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Trade associations from the UK’s construction sector have put housebuilding, training and procurement reform at the forefront of their wish lists ahead of next month’s general election. Publishing their respective election manifestos the lobby groups have detailed what commitments they would lik

A community group in Edinburgh is set to become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers. Scottish Ministers have given consent to Action Porty to proceed with the community right to buy of the former Portobello Old Parish Church and halls with a view to

A Fife-based construction company has been fined after a worker had to be dug out of a trench that collapsed onto him six years ago. Dundee Sheriff Court heard the 43-year-old employee of Wallace Roofing and Building Limited suffered a broken shoulder and collarbone as well as punctures to both of h

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today issued PwC with a £5 million fine, its largest fine to date, for misconduct relating to its audit of Connaught plc, a FTSE 250 social housing company which went into administration in 2010. The UK’s independent regulator for accountants and actuarie

The Haymarket Building, part of the major commercial and retail scheme forming part of the £320m St James’ Market development in Central London, and awarded to Balfour Beatty in 2013, was constructed using sustainable procurement methods resulting in 26% reduction in on and offsite waste generati

A group of construction workers in South Africa have been praised after they defended an Edenvale resident against would-be hijackers in a bricks-against-bullets stand-off. The Times Media reports that the 28 workers of CT Building Contractors were on the second floor of a house under construction w

Scotland's most senior judge has reversed a decision to reject plans for the construction of four offshore wind farms following an appeal by Scottish Ministers. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, sitting in the Inner House of the Court of Session, ruled that his colleague Lord Stewart was wrong to a

A developer could be set to lose millions of pounds after after it emerged that it may be forced to tear down an entire housing development because it far bigger than what it had permission for. UKS Group were given permission to build 13 three-bedroom houses and one two-bedroom house.

Nine students from Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment will be completing a six month work placement at Clark Contracts.

true Student, which is employing a modular building system to erect its 589 bed student accommodation complex in Glasgow's West End, has said that bookings for its September 2017 intake have exceeded expectations for this stage in the season.

Developer Our Enterprise has fleshed out proposals for its £20 million project at Dundee Waterfront. Under the plans, developed in conjunction with HTA Design, plot 2 of the central Waterfront area will be split into three parts designed to attract new businesses and entrepreneurs to the

Kelly Boorman Kelly Boorman, head of construction at RSM, on some possible ways to address the skills gap in UK construction.

The site of a former West Lothian psychiatric hospital which could become the site of hundreds of new homes after being brought to the market for sale. Extending to 87 hectares (215 acres), the former Bangour Village hospital in Dechmont provides the potential for up to 800 new build homes and the c

Hundreds of construction workers delivering the new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team stretch, bend, squat and wiggle — all before 7 a.m. The daily loosening-up regimen is a priority for Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction, which is managing the $524 million project.

Edinburgh-based property group Lomond Capital has announced the purchase of a Birmingham property business Wolf’s Lettings and Estate Agency. Wolf’s manages more than 750 properties, bringing the number of properties managed by Lomond’s Birmingham operation, John Shepherd, to 2,000 in total. A