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The collapse of a road in Clydebank has been attributed to historic mine workings buried deep underground, specialist engineers have confirmed. West Dunbartonshire Council called in the Coal Authority after a large deep hole appeared on the Kilbowie Road earlier this month.

Construction businesses in Scotland are being encouraged to sign up for free waste prevention support from the Resource Efficient Scotland advice and support programme, delivered by Zero Waste Scotland. The programme helps small and medium sized enterprises across all parts of the industry to identi

Leading artists including Sir Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor and Simon Starling have used material from the fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art to create new work and raise funds, the BBC has reported. Twenty-five international artists were sent debris from the Mackintosh library, which was gutted by f

A private developer of luxury retirement housing is considering banning residents from smoking in the privacy of their own homes – even though they’ve bought the property. Castle Retirement Living (CRL) has justified the proposal at its new flagship scheme, Castle View Windsor, on the grounds of

Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed two new members of staff for 2017, as industry figures David Ogilvie and Dan Cookson join the team to provide maternity cover for director of policy Karen Campbell. David Ogilvie has been appointed interim director of policy, responsible for developin

Drivers are to be diverted off the M8 and A8 in Glasgow for ten weeks as contractors connect the newly built M8 to the existing motorway at Baillieston Interchange. The project, which forms part of the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, will see both east and westbound traffic on the M8/A8 di

A planned £40 million whisky distillery near Jedburgh has cleared the final planning hurdle after the Scottish Government gave the project the green light. The project received unanimous support from councillors late last year but needed government clearance due to flooding issues flagged up by the

Dundee City Council is to discuss a proposed new layout for a planned £21 million regional sport centre after Dundee Football Club pulled out of the project. The club withdrew its interest in using the new Regional Performance Centre for Sport at the city’s Caird Park in December and is now worki

Derek Petrie As the £1 billion development of Dundee’s Waterfront area continues, Derek Petrie, a property expert at law firm Lindsays, wants to shine the spotlight on the regeneration taking place throughout the rest of the city and the wider region.

Most sectors of Scotland’s construction industry will experience growth over the next five years with 12,000 new construction workers needed to meet demand, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has forecast. According to the Construction Skills Network (CSN) report, all sectors are expe

Harry Smith Gillespie Macandrew’s housebuilding expert Harry Smith says now is not the time for Scotland’s housebuilders to be cautious.

Ian Hughes, strategic partnerships director, CITB Scotland and Michael McBrearty, chief executive, hub South West Scotland present student Matthew Laverie, 16, with the folio of certificates he achieved during his time on the programme The lives of 11 young men from the south west of Scotland have b

Topping out ceremonies have been held to mark the completion of brickwork at the new Holy Trinity Primary School in Kirkintilloch and in Bishopbriggs at the new Thomas Muir Primary School and Cleddens Early Learning & Childcare Centre (CEL&CC).

A successful turf-cutting event has signalled the start of construction work to regenerate Hermitage Park in Helensburgh. The event was attended by representatives of the community, funders, local councillors and officers associated with the £3.3 million restoration and redevelopment of the urban p

While latest figures reveal the building trades are still the best choice for a solid and growing income, insurance firm AXA questions why numbers of women in the trades remain miniscule.