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A former shipyard worker is warning young tradespeople of the dangers of asbestos after losing around a third of his body weight since being diagnosed with mesothelioma. James Queen, 74, worked as a shipwright in Liverpool and Glasgow where he was exposed to asbestos. Last year he was diagnosed with

Work has begun on £1.36 million of roof repairs and parapet works to a historic museum purported to be Aberdeen’s most haunted building.

Sanctuary Scotland has handed over the final set of keys at its new 128-home Anchor Court development in the Yoker area of Glasgow. The £21m development – designed by Glasgow-based MAST Architects and built by contractor CCG – has delivered a range of high-quality one-, two- and th

Two new council housing developments in Aberdeen, which were put on hold due to high costs in the construction sector, are back on track after a value engineering review identified project savings.

A total of 38 new council homes have been built in Larkhall.

Wheatley Group has submitted a planning application to construct 34 two-bedroom flats and two commercial units at a triangular brownfield site near Barrowland Park, Glasgow, at the confluence of Molendinar Street, Spoutmouth, and Gallowgate.

Highland councillors have approved the local authority's net zero strategy developed by the council's climate change committee. The committee had reinforced the importance of making progress and made several recommendations to ensure effective governance arrangements were in place to build and deliv

A man caught on video scratching his and his girlfriend's name into the Colosseum has told prosecutors he had no idea how old it was.

A £500,000 scheme to help building owners and new or potential tenants to regenerate buildings on Union Street was launched by Aberdeen City Council yesterday. Eligible property owners or new and prospective tenants of vacant premises on the historic street are to be targeted to apply for the

One hundred and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published today by the Health and Safety Executive. The industries with the highest deaths were construction (45), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (21), manufacturing

Campaigning trade association SELECT has said it is “extremely pleased” that a two-year wage agreement has been agreed for Scotland’s electricians. The deal, which will see rates of pay for electricians, apprentices and adult trainees rise by 7% in 2024 and a further 5% in 2025, wi

Barratt Developments Scotland, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has donated £50,000 to charities providing support for individuals living with cancer and families impacted by food inequality. Five charities spanning the length and breadth of Scotland have received a share o

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is to press ahead with hosting the Scottish heat of the UK Plant Operator of The Year 2023 after the competition was suddenly cancelled last week. The organisation joined with sponsors of the Scottish heat to share their "incredible disappointment" t

Another major milestone has been reached in the development of Scotland’s biggest placemaking project as work got underway to install five concrete beams each weighing more than 100 tonnes for the new dual-lane Winchburgh Rail Overbridge in West Lothian. One of the UK’s largest crawler c

Livingston-based contractor Maxi Construction has secured a place on Scotland Excel’s Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Framework.