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Poor management of three Ministry of Defence (MoD) infrastructure projects has contributed to a combined cost increase of £1.35 billion and delays of between 1.7 and 6.3 years, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. The watchdog looked at three Defence Nuclear Estate projects together budg

A video has been released which allegedly captures a UFO rising from a construction site before flying away.

Glasgow has been voted as the worst city in the UK for potholes. As reported by the Daily Record, a survey revealed that nine in 10 locals claim they have to dodge them on a daily basis. 

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity hailed the huge impact of the £1.13 million of charitable services it provided to support the wellbeing of the construction industry during 2019. Last year saw a 56% increase in demand for the charity’s services through its 24/7 Construction I

The former Oakbank Home on Wilson Avenue will be home to 21 new flats and seven new bungalows to be built by Falkirk Council if planning permission is obtained.

After the release of a survey which revealed the tragic human cost of payment abuse in the construction industry, the head of a trade association has called for action to outlaw practices which are damaging individuals as well as businesses. Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of the Scottish and Norther

Regeneration specialist Urban Union has been wholly acquired by construction, infrastructure and support services businesses Robertson Group. Established as a 50/50 joint venture in 2011 by Robertson Group and McTaggart Construction, Urban Union was created in response to a substantial Town Centre R

Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn will today introduce a new Bill to clamp down on late payment in construction.

An innovative housing project in Renfrewshire will help to tackle climate change and could slash annual heating bills to £150. Renfrewshire Council’s housing investment team has been given the green light to deliver a £4.5 million retrofit of 75 terraced council houses.

Marketplace lender Assetz Capital has provided a £350,000 refinance loan to The Crown Tavern pub in Lanark to fund a refurbishment and third-floor residential conversion.

A trio of high-rise flats will be demolished in Airdrie to make way for new housing, signalling the first major step in North Lanarkshire Council’s ambitious regeneration plans. The three blocks of eight-storey towers at Holehills in Airdrie - Cheviot, Merrick and Pentland courts which held 13

SPIE UK has secured an eight-week contract with Scotland TranServ to upgrade the lighting system in the M8 Charing Cross Underpass. 

Councillors have approved plans for the development of 175 homes at Leathan Fields in Portlethen. Stewart Milne Homes will build the new homes, 46 of which will be affordable houses, beside Hillside School.

Commercial fit-out and refurbishment specialist GHI Contracts has chosen to partner with building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd again with the delivery of three contracts across the central belt of Scotland. Comprising the reconfiguration of offices at 24 St Vincent Place in Glasgow, a h

Scotland’s minister for business, fair work and skills, Jamie Hepburn MSP, has welcomed the addition of new 100% electric vans to the CMS Window Systems vehicle fleet, along with its investment in its electric vehicle infrastructure.