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Noble Francis Growth estimates for the UK construction industry have been downgraded because of slower economic growth.

Ronald McDonald House CCG (Scotland) has announced three of its development projects have been shortlisted for this year's RICS awards.

Over £76 million of financing has been secured for the construction of two onshore wind farms after renewable energy developer Velocita received planning permission for both sites. Construction has already started Airies wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, and the Sorbie wind farm in North Ayrshire

Moray Glennie, senior development officer at Kingdom Housing Association; Archie Sprunt; Jim Murphy, MD Abbotshall Homes; Joanne Aitken, development worker at Fife Works; Allan Cairns and Bill Banks, chief executive at Kingdom Housing Association Kingdom comes for long-term job seeker Archie

A doctor from Bangladesh has scooped top prize in the Art of Building digital photography competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building since 2010. Daredevil by Ata Adnan received 29 per cent of the thousands of votes cast by the public to choose this year’s winner.

A £2.5 million refurbishment of the historic Picture House in Campbeltown has begun following the appointment of a contractor to the project. Corramore Construction will now begin the process of restoring the art nouveau landmark to include a 192 seat main auditorium, a 53 seat new second auditoriu

The Highland Council has approved an additional programme of £2.7 million for the coming year 2016/17. A total of £2.3m will be allocated this coming year to re-surfacing, surface dressing and road markings across the Highland network and £0.4m to bridges in Sutherland (Kylesku) and Lochaber (A88

Contractors are due to begin developing a new biomass pipeline in Fife.

Alison McDiarmid YourPlace factoring services director Alison McDiarmid has been elected as President of the Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS).

Nicola Barclay New research has suggested that two fifths (40 per cent) of Scottish non-homeowners do not believe they will ever be able to buy their own house.

An updated set of best-practice criteria has been put together to support the construction sector in doing its utmost to boost the image of the industry. The Monitors’ Checklist is part of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, launched with the aim of supporting the building trade to show itself in

Bellrock Close Veteran housing organisation selected as Glasgow architect’s charity of the year

A video game has been developed that involves the investigation of structural problems in abandoned factories, forgotten tunnels and unsafe buildings. Developer Loiste Interactive describes Infra as “an atmospheric and completely non-violent first-person puzzle adventure that deals with the issues

A phased reintroduction of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on the Forth Road Bridge is due to begin from Thursday night, delaying the full reopening of the crossing by a month, the Scottish Government has announced. Structural monitoring installed at the truss end links of the structure show the bridge

Fergus Ewing Business rates at the Tata Steel plants at Clydebridge and Dalzell are set to be reduced in an effort to secure an alternative commercial operator for the sites.