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Work to build new West Dunbartonshire school and childcare centre underway Work has officially started to construct a new Kilpatrick Secondary School and Early Learning and Childcare Centre in West Dunbartonshire.

The construction of a new £21 million bypass in South Lanarkshire has been given the green light. South Lanarkshire Council planning committee yesterday approved the Cathkin Relief Road after it was recommended for approval.

A long-established Fife drainage and ground-work contractor has been acquired by local plant-hire firm James Penman for an undisclosed amount. Kelty-based Meiklem Drainage will continue to operate as a standalone business within the Penman group umbrella.

BDP has continued the company’s trail blazing approach to BIM certification, by being the first in Scotland to be assessed and certificated under BRE Global’s BIM level 2 Business Systems Certification Scheme. The international architecture and engineering practice has achieved BIM certification

A group of young construction professionals is to host its first event which aims to widen the professional networks of junior people from all areas of the Scottish construction industry. Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC) said it hopes to fill a void experienced in the construction industry

Demolition starts at Inverclyde primary school site Contractors at St Patrick’s Primary School, the latest Inverclyde school to get the renovation treatment, have started the demolition of the existing building.

A derelict site in Govanhill is to be transformed into affordable homes in a scheme put forward by Govanhill Housing Association. The £5.5 million plans involve a 42-home development at the corner of Victoria Road and Butterbiggins Road.

The construction of the new £14 million Eastwood Health and Care Centre in Clarkston is delivering real benefits to the local community with 10 employment opportunities already created through the project. Construction and infrastructure company, Morgan Sindall plc, has been working with hub West S

£2m refurb plans for James Watt Memorial College Inverclyde Council has submitted a planning application for a £2 million refurbishment of the former James Watt Memorial College in Greenock.

Archaeological excavations have uncovered tantalising glimpses of how Tantallon Castle might have looked in the 1400s. Based on recent discoveries, Historic Scotland has been able to commission several new reconstruction drawings of the East Lothian castle’s medieval history.

More than half of young people in Scotland (54 per cent) believe the construction industry is important to the UK economy, but just 1 per cent have actively searched for a job in the industry, according to new research. The Unexplored Opportunities report from Mobile Mini polled 18-24 year olds from

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association Scotland (CECA) has made the Scottish Business Pledge. The pledge is a partnership between the Scottish Government and business to improve productivity, workforce engagement, enshrine fairness and generate the kind of inclusive growth that benefits both

The next phase of South Lanarkshire Council’s £800 million-plus primary school modernisation programme is now underway with work starting on a second new primary school in the Biggar area. Glasgow construction and manufacturing company CCG will build the new 900 sq metre Abington Primary School t

Construction work on a £21.4 million new high school in the Scottish Borders has been delayed until 2016 as a result of a European ruling affecting investment projects across the country. Scottish Borders Council, which secured planning permission for the new Kelso High School in October 2014, had

The start of deck lifting on the Queensferry Crossing has rounded off a pivotal week for Scotland’s transport network, according to infrastructure secretary Keith Brown. Following the official opening of the Borders Railway, and construction work commencing on the A9 dualling project, the complex