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The UK construction industry suffered a sharp fall in output even before the coronavirus lockdown took hold of the sector, new data published today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

Trade bodies from across the construction sector have been reacting to the Conservatives winning an overall majority after yesterday’s UK General Election.

Construction output recorded its largest monthly fall since January 2018 as it decreased by 2.3% in October 2019.

Councillors are being asked to approve multi-million-pound tenders for a key part of the redevelopment of Dundee Waterfront and a flood protection scheme in Broughty Ferry. Just over £6 million worth of work to create Waterfront Place adjacent to the V&A Dundee could start early in the New

Public sector procurement specialist Scape Group has introduced a new focus on Place Shaping to its upcoming £1 billion specialist consultancy frameworks. The new category will take the place of the strategic asset management lot of the same value, and follows positive feedback from organisati

Regarded as a domestic masterpiece for Scottish architecture, the 1904 Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House has been saved thanks to the innovative ‘Box’ that has been constructed by Robertson Construction and the fundraising efforts of the National Trust for Scotland.

Output in the UK construction sector increased by 0.6% during the third quarter of the year following months of flat or falling figures, the latest Office for National Statistics report has shown.

Construction output increased by 0.2% in August compared to the previous month as a rise of 1.1% in repair and maintenance was only slightly offset by a fall in new work of 0.2%.

Work is now under way on a new nursery in Dundee which will cater for more than 170 children from next year. Procured through Major Works – Scotland, part of the Scape National Construction framework, Robertson has been awarded the £2.5 million contract by Dundee City Council to build th

Building activity has fallen at the second-fastest rate since April 2009, new figures have revealed.

John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education and skills, visited Merkinch Primary School to coincide with the completion of a state-of-the-art Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) structure. (from left) Jillian Kean, headteacher of Merkinch Primary School; Frank Reid, managing

Scotland has seen a real term per property decrease in repair and maintenance work of £313 since 1997, according to new research by Scape Group.

Scape Group has unveiled its first dedicated consultancy framework for the Scottish public sector. New National Consultancy frameworks, which will replace the current Built Environment Consultancy Services (BECS) framework, are due to be re-procured in 2020.

Construction output in the UK decreased by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2019, largely reversing the increase of 1.4% in during January to March, latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show.

Output in the UK construction sector declined for the third month running in July as lower volumes of work were recorded across all three broad categories of activity.