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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has now terminated a £10 million contract for upgrade works at Lochmaddy Pier in North Uist due to the main contractor’s failure to return from lockdown. The local authority had previously warned of a delay to the delivery of works for the Lochmaddy Pi

A Grade A listed building with planning permission to develop an 18-room boutique hotel is up for sale at the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City.

More employers across Scotland can apply for funding to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities for their existing staff. The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) helps businesses continue to invest in their workforce and is available for all of Scotland’s employers who are subje

A news reporter had a lucky escape while covering the impact of Storm Eta in North Carolina when a bridge split in half during the broadcast.

In discussing conservation engineering and the work structural engineers do to repair, protect and conserve our building heritage, Gillian Ogilvie talks specifically about her own work at The Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Conservation engineering is about repairing and preserving what is there. Howe

Plumbing and heating professionals in Scotland who are operating under historic grading “Grandfather Rights” are being warned that time is fast running out for them if they want to retain their Grading Card, without which they will be ineligible to work on sites. As part of a shake-up by

Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Scotland, which represents the businesses that design, deliver and manage our national infrastructure, has released details of its consultation response to the Scottish Government’s Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan. Setting out a long-term

Smart infrastructure solutions company Costain has appointed Helen Willis to its board as chief financial officer with effect from November 30. Ms Willis will join Costain on November 23 to commence a handover prior to taking up her position.

The Glasgow-based Academy for Construction People has secured funding from CITB to offer a Specialist Applied-Skills Programme at VQ 2 level (/SCQF Level 5 over the next 18 months. The pilot training scheme is for 24 trainees in the following occupations; Interior Systems / Dryliner Fixer and Passiv

Construction materials group Breedon has announced that James Brotherton will join the executive management team as chief financial officer (CFO) designate on January 1. Mr Brotherton was CFO of Tyman Plc between 2010 and 2019, prior to which he was director of corporate development for five years,

Student accommodation developer Unite Students has welcomed a decision to grant planning permission for its new development in Abbey Lane, Edinburgh. The planning application for a new 298-bed development with 66 residential units on a former industrial estate, off London Road, has been approved by

East Ayrshire Council has appointed Kier Construction as the preferred contractor for the construction of a new build primary school at Netherthird. The project team and head teacher, Jemma Donnelly will be working closely with Kier Construction over the next few weeks to formalise the delivery prog

Plans to build a specialist support centre in Aberdeen for children with complex disabilities and life-limiting conditions have been approved by the council. The £8 million Charlie House charity project which will support babies, children and young people will be located at Woodend Hospital.

Plans submitted by private cosmetic surgery provider Cosmedicare to build a new hospital in Livingston have been given the green light. The existing facility located at the Kirkton Campus has previously been home to companies such as Glenmorangie, WL Gore, Quintiles and BskyB.

Revived plans to convert the empty upper floors of a B-listed premises in central Glasgow into a backpackers' hostel are being brought forward to the council. If approved, Metro Inns Ltd plans to convert the first, second and third storeys at Virginia House, at the corner of Virginia Street and Wils