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Scott Webb (left) with Steven Deans South Lanarkshire based construction company Deans Civil Engineering has been awarded a six-figure boost from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE) to support continued market growth and fund the renovation of a disused bakery to establish state-of-the-art office premises.

Cala Group has reported a doubling of pre-tax profit and a potential development pipeline worth £4.7 billion. Announcing its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2014 today, the group said it was on course to deliver a three-fold increase in revenue by 2016.

Alex Goodfellow Stewart Milne Timber Systems has reported a surge in demand for timber frames with a 40 per cent increase in contract wins from house builders over the past 12 months.

Dr Noble Francis The construction industry will grow 23 per cent by the end of 2018 and contribute £12 billion to the UK economy over the next two years alone, according to the Construction Products Association.

Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Kirkintilloch, Leven, Lochgelly and Maddiston will compete for the dubious honour of winning a prize at the 2014 Carbuncle Awards. The places have been named on the shortlist for the Plook on a Plinth category, which seeks Scotland’s most dismal town.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: West Craigs Ltd.

Donald MacRae Demand for skilled construction workers in Scotland rocketed last month as the property market stirred back to life, new research suggests.

A judge’s decision to allow a sub-contractor to pursue a contract dispute with a building services company has been upheld by the Inner House of the Court of Session. T Clarke (Scotland) Limited had appealed against a judge’s decision to refuse to grant interim interdict to prevent MMAAXX Underf

Plans for the creation of a £25 million green energy centre by St Andrews University have been given the stamp of approval.

A £25 million terminal extension at Edinburgh Airport has been unveiled for the first time. It is thought the expansion, which will include a new retail wing, will help cut waiting times at check-ins and provide a boost to the shopping experience at arrivals.

More than £1.5m of funding has been secured this financial year to boost Dundee City Council-led projects regenerating vacant and derelict land. Councillors will be told next week that £1,576,109 from the Scottish Government’s Vacant and Derelict Land Fund (VDLF) will be spent on ten projects sp

Plans for a £1.6 million visitor centre on St Andrews' West Sands have been rejected over fears it would upset golfers playing on the adjacent Old Course.

Ski resort to open at Wanlockhead in Southern Uplands

Brian Pettigrew Robertson has reaped the benefits of improving health and safety in the workplace by winning the Bronze Healthy Working Lives award, and is already working towards achieving Silver status.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reportedly called for an end to “weird architecture” in a country that has seen a huge construction boom. Much of China’s older building stock is made up of Soviet-style concrete blocks, but in recent years property development has played a huge economic role.