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A 60-year-old worker has been killed after being hit by a crane he was directing on the Queensferry Crossing project. The fatal incident occurred just after noon on Thursday on the deck attached to the bridge’s north tower. It is understood that the worker died after he was hit by the boom of a sp

Oxgangs Primary School was the first school in Edinburgh to close The City of Edinburgh Council will appoint independent experts to check that the city’s schools are safe to reopen in a move that marks a significant departure from the previous system which saw builders approve their own work.

Plans for a £80 million golf course development in Aberdeenshire backed by American golfer Jack Nicklaus have been approved by councillors. FM Group’s Ury Estate development, near Stonehaven, will see a “world class” golf course, designed by golfing legend Nicklaus, as well as a clubhouse, ho

Liberty House has completed its acquisition of the former Tata Steel plate making facilities at Dalzell and Clydebridge in Lanarkshire. The deal involved a back-to-back transaction in which the Scottish Government acquired the two plants from Tata Steel and immediately sold them to Liberty House.

Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall is constructing a new primary school campus in Bishopbriggs as part of East Dunbartonshire Council’s plan to update its schools estate. Located on the existing Woodhill Primary School site, the new building will replace the existing Auchinairn

(from left) Chris Chivers, president, CIOB; Neil Kelly and Ian Gracie, chair, CIOB Scotland Head of construction at MacRoberts LLP, Neil Kelly, has been presented with a top award from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

(from left) Kit Campbell (Architect), Neil Baxter (Secretary, RIAS), Karen Cunningham (Director, Festival of Architecture 2016) and David Dunbar (Chair, Festival of Architecture 2016). Photo credit: Malcolm Cochrane A new book documenting the best 100 buildings in Scotland over the past 100 years ha

Sibbald Training has raised £740 for The Lighthouse Club thanks to fundraising challenges held during SCOTPLANT 2016. Held at the Royal Highland Showground in April, the biannual event saw Sibbald Training exhibit and run an ‘Operators Challenge’ and ‘Kids Challenge’ allowing everyone of a

Miller Homes to build better lives in Malawi Sixteen members of the Miller Homes team are looking forward to laying the foundation for a better future for families in Malawi after volunteering to take part in Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Trip.

After a long running battle between owners and town planners came to an end, Greenock’s yellow house is being repainted, according to The Scotsman. The property on the Esplanade was the subject of many complaints after owner’s decided to paint their house lemon.

Police are to review allegations of corruption relating to a central heating company part-owned by North Lanarkshire Council after the local authority launched its own investigation into the claims. Detectives have launched a preliminary investigation into Saltire after concerns were flagged up in a

The firm was removed from this community centre and office contract in Gorebridge last year Northern Ireland construction firm T&A Kernoghan, which was previously removed from two contacts in Scotland, has fallen into administration owing thousands of pounds to suppliers.

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has dismissed concerns about the impending EU referendum as it reported a higher order book for the first four months of the year. In an upbeat trading statement issued this morning, the company said it was well-equipped to react to any potential changes in the market due

Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour has launched its manifesto for the Holyrood election, pledging to reform the planning regime and to end the housing crisis by building 60,000 affordable homes.

Simon Rubinsohn International businesses are postponing investment in Britain in the wake of EU uncertainty, a new paper by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has claimed.