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The construction of a £113 million research facility at the University of Glasgow reached a key milestone this week the completion of the five-story concrete frame and the half-way point in construction.

The third major new building to be delivered through the University of Glasgow’s Campus Development Programme is now under way with the start of work on the Clarice Pears Building.

Ashley Muldoon, the chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Canada (EMEC) at Multiplex, will today leave the company after 22 years. The company said Ashley has been “a respected leader” during his time adding that he “leaves amicably and with the board’s grat

Students at the University of Glasgow have benefitted from two Constructionarium construction practice workshops which offered hands-on experience in the sector.

Main contractor Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd has appointed engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) to work on its £90 million learning space for the University of Glasgow. Designed by architects HLM, the seven-storey 16,640sqm new build James McCune Smith Learning Hub is the

The UK’s construction union Unite has launched a campaign to ensure that female workers in the sector can have period dignity in the workplace with a site in Glasgow the first to sign up. The campaign follows a survey of the union’s women construction members which found that a lack of f

The University of Glasgow has received planning consent to begin construction on the first building on the site of the former Western Infirmary. The consent, specifically described in planning terms as ‘Matters Specified in Conditions’, means work is now taking place on a £113 mill

The Royal Hospital for Children with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the background The Royal Hospital for Children has become the second hospital in Glasgow to announce the removal of external cladding as a precautionary measure.

Dr David Duncan, chief operating officer of the University of Glasgow (left) and John Ballantyne, executive director of Multiplex Global contractor Multiplex has signed the contract for the construction of the University of Glasgow’s campus development programme, one of the biggest educational inf

The University of Glasgow has picked Multiplex to manage the £700 million first phase of its estate expansion plan over the next decade, according to reports. The Construction Enquirer has reported that Multiplex was selected ahead rival Lendlease to take the first phase of the planned Gilmorehill