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  Fergus Ewing

  The first of twelve schemes in the £3 billion A9 dualling programme has been brought forward today and a contract worth around £50 million put to the market.

Nick Pollard Balfour Beatty has revealed it will close three regional businesses as it hopes to be trading profitably by the end of the year.

Stewart Milne Stewart Milne has announced his is stepping down as chief executive of the Aberdeen-based construction group he founded in 1975.

Plans for a multi-million pound bridge between two remote Orkney islands could end the shortest schedule flight in the world. The air link between Westray and Pappa Westray could be grounded by a scheme to build tunnels, bridges and causeways between a number of Orkney’s islands, the Scotsman has

Resurfacing project announced for Guardbridge A project to resurface and waterproof the A91 New Bridge in Guardbridge is to be carried out by Fife Council.

Glasgow City Council has approved funding of £1 million towards the development of the Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike and Activity Centre in Castlemilk. The aim of the community-driven project is to transform St Martin's, a Category B listed former church, and derelict adjacent site into a £3.34m fac

The start of the construction of the £5.2 million Galashiels Transport Interchange has been marked with a ground breaking ceremony. Scottish Borders Council leader David Parker, Paul McGirk, chief executive of Hub South East Scotland, and Morrison Construction’s Alastair Sutherland were at the si

Stirling Council has given approval in principle for an agreement securing the new home of Cricket Scotland at New Williamfield, Stirling, the home of Stirling County Cricket Club. The proposed new world class facility will see Cricket Scotland relocate its headquarters from the National Cricket Aca

Edinburgh based construction and property company J Smart & Co has flagged as “definite possibilities” the prospect of booking a headline and underlying loss in its current year. In an interim management statement for the period from February 1 to date, the building and civil engineering con

Construction group Tusk saw turnover double last year and is predicting another hefty jump in the coming 12 months as it extends its reach across Scotland and England. Jointly owned by managing director Rory Kennedy and construction director Freddie King, Glasgow-based Tusk made a profit of about £

The importance that the Chancellor George Osborne and the Governor of the Bank of England attach to the need to increase housing supply is “hugely significant”, according to Homes for Scotland. During last week’s Mansion House speeches, the Chancellor outlined action he has taken which he said

A revival in the construction industry north of the Border remains “fragile”, the Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB) has warned. The group’s new services director Gordon Nelson said it was encouraging to see official UK-wide output showing a 1.5 per cent uplift in construction output