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Construction work on the new Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh has been put back for a second time because of “adverse weather conditions”. Contractors O’Hare and McGovern, which initially began the £35 million project in November 2014, have advised that it will not be completed until Octo

CMS Window Systems has won a comprehensive building envelope contract valued circa £5 million to manufacture and install curtain walling for the new 350-bed Dumfries & Galloway Hospital. Appointed by main contractor Laing O’Rourke and working to a design by Ryder Architecture, CMS will manufa

The Scottish Government is to invest up to £63.8 million in Dundee’s Waterfront after deputy first minister John Swinney agreed a Growth Accelerator model (GA) with the local authority. Developed by the Scottish Futures Trust, the GA model is designed to stimulate growth, create jobs and support

Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has increased pre-tax profits by a record 34.1 per cent following strong demand and good access to mortgages.

Scottish Water is building for the future of the water industry in Scotland and looking to recruit another 40 apprentices in 2016. The company currently employs 96 apprentices at the moment covering a multitude of diverse job roles from civil engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, finan

Construction companies are being invited to bid for the A737 Dalry Bypass with the publication of a notification in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) by Transport Scotland. The notice, which outlines construction costs in the range of £34 million to £38m, invites prospective bidder

A group set up to investigate where appropriate regulation could support and stimulate the district heating market in Scotland has published its first report. Set up by the Scottish Government in 2014, the Special Working Group (SWG) looked at the current regulatory environment and has made recommen

Alan Dunlop Leading architects have detailed their long-standing concerns over public-private partnerships (PPP) contracts following the closure of schools in Edinburgh over safety fears.

Plans for a major industrial and commercial development near Bowling and a new Dalmonach Community Centre are to be considered by councillors later this month. A new report will set out proposals for West Dunbartonshire Council to purchase of the former Exxon site in early 2017 if negotiations go to

CMS Window Systems managing director, Andy Kerr Window, door and curtain walling designer, manufacturer and installer CMS Window Systems has been identified as one of the country’s most profitable businesses by being named in 2016’s highly respected Profit Track 100 report by The Sunday Times in

One of Scotland’s most famous schools is looking forward to opening a brand new boarding house after commissioning an extensive refurbishment and extension of an unused building. Gordonstoun, in Elgin, Morayshire, has awarded Robertson Northern the contract to refurbish and extend part of the exis

Construction workers have been found to be the employees most likely to eat all three daily meals at work, according to new research. A study by a money saving website found that over a third of workers in the UK have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at work at least twice a week.

Scottish Water is submitting a planning application for a state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Works upgrade at its site in Inverurie. If approved, the work will be carried out by Scottish Water’s alliance partner Efficient Service Delivery (ESD), a joint venture between Galliford Try, MWH Treat

Colin Bennett from LDC (left) and Andy Kerr, managing director of CMS Window Systems Window and door manufacturer CMS Window Systems has secured investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC to support the firm’s ambitious growth plans.

Graeme Hadden, Land Engineering; Hayley Johnson, Heriot Watt University and Gemma Smith, Sweet Group & Chairwoman of Women In Property (Picture courtesy of Tom Manley Photography) The Association of Women in Property (WiP) has been working to encourage girls and young women to enter the UK prope