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Ogilvie Construction has started work on a redevelopment of the Borders College Hawick Campus Innovation Hub. The firm will undertake internal works to extend the upper floor of the hub, creating flexible space for businesses and individuals to meet or undertake training and development sessions.

A Scottish construction trade body is calling on construction procurers in local authorities to protect retention monies belonging to SMEs in their supply chains. The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group Scotland is also asking Scottish councils to be more proactive in checking that suppl

Kier's MD Brian McQuade on how initiatives like Open Doors can give young people an insight into the world of construction. Addressing the skills shortage remains a key priority right across the construction industry. While the sector has become one that is incredibly diverse and significantly more

A year of successful campaigning on behalf of Scotland’s professional electricians will be marked at the 107th AGM of SELECT. The electrotechnical industry trade body’s long-running campaign for Protection of Title for electricians has gained a high profile in the Scottish Parliamen

The search is on for Scotland’s top engineering and construction projects with the launch of the prestigious Saltire Civil Engineering Awards for 2019. The Saltire Awards celebrate outstanding civil engineering achievement, innovation and ingenuity in Scotland and in recent years, have grown i

A lawyer has urged employers to take steps to ensure they hold on to vital international staff post-Brexit. Matthew Cole, employment partner at Prettys, issued the advice ahead of International Workers’ Day on May 1.

Rugby World Cup winner Kyran Bracken has teamed up with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to kick off this year’s UK-wide SkillBuild competition in Glasgow. Around 200 people gathered at the City of Glasgow College today for the first of eight regional SkillBuild competitions aim

The Canongate, a boutique hotel redevelopment in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Waverley regeneration project, has been placed on the market for £8 million by its owner. The former C-listed Victorian schoolhouse will feature 21 apart-hotel style bedrooms as well as commercial units which s

A residential tower in Miami is planning for a Jetsons-esque future by topping the structure with a skydeck for flying cars and drones. The city’s newest luxury skyscraper comes decked out with all the latest amenities such as an entertainment centre, Tai Chi deck, infinity pool and observator

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The Scottish Government has made an additional £80 million available over the next two years to help councils deliver affordable homes. In 2019-20 council areas will benefit from an extra £42m on previously announced funding for affordable housing. In 2020-21, councils wil

Affordable homes are to be developed in Aberdeen city centre after offices at Exchequer House were acquired by developer Swan Group. Previously used as commercial offices, the four floors above the currently occupied ground floor has recently received planning permission for a 37-unit development.

Plans to transform a former Fife maternity hospital into housing have been approved by councillors. The site of the Forth Park Hospital in Kirkcaldy, which has lain empty since it closed in January 2012, will be given a new lease of life in the form of 41 homes and the conversion of existing buildin

Scotland’s minister for energy, connectivity and the islands Paul Wheelhouse MSP will be visiting the inaugural Dcarbonise exhibition and conference and All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, on May 16. Mr Wheelhouse will deliver a ke

Struggling construction firm Galliford Try has announced its intention to close much of its business in Scotland. Around 350 jobs are reported to be under threat, with most of those affected north of the Border.