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The activity of housebuilder Barratt Developments over the past year has delivered a £227 million boost to the UK economy, a new report revealed. The group, which includes both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has built 1,729 new homes in Scotland and supported more than 3,700 jobs during

An appeal against an Aberdeen City Council decision to reject a planning application for additional properties at a CALA Homes site has been upheld by the Scottish Government. The housebuilder’s plans to deliver 16 homes at its Craibstone development were rejected by the local authority last y

A new mobile-friendly website helped Scottish Construction Now to a record year in 2018 with daily newsletter subscribers increasing by almost 1,000 to just under 8,500 and website users jumping by 6,000 a month — up from 39,000 to just over 45,000. The figures confirm Scottish Construction No

The 99th and 100th new schools to be built as part of the Scottish Government’s £1.8 billion Schools for the Future Programme welcomed new pupils this week. Children at Ladyloan and Muirfield primary schools in Arbroath returned for the spring term to modern new buildings equipped for 21

The former Papdale Halls of Residence in Kirkwall are to be demolished to clear the site for potential development, Orkney Islands Council has announced. The local authority has budgeted up to £2.5 million for the demolition, with the high costs due to potential contamination issues. It is exp

An industry survey carried out by the Construction Knowledge Task Group has found that a third of practitioners do not have easy access to the knowledge they need to do their job. The startling admission came from 38.5% of the 299 practitioners from every part of the industry who took part in the su

Debbie MacKenzie, general manager at Proactis based in Aberdeen, provides some top tips for construction businesses looking to successfully bid for and win work. Businesses in the construction sector can find it a daunting prospect to build a fresh new pipeline of work for the New Year.

Inverness College UHI principal professor Chris O’Neil has today announced that the demolition of its former campus in the Longman area of Inverness will get underway this month. The contract for the works has been awarded to Bonnybridge-based Central Demolition following an extensive public t

The Falkirk Wheel is set to reveal its engineering secrets, with the first-ever public tour of the iconic structure’s internal workings. Until now, visitors have only been able to imagine the engineering magic hidden behind The Wheel’s curved steel and soaring arches, but canal custodian

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Scottish Borders Council has lost a legal battle over the sale of land for a new hotel, restaurant and housing development in Galashiels. In March 2017, the local authority entered into missives for the sale of the former Burgh Yard to Ramoyle Developments and subsequently granted planning perm

RJ MacLeod has been awarded the construction contract as part of the £9.6 million Berriedale Braes project on the A9. The work will see the firm deliver improvements to the road alignment and the existing tight hairpin bend.

West Highland College UHI has lodged plans to create a new science and technology centre at its Fort William campus. Designed by Colin Armstrong Architects, the £14 million development will create a building of approximately 3400m2 on a 2.5-acre site on the Blar Mor, adjacent to the planned ne

Calls against complacency have been sounded regarding the potential impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit after the UK construction sector recorded an all-time high in rise in output. Construction output figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that UK output grew

A former psychiatric hospital in Dumfries is to be converted into a five-star hotel following the sale of the site. NHS Dumfries and Galloway has agreed to sell Crichton Hall and surrounding grounds to the owners of the Fonab Castle Hotel in Pitlochry.