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The Scottish Government has said a decision has not yet been made on the planned women’s prison in Greenock. The £75 million HMP Inverclyde has been widely opposed by campaigners and opposition parties who say the focus should be on reducing the number of women being

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Construction contracts for major projects related to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games amounted to £669 million, according to Glasgow City Council.

A plan which could see over £1 billion of development opportunities in Argyll and Bute has been welcomed by the Scottish Government. Argyll and Bute Council said government reporters gave its planning service positive feedback on development land identified in the Argyll and Bute Local Development

New Year, new start for Dalkeith Corn Exchange

Vaughan Hart By Vaughan Hart, managing director at Scottish Building Federation

Edinburgh Airport has revealed plans for a separate international immigration hall and baggage reclaim area as part of a £50 million extension.

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty has revealed that it expects profits for 2014 to be £70 million lower at its construction business due to problems with contracts.

Health Secretary Shona Robison MSP has cut the first ground on the £48 million first phase of redevelopments at the Royal Edinburgh Campus.

ISG has added a further £6 million of projects to its recent tally of Scottish wins, which last month included £11m of secured work in Edinburgh. The latest two schemes in St Andrews and Glasgow include the creation of a new hotel and retail outlet and an office refurbishment for Network Rail.

Ian Main, Ogilvie Group HR manager, receives the IIYP Award from Janice Laurie, IIYP training consultant Ogilvie Construction is among the first Scottish companies in the sector to have been awarded Investors in Young People (IIYP) accreditation.

St Enoch subway station refurbishment moves towards completion

Donald Trump Donald Trump has renewed his legal challenge against an offshore windfarm he claims is destroying his attempts to build a golf resort in the north east.

LHC Scotland will be holding a pre-tender seminar for Scottish contractors interested in applying to a third workstream of its offsite New Homes framework – construction services. The public sector procurement specialist is looking for suitable contractors to tender for a number of regional opport

First-time buyers have been handed a tax boost after finance secretary John Swinney announced sweeping revisions to his replacement for stamp duty which will see 50 per cent of all household transactions paying no tax. Revisions to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), which will replace St

Adrian Aston Activity in the construction sector continues its upward trend but the skills shortage that has been evident for some could severely hold back a full recovery, national property and construction consultants Wakemans has warned.