external repair works at the DG One leisure centre following the council's lega

Levengrove Park A project to transform Dumbarton’s Levengrove Park has taken a major step forward after securing a £2.8 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Randolph House Redpath Construction has been appointed as main contractor to deliver the refurbishment of Randolph House in Edinburgh’s city centre.

Rural Housing Scotland (RHS) has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s reforms of the planning system but warned that any changes must take specific rural challenges into consideration. The organisation said that the proposed reforms, published earlier this week, should cut into th

Marshall Construction has started work on a 74 bed care home in Cramond, Edinburgh. The site is being developed for Walker Healthcare by Marshall Construction, which won the £7.4 million contract by competitive tender via Glasgow chartered quantity surveyors & project managers Jones Associates.