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Work has commenced on the eye-catching new entrance canopies for St Enoch Subway Station in Glasgow which are set to transform St Enoch Square. SPT’s main contractor, Graham Construction, has started installation of the steel frame for the new station canopy at the station’s north entrance at Ar

Persimmon remains confident of delivering further growth in Group operating profits after encouraging levels of customer confidence in the UK housing market, it said today. Releases its third quarter Interim Management Statement, which covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 3 November 2014, the Group

Commercial activity continues to ramp up at a marked pace, driving construction growth into the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the latest figures from industry analysts Glenigan. The Glenigan Index for November, which covers projects starting on site during the three months to October, has inc

Dawn Group has swung back into profit in its latest financial year, as its homes division reaped the benefits of the Scottish Government’s Help to Buy scheme. Alan Macdonald

International support services and construction group Interserve has announced a major hotel deal with Whitbread PLC for a new Premier Inn hotel in the West End of Edinburgh. The 150-bedroom hub by Premier Inn hotel will be developed and built by Interserve on a site in Torphichen Street. This will

Glasgow based construction company and manufacturing specialist CCG has commenced building 20 new residential properties at Sixth Street in Uddingston. The development, in partnership with Clyde Valley Housing Association, will include 14 terraced houses and one block of 6 flats.

Balfour Beatty announces forthcoming board change Duncan Magrath

Fife construction firms have learned how they can build their businesses by adding community benefits like training and employment opportunities to their tenders for contracts to deliver new affordable housing for councils and housing associations.

Over 200 new subscribers have signed up for the free daily Scottish Construction Now newsletter since the launch of its new website and revamped newsletter last month. There has also been a sharp rise in website visitors and twitter followers. SCN editor Kieran Findlay said: “The new SCN website i

Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled details of a multi-million pound package to fund new hospitals and health centres across the country.

The £28.7 million replacement of a Dundee secondary school could come a step closer next week if councillors back the next stage in the process.

A report by international law firm Pinsent Masons and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has suggested that China is set to invest £105 billion into UK infrastructure by 2025. The report, ‘China Invests West: Can Chinese investment be a game-changer for UK infrastructure?’, f

A record number of students have signed up for a prestigious university course which can take people into management roles and is supported by SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland. Twenty-two people started the Graduate Certificate in Management Practice -

Flats planned for Broughty Ferry site

John Hamilton The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced John Hamilton, chief executive of Winchburgh Developments, as its new chairman.