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Academics have called on universities in Scotland to boycott construction firms which blacklisted workers involved in trade union activity. A motion to the annual congress of the UCU Scotland union, which represents lecturers and support workers, said universities should enshrine a ban in their proc

Advocate's Close Morgan McDonnell Architecture was celebrating last night as its Advocate’s Close development won the 2015 Building of the Year by the Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA).

A Scottish company director who admitted falsifying business records to make fraudulent claims for almost £220,000 in VAT refunds has been electronically tagged for eight months and ordered to pay £100,000 in compensation, after an investigation by HMRC. Garry Gibson, 60, from Edinburgh, claimed t

Russell Institute Scottish contractor CBC has been appointed to take on the £4.5 million restoration of Paisley’s Russell Institute.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Piperdam Golf and Leisure Resort Ltd.

A student's love of Lego could see Glasgow University's iconic campus immortalised in the plastic bricks. James Bruce May, 21, has painstakingly designed a Lego model of the university's main building in the hope that the Danish firm may manufacture it.

Morgan Sindall has moved on site on the mixed-use Marischal Square development in Aberdeen city centre. Appointed by developer and urban regeneration specialist Muse Developments to construct the £107 million development, Morgan Sindall will deliver the two-year construction programme, creating 300

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Tom Haggerty

Ambitious plans for a £66 million refurbishment and redisplay of the Burrell Collection took a step closer after Glasgow City Council approved the next stage in funding for the development. The move follows a major master planning exercise, which outlined plans which will see more than 90 per cent

Barr Construction has secured the contract to build a 4500 sq ft expansion at BrewDog’s existing brewery headquarters in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. This will be one of the final projects delivered under the Barr Construction banner following the recent merger with McLaughlin & Harvey.

The renovation of University of Edinburgh’s historic McEwan Hall has been won by Interserve with a bid of £19.1 million. The university says that its vision is to restore the Grade ‘A’ listed building to its former glory while taking the opportunity to open the ceremonial hall for the wider u

Persimmon Homes East Scotland has started work on a 20 acre housing development in South Gyle, Edinburgh and is poised to begin a £17.6 million housing development in Larbert. In Edinburgh, Persimmon has started building 204 properties at its £24 million development named Station Mews at the histo

Ian Taylor By Ian Taylor, PfH Scotland

Dr Noble Francis Construction output is forecast to increase 5.5 per cent in 2015, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association.

Glasgow and Edinburgh-based Clark Contracts has recorded its most successful month for new business in its 37-year history after picking up £11 million worth of orders in March. The construction, maintenance and refurbishment business said contracts ranged in value from £120,000 to £4.7m, with th