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Kawneer extends partnership with Kier Construction Kawneer has renewed its preferred supplier status with Kier Construction, one of the UK's largest construction companies.

Scottish private construction company CCG has recently taken on twenty one new apprentices, taking the total to 61 apprentices working in the company. The firm believes that developing the next generation of skilled trades is critical to the long term sustainability of the construction sector.

The projected finish date for a £42 million new high school in Shetland has been pushed back to April 2017 due to the complexity of the design discussions. Shetland Islands Council (SIC) confirmed this week that its flagship project for a new Anderson High School and halls of residence at Lerwick's

Scottish construction plant dealer Scot JCB has posted record annual profits for 2013 and said activity in the housebuilding sector north of the border appears to have returned to pre-recession levels. Scot JCB managing director Steve Bryant said the Glasgow-based company last year made £3.8m pre-t

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A bomb disposal team was scrambled yesterday after historical military explosives were found in a skip near an Ayrshire industrial estate. Officers trained to deal with exploded ordnance rushed to the Loreny Industrial estate in Kilmarnock following the unexplained find.

John Swinney Finance secretary John Swinney will set the first Scottish tax rates in over 300 years this week as he presents the Draft Scottish Budget 2015/16.

Christa Reekie Housing developers are being invited to submit bids to deliver up to a further 500 new affordable homes for rent in Edinburgh after the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) launched an additional phase of the National Housing Trust (NHT) programme.

A 630ft crane which collapsed in Aberdeenshire six months ago has been recovered. A team of 40 engineers began disassembling the vehicle at Dales Park Industrial Estate in Peterhead on Monday.

Vinci appoints new UK construction boss Vinci has appointed Bruno Dupety as chairman and chief executive of its UK business, with immediate effect.

West Dunbartonshire Council has selected Lovell to carry out a £4.8 million programme of external refurbishment work for three 15-storey blocks of flats in Clydebank, Glasgow. West Court, Clyde Court and Park Court, all at Littleholm Place, are made up of 270 flats.

Plans for a new £21.8 million secondary school for Kelso have been approved by councillors.

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT), the body tasked with finding value for money in public sector building projects, has secured over £640 million in savings in its first five years. Publishing its 2014/19 Corporate Plan, SFT also outlined where its expertise will be focused to further accelerate eco

The overall cost of the Queensferry Crossing will be £50 million lower than the previous budget estimate made in 2013.

The bidding process for firms to design and build a new £75 million women's prison in Greenock has opened. The Scottish Prison Service is looking for five companies to be involved in the construction process.