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Up to 364 new homes are set to be built on the former site of Strathclyde University's 31-acre Jordanhill campus in the west end of Glasgow.

A firm of building surveyors, project managers and cost consultants is looking to ramp up its Scottish operations following contract wins with the likes of John Menzies and Scottish Water. Watts Group has eight offices across the UK but is targeting Scotland for expansion as part of its business gro

St Patrick’s Primary School Inverclyde Council’s programme of schools investment is moving forward with the St Patrick’s Primary School project in for planning permission.

Wates Smartspace managing director Helen Bunch Wates rebrands fit-out division

The Butchart Centre Students at the University of Aberdeen are set to benefit from an £8 million redevelopment of its student union building in the heart of the Old Aberdeen campus.

Jim McGovern MP Dundee's V&A museum project could offer hope to around 250 construction staff from Muirfield Contracts which went into administration last week, according to an MP.

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a contractor to build its new £28m Data Technology Institute. Designed by Bennetts Associates, the Data Technology Institute is to be the third and final phase of the University’s Potterrow development. The first two phases were constructed and completed in

The planned merger between building materials giants Holcim and Lafarge to create the world’s biggest cement company has stalled after Holcim rejected the current terms. Switzerland-based Holcim, which includes UK arm Aggregate Industries, revealed today it wants to renegotiate the terms of the me

The Highland Council has agreed detailed costs set out for the West Link and associated sports facilities and to continue to progress the scheme. It is anticipated that almost £4 in economic benefit would be achieved for every £1 spent on building the West Link road alone.

Works to Inverness Premier Inn extension completes Construction works are complete on the extension to the Premier Inn at Inshes Gate Inverness.

The administrators of Muirfield Contracts Ltd have announced they have begun an orderly wind-down of the business following a thorough review of the company’s affairs.

Blair Melville Homes for Scotland has welcomed the news that the first two of eight major planning appeals called in for determination by the Scottish Government have been approved.

Health & Safety Scotland offers visitors the chance to keep up to date with the latest legal issues and trends through its conference programme, which is authored by the British Safety Council. The event takes place at Glasgow’s SECC on 22nd – 23rd April 2015. Forming part of the conference

Steve Wiseman McCarthy and Stone Scotland celebrates top customer satisfaction marks for a record tenth year

New planning guidance in Fife will help regenerate the area and create jobs, according to the council. The new guidance replaces three previous documents and aims to support growth in the region's housebuilding sector.