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Multi-million pound work to renovate an Aberdeen church has been delayed after the builder’s van was stolen. After three years of fundraising, the congregation of Hebron Evangelical Church was hoping to be in the new building on Aberdeen’s Summer Street by Christmas.

John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has said it is still in the hunt to acquire Balfour Beatty’s public-private partnership (PPP) business, despite its initial offer being rejected. JLIF made a £1 billion offer for the PPP assets of Balfour Beatty last week, highlighting the attraction of work

Glassford Primary School is to get a £2.8 million replacement after South Lanarkshire Council gave the plans the green light. The proposal, the latest under the council’s £800m Primary Schools Modernisation Programme, was rubber-stamped by councillors at this month’s Planning committee.

The Considerate Constructors Scheme has partnered with the Construction Industry Helpline – a confidential hotline dedicated to supporting and assisting the industry's workforce.

Balfour Beatty gathered 59 of its engineering construction apprentices at a recent ‘Investing in our Future’ event to demonstrate the significant potential career opportunities available to them on completion of their apprenticeships.

The main contractor has been revealed for the new Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology, which will be the Scottish headquarters for the British Geological Survey (BGS) as well as a major joint BGS/Heriot-Watt University research centre for geological, petroleum and marine scienc

Graham Construction has been recognised as champions of business sustainability at the 15th annual Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards.

Work has commenced on a significant deep soil mixing project to support a new residential development in Dundee. Ground Developments Ltd (GDL) is involved in a project to develop land at Hillside Halls, Yarrow Terrace, in the city and their deep soil mixing is providing a solution to challenging gr

Formal plans have been tabled for a new district general hospital in Dumfries.

By Andy Walder, principal of the National Construction College Andy Walder

Plans for 595 new homes to be built at the western edge of Dundee have been recommended for approval.

Public views sought for Edinburgh trams inquiry

Developers are poised to lodge a planning application for what would be one of the biggest expansions in Perth for a generation, according to reports. If passed by Perth and Kinross Council, Bertha Park, which would see 3,500 homes built along with a secondary school, ecological water treatment syst

Output in the construction industry increased by 0.7 per cent in October 2014 compared to the same period last year, continuing its year-on-year growth for the 17th consecutive month. Latest construction industry figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that new orders in Q3 2014

Edinburgh’s new £11 million St John’s RC Primary School will be built on part of the existing Portobello High School site, councillors have agreed. A report discussed at the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday outlined the results of the eight-week consultation carried out between September and