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(from left) Jim Caldwell, senior fellow of the Institute of Demolition Engineers; Professor Roger Willey; Craig Mcwilliam, Scotland and Northern Ireland regional chairman, National Federation of Demolition Contractors; Vaughan Hart, Scottish Building Federation managing director and director of Cons

CMS managing director Andrew Kerr CMS Window Systems nominated for top European Business Environmental Award

Immersive Hybrid Reality training by Heriot-Watt University Virtual reality may not be new technology but for construction its potential is not only being developed to design and construct better buildings but now explored as training to save lives and reduce injury.

The revamped Scottish Construction Now website is proving more popular than ever with its readers after attracting a record 39,000 unique visitors last month. Page views for the site at www.scottishconstructionnow.com topped 75,000 over the same period, maintaining its continuous monthly increase si

Johnstone Town Hall Johnstone Town Hall in Renfrewshire has received the coveted Project of the Year Award at the RICS Scotland Awards 2016.

Andrew Burns Building defects and flaws have been uncovered in all 17 schools in Edinburgh closed for safety reasons earlier this month and some could remain closed until the summer, the council has revealed.

The UK government’s flagship energy-saving programme, the Green Deal, has not achieved value for money because it failed to persuade householders that energy efficiency measures are worth paying for, the National Audit Office has found. A report by the watchdog published yesterday revealed that th

Tulloch Primary School Perth and Kinross Council has revealed £23 million proposals to demolish and rebuild two primary schools.

Plans for the Paisley development Construction work on a new Centre for Scottish War Blinded in Paisley is to begin next month.

Stuart Macfarlane In Scotland, it is often the case that our glorious heritage is the catalyst for modern development, and there are many recent examples where this has worked well.

Final proposals for a £2 million extension and refurbishment of Prestonpans Health Centre have been approved by East Lothian Council. The plans will see the building increase in size and will provide purpose-built spaces for patients and staff.

David Gray Renfrewshire construction firm CGC has announced a leading member of its team has become a director.

Baldoran Gate Forty new affordable homes to be built in East Dunbartonshire

As we approach the time of the year when we begin to dust off our toolboxes and get spring cleaning, a recent nationwide survey suggests that quite a few Brits will be struggling to clear their outstanding DIY task lists this year. Conducted by JJ Roofing Supplies, the survey quizzed Brits about how

North Ayrshire Council has a Public Private Partnership (PPP) bill of over £1 million a month to ensure the upkeep of just four schools, it has been revealed. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the local authority by GMB Scotland has shown PPP contract costs for 2016-17 of nearly £12.9m.