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Housebuilder Persimmon has reported a 13% increase in first half profits as it takes full advantage of the government’s Help to Buy scheme. Bucking the wider trend of a slowing UK housing market, the firm unveiled pre-tax profits of £516 million for the six months to 30 June, up from £457m.

Glasgow-based construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd held its second annual ‘It’s a Knockout’ charity fun day at the weekend, raising in excess of £15,000 which will be shared amongst 25 charities. A total of 22 teams took part in the event at M&D’s Strathclyde Park, including CCG’s

(from left) Marc Carty, Zac Lightbody, Andy Wyles, Owen O’Neil and Jamie Burton Four young people from Lanarkshire are laying the foundations for a new career in the construction industry with Bellway Homes Limited (Scotland West).

A new hospital, up to 250 houses, a science academy, community and commercial buildings could be constructed in Fort William under new proposals submitted by Highland Council. The local authority is seeking planning permission in principle for its masterplan for land north east of Blar Mhor Industri

Edinburgh-based construction social enterprise Rebuild is currently supporting five local trainees back in to work as they convert seven shipping containers into artist studios as part of a wider community regeneration project in Leith. Rebuild supports individuals with barriers to work such as ex-o

Construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West Scotland has raised £14,171 on behalf of Shelter Scotland as a result of its first, highly successful Summer Charity Golf Event held at East Kilbride Golf Club. Supported by its Tier 1 contractors Graham, Kier Construction, Morrison

Plans for a women’s custody unit in Dundee have been submitted by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). If approved, the community custody unit (CCU) will open in late 2020 on Nelson Street in the Hilltown area of the city.

Eilidh Henderson The RIAS/Saint-Gobain Emerging Architect Award recognises the crucial role architects play in delivering a better world and encourages the great architects of the future at the outset of their careers. This year, the award went to Eilidh Henderson of Page\Park Architects for her ins

Transport Scotland has announced its intention to award the construction contract for the next major section of the £3 billion A9 Dualling Programme to Balfour Beatty. Forms part of the £96 million project to dual the 9.5km of the A9 between Luncarty and Pass of Birnam, the deal is the second cons

A man has filed an $800,000 lawsuit against a construction firm which he claims fired him because he did not want to attend weekly Bible study meetings. Ryan Coleman from Oregon was hired as a painter at Albany-based Dahled Up Construction in October 2017 and discovered on the job that he was requir

The first phase of Cassiltoun Housing Association’s ambitious development plans will achieve a site start this month. The Association will complete 42 new homes on three sites known as ‘Barlia 3’. The development will consist of a mixture of general needs, wheelchair adaptable and amenity elde

The number of Scottish businesses winning work from their local council has almost halved over the last decade, according to a detailed new report. Figures published by the Improvement Service show that Scotland’s councils had 51,312 local suppliers in 2008 but by 2017 this figure had fallen to 29

The iconic image depicting construction workers eating lunch on a girder suspended 840ft above New York has been recreated with one of the worker’s descendants. One of the world’s most famous photographs, ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ features 11 workers sat side-by-side without safety harnesses

https://youtu.be/m8O6CugLTww A turbine that can capture wind from any direction and turn it into electricity in cities struggling to produce enough renewable energy for increasing populations has won the UK's 2018 James Dyson Award.

Almost 1,230 homebuyers in the west of Scotland have used Help to Buy to secure a new home over the past year.