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St Kessog's Primary School West Dunbartonshire Council has voted to build a new purpose-built education campus in Balloch incorporating two primary schools, an early learning and childcare centre and an additional support needs base.

A joint venture comprising Interserve and Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S has been awarded a contract to build Viridor’s £177 million energy recovery facility (ERF) in East Lothian.

Jo Swinson Two Scottish building companies are among a list of almost 40 employers who have been “named and shamed” by the UK government for failing to pay the national minimum wage.

Tulloch Homes has appointed Billy McKay to the role of construction director for all sites in Scotland.

New Dumfries theatre planned

Liz Cameron The Scottish construction industry is showing strong order growth and investment trends driven by housebuilding, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) said today.

Meadowbank Stadium is to be demolished and rebuilt under plans to replace the 50-year-old facility. Built for Edinburgh’s 1970 Commonwealth Games, councillors now want to replace it with a new £43 million sports centre. If funding is not approved, the centre faces permanent closure.

Derek MacKay An additional £3 million is being invested by the Scottish Government in the A83 in the coming year.

Steve Murphy A sharp growth in the use of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) in the last full financial year is a clear indicator of an increase in false self-employment in the industry, UCATT has revealed.

Donald MacDonald Ogilvie Construction has rebranded the business with a new corporate identity that builds on more than 60 years of success.

How the completed Birkwood Castle will look First phase of Birkwood Castle development nears completion

Karen Campbell Home building industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has promoted Karen Campbell to director of policy & operations.

Angela Constance MSP The Scottish Government has established a group to assess and report on the condition of school buildings.

LHC Scotland would like to hear from small and large scale contractors who have experience of installing kitchens, bathrooms and associated works in social housing, schools, community centres and other public sector buildings. The public sector specialist procurement consortium is forming a new fram

The Association for Project Safety (APS) has welcomed the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) revisions to the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations following the HSE’s consultation period. The HSE’s L-Series Guidance document has been eagerly awaited by the industry and the publi