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The Falkirk Wheel is set to be drained of water as annual maintenance works get underway to ensure the world’s only rotating boat lift keeps on turning in 2018. The works, which will run from February 5 until March 7, will see Scottish Canals’ engineering team carry out a programme of inspection

Highland councillors have approved plans for an alloy wheel manufacturing facility at Fort William in Lochaber. The facility, which involves an investment in excess of £130 million and will sustain and create around 570 jobs, was unveiled by industrial group GFG Alliance in September.

Five hundred and fifty-three former Carillion apprentices across Great Britain have received job offers, following intervention by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). A fortnight ago, 1400 apprentices across Great Britain were affected when the construction firm Carillion ceased trading

A deal has been agreed to begin work on the world’s largest towers built using modular construction. Investors have agreed a funding deal to start the twin-tower scheme of build-to-rent flats in Croydon, London.

Plans for a new intergenerational community campus in Jedburgh are gathering pace with a series of positive announcements. The Scottish Government has this week given the go-ahead to Scottish Borders Council (SBC) to build the campus, and formally close the existing nursery, primary, secondary and s

Provost Skene’s House (PSH) is to undergo a major renovation after Aberdeen City Council’s agreed steps to conserve and upgrade the historic building. PSH, which dates from 1545, is being redeveloped under the City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) as a new visitor attraction that will tell the s

Ian Hughes Housing is set to lead a modest growth in Scotland’s construction industry over the next five years though more than 10,000 new workers will be required to meet demand, new research has revealed.

An Eastern European crime group is under investigation for using a steel firm to staff the construction site of the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) with illegal workers, The Press and Journal has reported. The details of a UK government investigation into Kupa Steelfixing Ltd we

Laurieston Living in Glasgow could soon add more than two dozen new homes to the scope of its ongoing development. Regeneration specialist Urban Union recently submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council which outlined plans for 28 new units.

A developer and operator of private rented housing has announced a major brownfield regeneration project right in the heart of Glasgow as its first development in Scotland. PLATFORM_, which already has 580 homes under management in the joint venture in key commuter towns and employment hubs across E

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has welcomed another organisation into membership as the Scaffolding Association joined at the beginning of the month. Over the last year SEC Group has been receiving a number of inquiries from organisations representing specialist contract

Engineers are taking inspiration from an unlikely source to create more aerodynamic machines. A study of shark skin conducted by a team of evolutionary biologists and engineers from Harvard University has led to a new structure that could one day improve the aerodynamic performance of planes, wind t

Preparation works on the latest multi-use development at Dundee Waterfront are set to get underway within days. The work at Yeaman Shore for Our Enterprise will see the development of co-working studio space, apartments to rent, small office suites, retail space and a hub area to meet, eat and drink

The Real Estate division of TÜV SÜD has announced a number of recent promotions across the business in the UK and Ireland. The firm said the promotions are a testament to the hard work and dedication of the individuals involved and the success of its wider ambition to develop its own talent.

Michael McBrearty, hub South West CEO Construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West is supporting Lanarkshire Business Week with two key events.