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Richard Howson Carillion chief executive Richard Howson has stepped down after the company warned that its annual results would be “below management's previous expectations”.

David McGrath, managing director of CALA Homes (East) (left) with Bruce Dickson, regional director of BAM Construction at the Donaldson’s College site The lead contractor for a landmark development within Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site has been confirmed with the signing of a contract worth mor

A9 looking north towards Inshes junction Firms are invited to apply to join a framework which will deliver advance works – worth approximately £10 million over four years – along the A9 route between Perth and Inverness in preparation for the start of the main construction work.

Simon Phillips Simon Phillips, regional managing director of Esh Border Construction, discusses the recent economy growth figures for Scotland.

Stuart MacDonald Glasgow-based M&E contractor Arc-Tech Scotland has taken on a new project manager to lead works at a care home in Milngavie.

Work on the Queensferry Crossing is drawing to a close The confidence of employers in the Scottish construction industry has taken a hit as fears over future work prospects grow, according to the latest Scottish Construction Monitor.

Plans have been lodged to Inverclyde Council for a new marina administration building that aims to create a focus for the expanding marina business.

A remote narrow-gauge railway which became a lifeline when a road was closed last year is being finally extended to Scotland’s highest village. The Scotsman reports that work has started on a new quarter-mile section of the line from Leadhills into Wanlockhead, where it is hoped trains will run fr

Ian Godden Shares at fit-out business Havelock Europa spiralled yesterday as the firm issued a profits warning though no imminent jobs losses are expected as a result.

The Turf House on the Isle of Skye. Image credit: Nigel Rigden A new book is being published this month celebrating the many ways in which different timber technologies have been used in residential design and construction over the last 10 years and the technical innovations that are now shaping the

A new generation of Scandinavian-style wooden homes is being planned for Scotland as the government presses on with its plan to plant up to 26.5 million more trees every year, The Scotsman has reported. Housing and forestry experts are due to meet in Edinburgh next week for a major conference that w

Work on the Indigo Hotel and Staybridge Suites at Lower Dens in Dundee Construction services company Sharkey is to commence phase 2 of its development project in the Lower Dens area of Dundee and the further development at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews.

Graham Paterson, executive director of City Building Construction firm City Building has won a £3.7 million contract with social landlord ng homes as part of a clutch of new business wins valued at over £5m.

Work at a Dublin construction site was temporarily brought to a halt this week after a hitchhiking scorpion scuttled out of a batch of building supplies. The alarm was raised when the unexpected visitor crawled out of a delivery of kitchen sinks – believed to have arrived at the Baggot Street site

Greg Allan Chartered building surveyors Whitecross Building Consultancy has announced a further expansion with the appointment of senior building surveyor Greg Allan.