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Ed Monaghan An ongoing focus on growing income from external markets through each of its divisions has paid dividends for Mactaggart & Mickel Group with profits increasing by 21 per cent.

Housebuilder Persimmon has continued it positive momentum with a 12 per cent growth in revenues during the first six months of the year to reach £1.34 billion. In a trading update covering the period from July 1 to November 3, 2015, the company said customer activity strengthened in line with the t

Work has started on a new £2.5 million sports centre extension at Edinburgh Napier University’s Sighthill campus. The two-storey development at the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy will host a multi-use strength and conditioning gym, rehabilitation space and studio research facility.

The Scottish Government has shown improvement in waste and strategic transport infrastructure but concerns remain in energy and local transport, a new report from civil engineers has revealed. The five-yearly State of the Nation Scotland report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland

Planning officials have given the green light for a student accommodation development with 221 rooms in Aberdeen. Crucible Alba will develop the Michael Laird Architects-designed facility on the site of McConechy’s Garage on Willowbank Road.

Argyll and Bute Council is taking immediate action to ensure public safety after a historic church spire in Rothesay was confirmed as dangerous to the public. The condition of Rothesay’s West Church has been monitored over the past few years and, following further investigation work recently, it w

Another milestone has been reached on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie -Tipperty project with the first bridge beams being lowered into place at the site of the new Tipperty Junction. The new bridge will carry the A90 over the realigned B9000 Newburgh to Pitmedden road.

Michelin unveils £50m upgrade of Dundee base Tyre giant Michelin is to spend £50 million turning its Dundee base into a state-of-the-art factory.

A Frenchman is hoping to revolutionise the building and services trade after inventing special underwear that caters for the infamous "builder's bum". Builder's crack, plumber's bum, the coinslot, bottom cleavage...

Tony Aikenhead Long-established construction group Sir Robert McAlpine has appointed the first non-family member to run the business following a review into its management and governance structure.

A previous phase of work at the Willowyard site Marshall Construction has won a £17.8 million contract to build 14 warehouses for whisky company Chivas Brothers, its largest contract win to date.

Developer Lovell is trialling a new tool which measures the economic impact of an affordable housing project on the local community. The Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) enables the company to see how much investment a housing scheme brings to an area by analysing where the project income is spent and re-sp

The first sod on a new primary school development in Stirling was cut last week at a special ceremony on site attended by councillors, school children and Scottish Government minister for learning Dr Alasdair Allan. Also in attendance were representatives of hub East Central Scotland who are leading

Construction buyers have reported another upturn in overall UK construction output for October, alongside the fastest rise in new work for 12 months. The growth was highlighted in the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index report which also showed the highest rate of construction job creation

A self-employed roofer has been fined after a man fell from the roof of a house and suffered serious injuries. Adam Menzies, 43, of Falkirk Road, Larbert, Falkirk, pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences.