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It appears that China’s recent ban on the construction of weird looking buildings has arrived too late in the day for this latest offering. In Heinan, at the North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, a new building was recently erected with a striking resemblance to a toilet.

Concourse of Edinburgh Waverley station The Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification project could be delayed by up to seven months and has increased beyond its previous £742 million cost estimate, it has been revealed.

Transport Scotland has announced the names of the four bidders competing to build the new A737 Dalry Bypass. The shortlisted bidders for the 4 kilometre long project are: Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited, Farrans Construction and Roadbridge, Interserve Construction Limited and John Paul Cons

Douglas Keillor Regional director of BAM Construction in Scotland, Douglas Keillor, has been appointed to the board of BAM Construct UK.

NHS Orkney has announced Robertson Capital Projects as the successful bidder for the islands’ new £60 million hospital and healthcare facility. The purpose-built facility will contribute to high quality care, while improving the experience for patients, staff and visitors.

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed to complete a full refurbishment of Highlander House in the city centre of Glasgow. Formally occupied by the Scottish Government, Highlander House will undergo a complete refurbishment internally to provide 40,000sqft of high-spec Cat A space, including an

Work to create a world class new exhibition and conference centre for Aberdeen and the north east began with a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday. Aberdeen City Council and its joint venture development partner Henry Boot Developments Ltd broke ground on the multi-million pound project which will al

The City of Edinburgh Council’s proposed Local Development Plan (LDP), which has scope for the provision of thousands of new homes, should not be modified to include further housing land release at a strategic level, the Scottish Government has said. The feedback comes in a report that considered

Kingdom Housing Association has received approval from the Scottish Government for its latest project in Fife, where 55 new homes will be provided at Oakley Road in Saline. Saline is about 5 miles north west of Dunfermline and where a very high need for affordable housing has been identified in the

(from left) Curriculum leader John McCusker, Jenny McEwan, Mark Savage, head of engineering Mark Ingram and college principal Martin McGuire A bright spark from New College Lanarkshire has been crowned the area’s top first year electrical engineering apprentice.

CCG continues work on £12m project in Paisley CCG is continuing with work on a £12 million project for blind and partially sighted people in Paisley.

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Housebuilder Persimmon has said it remains too soon to judge the effect that the result of the EU Referendum will have on the UK new homes market as the firm reported strong first half trading. In a trading update to the city this morning the Group said that “market fundamentals remain strong, sup

A £47 million finance deal for a state-of-the-art academy in Aberdeen has been agreed as the project moves to the next phase. Aberdeen City Council and development partner hub North Scotland have now signed the financial deal to allow building work to begin.

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed main contractor of the multi-million pound Equine Diagnostics, Surgical & Critical Care Unit (EDSCCU) project at the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus in Edinburgh. The project will comprise the construction of an Equine Diagnostics, Surgic