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(from left) Ulrich Steinmetz, John Burke and Bailie Liz Cameron A topping out ceremony that blended a mix of Glaswegian and German traditions has been held at CONNECT110NS in Queen Street, a new office development led by BAM Properties.

Building companies in the UK have hired Portuguese bricklayers on £1,000-a-week wages because of a shortage of skilled Britons, a recruitment firm has said. The finding was revealed by Manpower, whose research is said to have confirmed industry fears of a lack of suitably-trained workers.

John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has said it is still in the hunt to acquire Balfour Beatty’s public-private partnership (PPP) business, despite its initial offer being rejected. JLIF made a £1 billion offer for the PPP assets of Balfour Beatty last week, highlighting the attraction of work

From April 2015 employment intermediaries will have to send HMRC quarterly reports that contain details of any workers and their payments that have not been subject to Income Tax or National Insurance through their PAYE. The new rule will put more pressure on construction firms to ensure their tax a

(from left): Stuart Patrick, chief executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - Lynn Stodart, Group HR manager, CCG (Scotland) Ltd - Alastair Wylie, chairman and chief executive, CCG (Scotland) Ltd The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded the Large Employer of the Year (Scotland) priz

Graham Bolton (right) with Stewart Hosie The Builders Merchants' Federation (BMF) met with the Scottish National Party to give government ministers and party officials an opportunity to hear about the BMF's ideas and policies, as well as to discuss the role of merchants and the organisation itself i

Brevik House New 125 bed hotel planned for Lerwick

An environmental charity which is seeking to challenge a decision to grant planning permission for a new windfarm in the Scottish Highlands has a bid to limit its liability for expenses in the proceedings refused. A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session ruled that the proposed proceedings

RJ McLeod has been announced as the successful bidder for main construction works on Selkirk's £31.4 million flood protection scheme. Six companies were invited to tender in June after 16 registered an interest in delivering the project.

Michael Martin Former chief engineer of Morrison Construction, Michael Martin, has been named as project director of Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), the consortium building the £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing.

Robertson Group has begun work on a new £100m iconic distillery and visitor centre at The Macallan site at Craigellachie on Speyside.

Galliford Try has today said it has been notified by FTSE Client Services that the Group will be reclassified into the Home Construction subsector from the Heavy Construction subsector. The reclassification reflects the success of the Group's strategy to grow its Housebuilding division, which includ

Plans to expand Edinburgh trams network to Leith Councillors are set to consider whether the tram network in Edinburgh should be expanded, seven months after the trams began running.

A joiner who suffered a head injury and a broken wrist in a fall at work has been awarded more than £45,000 damages despite the fact he could not remember the accident and there being no witnesses. Derek Smith sued his employers Muir Construction alleging common law negligence and breaches of vario

Work on the new Barrhead High School in East Renfrewshire is to start next year after a new site was chosen for the replacement secondary. East Renfrewshire Council said the new campus will be in Cowan Park, next to the existing school near the Johnny Kelly Pavilion.