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Work is underway by Avant Homes to bring a £56 million development of new homes to Penicuik. The housebuilder has been granted planning permission by Midlothian Council to build 165 homes just off Mauricewood Road in the north of the town.

Perth-based subcontractors working at the site of the new Bertha Park High School have enjoyed a free event promoting a healthy working environment. Held in partnership between Robertson – the primary contractor for the new school – and NHS Tayside Healthy Working Lives, the pop-up event

An ambitious young student who worked two jobs at school in a bid to fund further studies has been given a helping hand by Stewart Milne Group. The housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer is supporting a Robert Gordon University access scholarship programme and Stephen Collins (18) a BSC (Hons)

Sentry Doors Holdings Limited (Sentry Doors) has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital), to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as an industry leader in the timber fire and security door-set market.

Industry giant Balfour Beatty has been slapped with a £600,000 fine for health and failing failings that resulted in the death of an employee who was struck by a wheeled excavator on Aberdeen’s the Third Don Crossing project. On 13th January 2016, 58-year-old Ian Walker, a Balfour Beatty

Structural steel specialists J & D Pierce (Contracts) Ltd has been named as the steel contractor for the expansion to London City Airport. The £500 million City Airport Development Programme (CADP) will see the firm fabricate and erect the structural steelwork as well as design all the env

Stewart Milne Timber Systems has been awarded the Best of Health & Safety Award at the annual Barratt Scotland West Dinner. The firm enjoys a partnership with Barratt Developments Plc which has seen it supply the housebuilder with off-site manufacture

The year 2018 will be remembered by Glasgow office employees of Morrison Construction for a fantastic fundraising effort generating more than £9,000 for charity partners. A year full of employee driven events were the reason targets of £2,500 for each of the nominated charities, Mac

A proposed restoration, conversion and upgrading of seven townhouses into 21 flats in the Shawlands area in Glasgow has been unanimously approved by councillors.

The City of Edinburgh Council has given the green light to a new primary school. The new Broomhills Primary School, which is being procured through City of Edinburgh Consultant and Contractor Frameworks, will be located within the new Heritage Grange residential development in the south si

Archaeological excavations of the Old West (Queen’s) Dock opposite Leith's ocean terminal are revealing part of the port’s Napoleonic defences. The remains the Georgian and Victorian docks are being excavated by AOC Archaeology with the City of Edinburgh Council, and preserved 

The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) announcement of a major boost in funding to help employers take on construction apprentices has been welcomed by the Scottish Building Federation. The trade body said the increase in attendance grants to £2,500 per year will help employer

Prime site property developer Queensberry Properties Ltd (QPL) has commenced construction of its latest residential project in Edinburgh. The new ‘Bonnington Mill’ flatted development is located in Edinburgh’s Newhaven Road on the site of former multi-let offices and workshops and

Women in Property, the national property and construction industry lobbying and networking organisation, has appointed Samantha McCabe as Central Scotland chairman. An architect and associate at Oberlanders Architects, Samantha will take on the role of chair for Central Scotland Women in Proper

The Borderlands Partnership has welcomed the commitment in the Spring Statement and the announcement of a £345 million deal from the UK and Scottish Governments, describing the news as a ‘game changer’. The multi-million-pound funding stream comes just six months after the Borderla