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Public procurement policy and practice, when it comes to facilitating SME involvement, seems to be focused solely upon ensuring there are opportunities at a sub-contract level. But, asks Roddy Cormack, does this focus miss the sweet spot in terms of actual benefit to the SME economy? There are certa

A construction union has warned it will take almost 200 years to achieve gender equality in the construction industry at the current rate after new figures revealed just one in eight construction workers are women.

More than £20 million is being invested to improve transport access as part of ongoing development works at Edinburgh Airport.

Aberdeen North MP Kirsty Blackman visited Riverside Quarter, a new Barratt Homes development in Aberdeen with NHBC to see first-hand how the site is delivering new homes for the area.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Chirnside Papermill

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Sundial Properties.

Councillors in East Renfrewshire have approved a five-year housing investment plan that involves the delivery of more than 500 homes for rent.

Angus Council has bemoaned the loss of a £3 million Tay Cities Deal windfall that was earmarked for a 2,500-home plan in Arbroath. The UK Government announced last week that money originally allocated to acquire the RM Condor Airfield will now go to projects in Crieff, Kinross and St Andrews i

A new exhibition currently open in Glasgow is showcasing sustainable buildings factory-made from wood, demonstrating how innovative timber engineering methods can overcome traditional construction challenges. Supported by Scottish Forestry, engineering and built environment students from Edinburgh N

Edinburgh-based contactor J Smart has said that its underlying profit is unlikely to improve this year due to a decrease in demand for contracting and new private housing work. The Scotsman reported that J Smart told investors that it was "difficult to make an informed forecast for the outcome of th

A company which claims to have possessed a number of industrial units in a business park for more than 20 years has been granted a full hearing in an action against a property developer who was allegedly seeking to take over possession of the land.

ENGIE has won a long-term contract to develop and operate a new low carbon decentralised energy scheme at the £1 billion mixed-use Edinburgh St James project.

Avant Homes has announced a two-year sponsorship of an accredited learning programme that helps students to learn and develop real-world practical experience and employability skills. Avant Homes group HR director Alan McGillivary and students from Bannockburn High School taking part in the course

Building work to create a new nursery facility at a Barrhead primary school is now under way.

Montrose building firm MCK Construction Ltd has been presented with a new Isuzu D-Max Utah Pick Up after beating hundreds of builders across the UK to scoop the overall Master Builder Award in the prestigious Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) 2019 Master Builder Awards The Master Builder Aw