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New official output figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown that Scotland had seen the greatest improvement in construction activity output in the UK as a whole. The vast majority of the 12 per cent overall increase north of the border in the year to June was from infrastructure pr

  New retail park planned for north Glasgow could bring over 600 jobs A new retail park planned for a derelict area of land could bring more than 600 jobs to the north of Glasgow. The proposals, lodged with Glasgow City Council, are for four business units, a supermarket, a gym, petrol station

Plans will be lodged next week for the second phase of housing at the Athletes’ Village, in Glasgow which could see a further 200 new homes built at the site, according to the Evening Times. A school and shops are also planned, with work due to start next year. Developer City Legacy intends to lod

Retail specialist contractor Barr Construction has commenced construction on the site of the new Waitrose in Milngavie. Developers Town Centre Securities appointed Barr Construction as main contractors of the Milngavie site which will be the retailer’s seventh outlet and fourth new-build store in

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has produced a paper to outline the potential implications and impact that the referendum debate and further devolution of powers or independence may have on land, property and construction in Scotland. The global organisation is the principal body

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  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