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Transport Scotland has refused to deny claims that work on the Queensferry Crossing is months behind schedule. The team behind the £1.4 billion construction project have consistently claimed that it is on course to be completed in time to open to traffic in December as scheduled.

Only 9 per cent of people in the construction and property sector are financially on track for the retirement they aspire to have, according to new research from Aegon UK. The figure is unchanged from April 2015 and now lagging behind the UK average of 12 per cent.

Architects have revealed the first images of the final £4.1 million refurbishment plans for Govanhill Baths in Glasgow. After 15 years of campaigning, the Govanhill Baths Community Trust has secured enough funding to reopen the Baths as a working swimming and wellbeing centre.

Engineers working on a £60 million revamp of Glasgow Queen Street station have installed the first line of track through the kilometre-long tunnel. Features of the project included removing over 5,000 tonnes of concrete and rock, creating a new 945 metre concrete base and installing 820 metres of n

City Building has rewarded the tradespeople of tomorrow at its 10th annual Apprentice Awards which took place on last week. 81 apprentices from across all sectors of the business including, construction, administration, heating and painting and decorating were shortlisted for the awards at the City

BAM Construction opening doors to the public BAM Construction is inviting people to take a preview tour behind the doors of the new Imaging Centre of Excellence at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital as part of a UK industry initiative.

Planning permission in principle has been granted for a 700-home development on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Initially lodged by CALA Homes (North) and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) back in 2014, the joint planning application also proposes commercial space and a neighbourhood centre on the Craibs

A new road designed to unlock developments in Gartcosh and Glenboig over the next 20 years reached a milestone this week with approval by Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet. North Lanarkshire Council will construct the road and two roundabouts to open up access between Glenboig, Gartcosh Business

A development plan covering four council areas and the next 20 years has taken a step closer to being adopted. TAYplan's proposed strategic development plan, which covers Perth and Kinross, Dundee, Angus and the north part of Fife, has been submitted to Scottish Government ministers for approval.

The new £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing will not open until May 2017, six months later than planned, the infrastructure secretary admitted today. Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), the consortium building the bridge, informed ministers that ongoing effects of weather on construction mean

Aberdeen City Council is to invite firms to draw up a design and delivery plan for enhancing the city’s Union Terrace Gardens. The council's finance, policy and resources committee agreed to call in specialists to carry out the design work for the Victorian park in the Denburn Valley including the

Muir Construction has won a £5.75 million contract to re-build and expand Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group's Muirfield nursing home in Gullane. The contract will be carried out in two phases with work on the first 12 month phase beginning immediately and will focus on creating the facility’s mai

Project Management and Construction Ltd is toasting a record breaking May with over £6.5 million worth of orders having been secured. Contracts secured include a number of high profile refurbishment and conversion projects in Glasgow city centre, uppermost of which is the £1.7m refurbishment of on

Costain appoints decommissioning lead in Aberdeen Costain Upstream has appointed Eamonn McGennis as its decommissioning lead in Aberdeen.

Liberty House Group has announced it has started recruitment for the newly reopened Dalzell and Clydebridge steel plants in Lanarkshire. The international metals and industrial firm acquired the sites in April from Tata Steel following close work with the Scottish Government, which bought the mills