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Oxgangs Primary School was the first school in Edinburgh to close Three of the 17 schools in Edinburgh which were closed after structural faults were discovered by inspectors are to reopen tomorrow as planned.

GHA steps up regeneration plans after multi-storey demolition The latest step in the regeneration of a Glasgow community took place yesterday when a block of flats was demolished to make way for new homes.

A Canadian road building industry body has launched a series of videos to highlight the dangers which construction workers often have to deal with in their workplaces. The campaign by the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) sees construction workers placed into office environments exhibiting

Murray Estates is seeking interested parties to purchase its proposed 23 acre mixed use development site situated next to Edinburgh International Airport. Edinburgh International Business Gateway will deliver 384,874 sq ft of office space, 525 hotel rooms and 200 residential units.

Engineering support services company Babcock is to construct a reactive compensation station for the world’s largest offshore wind farm from its Rosyth facilities in Fife following the award of a multi-million pound contract. The deal by Dong Energy will see Babcock provide the station for the Hor

Morrison Construction has been appointed to build the first phase of a multi-million pound sports centre in Moray. The project will be built opposite to Linkwood Distillery in Elgin.

Anderson Construction has announced the award of over £2 million worth of contracts for various clients in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Amongst the projects for the Aberdeen-based firm is an £800,000 extension and refurbishment contract for Camphill Estates in Bieldside as well as work for Langstan

A meeting to discuss the UK's current steel crisis is due to take place today in Midlothian. Councillors from Scotland, England and Wales will meet at the National Mining Museum Scotland, where members of the Industrial Communities Alliance (ICA) will discuss issues currently facing the steel, power

This weekend sees the official launch of the new 3000-home community of Countesswells in Aberdeen. The Stewart Milne Group development will provide much needed housing, including affordable homes, and employment opportunities for Aberdeen and the surrounding region.

A £1.67 million project to revamp Glasgow’s Tontine building into a high-tech space for up to 300 entrepreneurs has become the first project to be completed in the city under the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region Deal. Project to inject £53.6m into the Glasgow city region economy, the new centr

(from left) Duncan, Kirsty, Karyn, Phil, Thomas A Glasgow joinery and building company has swapped limestone for the limelight – after featuring on a primetime Channel 4 property show.

Springfield Properties install children’s viewing panels at Hanover site Housebuilder Springfield Properties has taken inspiration from the well-loved children’s programme Play School and installed colourful round viewing windows for nursery kids next to its Hanover Housing Association care home

Archaeologist Megan Stoakley with Amelia Soffe from P1 and Louise Doyle from P6 Further evidence of human remains thought to date back to the 17th Century or earlier have been unearthed by archaeologists in an Edinburgh playground.

Angela Constance Former education secretary Angela Constance has been handed responsibilities for planning, housing and building standards following yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle.

The Union of Construction, Allied Trades & Technicians (UCATT) has reached the end as an independent union after members voted to merge with the larger Unite union. The decision was taken at the union's conference yesterday following what was described as “a full, frank and passionate debate a