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Commercial trainees from Clark Contracts' Academy visited the main contractor’s project to design and build Ian Macleod Distillers new headquarters in Broxburn.

An investigation is underway into the death of a 23-year-old man at a construction site in Shetland.

CITB is investing £3 million into the Scottish construction sector to support individuals at the start of their career and increase job retention. The commission, Scottish Academy for Construction Opportunities (SACO), will target the Highlands and Islands and Scotland Central and Southern, an

Global engineering-led construction firm Burns & McDonnell has established an office and team in Scotland as it continues to expand its UK footprint. The firm, which has operated in the United States for over 120 years, will provide engineering and construction services to electricity network op

A veteran small business owner with more than 40 years’ experience in the electrical industry has been elected as the new president of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Respected professional Alistair Grant pledged to put apprenticeships and regulation of the sec

Barratt Developments hosted an interactive site safety discussion at Frogston Primary School recently to remind children of the dangers of its nearby building sites at Heritage Grange in Edinburgh. Held during a school assembly on Monday 30th May, the session took the pupils through the da

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers Ltd.

Funding provided by developers of new homes in north west Edinburgh has led to a route extension of the popular 41 Lothian bus service and a boost to public transport in the wider area. A new bus terminus – part of the Cammo Meadows development off Maybury Road – will promote greater use

A novel penned by a construction worker during his lunch breaks using just his iPhone has been picked up by a major publisher.

Property developer Soller Group has submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council for 359 residential apartments for private rental, at 144 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow. Designed by Mosaic Architecture + Design, the planning application is for a landscaped courtyard development of 359 contem

The first phase of a rail decarbonisation scheme to electrify the Fife route has been approved to move to construction phase.

CHAP Group’s growth plans have taken another important step forward with the appointment of Andy McNair to the board as its new preconstruction director and Ron Liddell taking on a new role as civil engineering director. Mr McNair, a chartered architect, will figurehead CHAP’s business d

Growth in business at Irvine-based Andrew Wright Windows has created up to 28 new jobs. The company confirmed the expansion of its workforce following a series of commercial contract wins with leading housebuilders and also increasing enquiries from domestic customers, many driven by the desire to b

A new secondary school that places students’ mental health and well-being at the heart of its design, the rescue and restoration of an iconic Modernist house, and an exquisite rural office building on the edge of the Balmoral estate are among the winners of Scotland’s national archi

The MAK Contracts Group has launched a new painting division due to increasing demand.