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Wick Community Campus (pic from Ryder Architecture) Wick Community Campus has been hailed as one of the best educational developments in Europe after judges awarded hub North Scotland a prestigious prize at an international awards ceremony.

Hillcrest given green light for 21 new Dundee homes Plans for the development of 21 affordable flats on the long derelict site of a former Dundee metal works on Dens Road have been approved.

Creditors of Dundee building company Muirfield Contracts have agreed to continue with the firm’s administration. About 30 traders, suppliers and their proxies met for two hours of talks behind closed doors in the city’s Apex Hotel on Thursday, the Courier has reported.

Defence firm BAE Systems is to invest more than £100 million in improving and expanding its Govan and Scotstoun sites. BAE had been considering a second option of a new £200m single-site manufacturing facility at Scotstoun which would have meant closing the Govan yard.

Robertson Group founder Bill Robertson CBE said he was “absolutely delighted and honoured” to have been given a lifetime achievement award by Homes for Scotland at the organisation’s Annual Lunch in Edinburgh last week. The accolade from the housing trade body was presented by Scotland footbal

Gardiner & Theobold (G&T) has won the quantity surveyor contract on the restoration of the Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA) Mackintosh building, following the fire in May 2014. The consultancy has already been appointed project manager on the restoration and beat several major players to the

Construction work has started on the soon-to-be first commercial distillery on the Isle of Harris after fundraising for a new maturation warehouse was completed. The warehouse is being erected on a plot bought from a local crofter, with completion slated for next month.

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, CITB Scotland has released videos detailing the experiences of current apprentices around the country. Daniel Deavy's following a family tradition by forging a career in construction. He was named Adult Apprentice of the Year after deciding to return to col

Mactaggart & Mickel Group welcomed Annabelle Ewing MSP, minister for youth and women’s employment, to one of its leading developments yesterday as the company marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week (18-22 May). Ms Ewing visited the Polnoon development in Eaglesham, which follows the guidance of t

Karen Catto House builder and timber systems manufacturer the Stewart Milne Group has begun the search for its 2015 intake of apprentices.

Pupils in West Lothian and Highland secondary schools are set to benefit from a new foundation apprenticeship in construction which has been launched at the new Forth crossing. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Skills Development Scotland have been working with local employers, sch

Dozens of young apprentices were inspired to achieve their potential at a special event held to recognise the important role they play in West Dunbartonshire Council. Motivational speaker Brian Costello addressed over 80 of the council’s young trainees and set them on the path to further success a

Fife visitor centre and distillery plan unveiled Organic Architects has submitted plans to revamp the Lindores Abbey distillery in Fife, home to the earliest recorded example of distilling in Scotland from 1494.

Two SNP politicians will lobby the Scottish Government to have Edinburgh’s planning blueprint changed, less than a week after it was passed with help from the party’s own councillors. According to the Scotsman, Colin Keir MSP and Michelle Thomson MP said they are “annoyed” and “disappointe

A Scottish firm is using pioneering robotics technology to repair underground gas pipes in Edinburgh without having to dig up roads. The remote-controlled devices, which have never been used in Scotland before, work inside the gas pipes to spot leaks and carry out repairs.