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Output in the Scottish construction sector has risen to records levels, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). New figures published today show that output over the 12 months to September this year rose to over £14 billion compared to a previous record output of more than £13bn over

Nicola Barclay Home building industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the internal appointment of Nicola Barclay as its new chief executive.

Stirling Council has approved a £200 million development plan to transform the city into a world-class centre of enterprise and opportunity. Councillors yesterday voted to pursue the City Development Framework plans which are designed to help the city build on its strengths to become an economic an

A disused landmark building is to be transformed by the University of Edinburgh as part of a major development. The A-listed Surgical Hospital in the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will be sensitively restored and bring together different strands of the University’s cutting-edge activities fr

Plans for a £30 million 4 star Radisson hotel on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow have been approved by the local authority. The 176-bedroom facility will include 78 parking spaces, bar, restaurant, Sky Bar, gallery, gym and more than 100sq m of event spaces.

Graham Construction has completed building a £10 million primary school in Fort William. The new Lundavra Primary School was built on behalf of the Highland Council.

The Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) has announced City of Glasgow College’s new state-of-the-art £66 million Riverside Campus, opened just weeks ago by first minister Nicola Sturgeon, as winner of a major design award. The development – part of a £228m twin-site supercampus that also inc

New tenant Martyn Rae (left) with Lachie Macdonald (centre) the chair of Highland Housing Alliance and Darren Black (right) Martin's flatmate New affordable Inverness flats handed over to tenants

Iconic construction always has a risk to it, so YourTradeBase has created an infographic visualising some of the most dangerous construction projects in history. It features 13 of the world’s most famous construction projects, highlighting surprising death tolls and what caused these fatalities.

Plans to fix the problem which forced the closure of the Forth Road Bridge have now been finalised. In the week since the closure, Amey’s team of engineers have been working around the clock to develop a solution to a crack on one of the bridge’s truss end links.

Developers behind the Marischal Square regeneration project in Aberdeen defended their decision to use granite from China rather than locally sourced stone. It has emerged the £107 million city centre project will use 180 tons of rock from the Far East despite the stone being synonymous with the Gr

Anna Stewart Laing O’Rourke has revealed Anna Stewart is to step down as group chief executive with immediate effect due to ill health.

Pam Ewen RTPI Scotland has published its manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Election which sets out seven key actions it believes are required to build a successful and sustainable Scotland.

Ian Gibson Robertson Facilities Management has won a significant contract to provide services at Perth & Kinross Council’s largest office building.

A turf-cutting ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction work on a £17 million school for children with additional support needs arising from severe and complex factors in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council staff in partnership with hub North Scotland and JM Architects worked to get the