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Miller Homes has shelved plans to float the business on the London stock exchange blaming volatility in the financial markets. Last month the housebuilder announced its intention to raise around £140 million by selling off at least 40 per cent of the company on the open market.

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

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.

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.

Plans to transform Dundee’s Wellgate Shopping Centre into a leisure destination with a brand new cinema complex should come to fruition by 2017, it has been revealed.

A Perth site manager has exceeded his hat-trick record after once again achieving national success at a prestigious housebuilding awards ceremony.

Marking a year in which the economy has finally started to recover, Scotland's electrical trade will gather this week to recognise and reward the resilience, professionalism and technical excellence of the people working in the industry. SELECT, the sector's campaigning trade body, has unveiled the

A new community of 3,000 homes will be built in the west of Aberdeen after councillors approved the £700 million plans.

A Heritage Lottery Fund grant of almost £10 million has been awarded for the ambitious Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment programme.