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Most of the UK’s construction specialists are proud to be working in the industry, according to a new survey. Of the 700 skilled construction employees who were polled, some 83 per cent said that they are proud to work in the industry.

Ed Monaghan - right Mactaggart & Mickel Group has returned to pre-recession profit levels after strong sales from the Homes division, company-wide efficiencies and the sale of non-performing assets.

Vaughan Hart The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has expressed concern about new evidence pointing to a fragmentation in the Scottish construction industry as a result of the economic downturn.

A contract to build new primary schools in two rural South Lanarkshire villages has been awarded to Morrison Construction. Work on the Gilmourton and Auchengray Primaries is due to begin before the end of this year.

Plans for a new £50 million whisky distillery near Alness are to be delayed due to a drop in worldwide demand.

Pressure on the supply chain is continuing to affect tender levels, according to the latest tender price forecast from Mace. Mace, which surveys it supply chain for market feedback every quarter, has revised its 2014 tender price inflation upwards from 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent by the end of 2014

Board Directors and Trustees from CALA Homes and the Crags Community Sports Centre Dragon’s Den style project gets youngsters fired up in Edinburgh

Detailed plans for 80 homes and the possible provision of a new health centre at Friockheim have now been lodged with Angus Council. The Evening Telegraph reports that Guild Homes (Tayside) Ltd is seeking approval for the development of 80 houses, including 16 affordable properties, along with open

Aberdeenshire Council has rejected two major developments in Stonehaven.

left to right - Colin Paterson (project manager), Danny Conroy (surveyor/estimator), Inglis Douglas (general building manager), Derek Clarke (commercial executive), Robert Marshall (managing director), Willie Heads (assistant plant manager), Kenny Thomson (contract surveyor) & Stephen Patrick (s

Student accommodation provider Unite is to expand its presence in Aberdeen after acquiring its fifth development site in the city.

A legal battle blocking a major development in Perth has been settled. It has, however, come too late to salvage a planned £41 million supermarket that would have been built on the former Perth Mart site on Crieff Road, The Courier has reported.

Plans unveiled for 49 new social homes in Glasgow Plans have been submitted for 49 new homes for social rent in Springburn, North Glasgow.

Planning approval has been granted for a Barratt Homes development of 147 new homes in Stirling, bringing more than £20m of new investment to the area. Plans for Highland Gate comprise of a range of three bedroom terraced, semi-detached and detached homes, and four bedroom detached homes from the h

Artist's impression of new Science and Technology galleries The Wellcome Trust is giving £1.3 million to the National Museum of Scotland to help fund six new science and technology galleries, to open in 2016.