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Derek MacKay A taskforce will be convened to oversee the completion of infrastructure works and the deployment of MV Loch Seaforth on the Stornoway-Ullapool route, Minister for Transport and Islands Derek Mackay announced today.

Allan Callaghan Construction output in the UK fell by two per cent in November compared to the previous month, according to today’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Galliford Try has reported a strong half-year performance, with the integration of Edinburgh-based Miller Construction virtually complete. The contractor said assimilation of the Scottish construction firm, which it bought for almost £17 million last July, into the wider group has “proceeded very

Stuart McMillan The formal consultation process on a new bill designed to re-claim the medical costs of treating people suffering from asbestos related diseases begins today.

Top marks for Edinburgh housing development An Edinburgh housing development has received an excellent rating from the nationwide construction awards body.

Alex Neil Scottish housing secretary Alex Neil has intervened in the cases of six major developments across the Lothians in a move which is expected to fast track the building of more than 1200 new homes.

Glasgow School of Art has announced the firms shortlisted to lead the restoration of the building which was badly damaged by fire last year.

Aberdeenshire Council has been issued a Temporary Stop Notice on a site formerly used as an equestrian centre on land south of Middlemuir Croft, Whitecairns. It is understood local residents contacted the local authority over the New Year period about engineering works which had been carried out wit

Philip Hogg The Scottish Government has commissioned Homes for Scotland to research how alternative construction methods can be used to create a lasting transformation in the way new homes are built.

Figures showing the annual increase of advertised salaries have indicated that most sectors are experiencing the highest increases since before the recession, with construction workers averaging a 10.4 per cent increase from last year.

Wilton Lodge Park regeneration project all set for 2015

Margaret Burgess The number of new homes built in Scotland has risen by nine per cent in the last year, according to official figures.

Aberdeenshire construction firm Chap Group has ended its business with Clydesdale after signing a £20 million finance deal with Santander. The Westhill-based company – which has divisions covering civil engineering, commercial property, house building and quarrying plans to use the new deal to ac

Sarah Speirs Private construction workloads have continued to increase despite a further rise in skill shortages, according to the latest RICS UK Construction Market Survey.

Persimmon has reported a 17 per cent increase in completions of house sales in 2014 despite heightened industry fears over a cooling housing market. The York-based company reported a 23 per cent year-on-year rise in full-year revenue to £2.6 billion on Wednesday, slightly ahead of analyst estimates