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Left to right: Lovell regional director Alan Taylor; Archie McDermid, site manager for the Little Boghead project; Derek Brown, site manager for the kitchen and bathroom replacement programme for Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership and Lovell regional health, safety and environmental manager W

West Dunbartonshire learning disability centre gets £700k upgrade A facility which provides care and support for adults with learning disabilities has undergone a major £700,000 refurbishment.

An ambitious £200 million plan to reposition Stirling as an “economic and cultural powerhouse” at the heart of Scotland is being developed by Stirling Council. The plan – part of the council’s City Development Framework – is being drawn up in association with public and private sector sta

John Muir The highest paid director at building firm Muir Group got a pay package worth more than £1 million in its most recent financial year, The Herald has reported.

A new women's prison, catering for just 80 offenders, is to be built to replace Scotland's only female jail at Cornton Vale in Stirling, the justice secretary has announced. Michael Matheson, who scrapped plans for a new 300-cell jail in Inverclyde in January, said a new small national prison will b

David Allen Wates Group has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) and company secretary as it unveiled a modernised new brand identitiy.

One of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest buildings is facing a £2.5 million repair bill to save it from ruin. Hill House in Helensburgh is run by the National Trust for Scotland and the charity is looking to raise the cash to save it from “excessive water ingress”.

George Farley, hub West board director; Ronnie Dinnie, head of neighbourhood services at West Dunbartonshire Council; Jim Ward, construction director at BAM; Councillor Patrick McGlinchey, convener for infrastructure regeneration and economic development at West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbarto

In the build up towards Armed Forces Day, which takes place on 27 June, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is promoting management careers in construction to those who are leaving the armed forces. With significant cuts to the numbers of military posts in recent years, there are large number

Two Glasgow based projects have been awarded the prestigious 2015 Saltire Innovation in Housing award, supported by the endorsement of the Scottish Government, as part of the 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards. Recognising housing design excellence throughout Scotland, the prestigious awards from th

Scottish construction company City Building has rewarded the tradespeople of tomorrow at its annual Apprentice Awards, which took place on Tuesday 16 June. Around 180 apprentices across all sectors of the business including, construction, administration, heating and lift engineering were shortlisted

Barratt Scotland’s construction team picked up six prizes at this year’s NHBC Pride in the Job Awards - the highest number secured in one year by the housebuilder to date. Now in their 35th year, the National House-Building Council's Pride in the Job Awards recognise the unique personal contribu

Speirs Centre wins architecture award The Speirs Centre in Alloa, which recently underwent a significant regeneration programme, has been given a prestigious architecture accolade.

MLA, an award-winning architectural practice with a strong reputation for high quality design, has unveiled their new identity and website (michaellaird.co.uk). Launched during an event at the Point Conference Centre’s penthouse in Edinburgh, the evening was also a celebration of MLA’s 60th year

A planning application for Scotland’s first purpose-built, large-scale private rental residential development has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council by developers Grosvenor.