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A new research hub will use the “green gold” of Scotland’s forests to support the construction of sustainable housing in the UK. Edinburgh Napier University will invest more than £3 million over the next decade in the facility, which will open in spring 2017.

Preferred bidder selected to operate AECC World-wide venue management company SMG was last week selected as the preferred bidder for the operator for the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre which is part of the £333 million site.

Helsinki will not follow Bilbao and Venice in hosting a Guggenheim museum after city councillors finally rejected proposals for a new building on the Finnish capital's waterfront for the third time. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation first raised the idea for the museum in 2011 but the project fac

The Trades Awards 2017 has launched today for its fifth year in succession. Sponsored by Stewart Milne Group, all disciplines are represented at what has now become the largest awards ceremony for the construction industry in the North-east.

New future for former Perth church Perth & Kinross Council has confirmed that a bid has been submitted to purchase the dilapidated St Paul's Church in the centre of Perth, and transform it into a new public space.

The Scottish Government has today opened a consultation on proposals to increase fees and resources for major planning applications. The consultation paper seeks views on a new fee maximum of £125,000 for major applications for most categories of development (£62,500 for applications for planning

Scottish Borders Council has unanimously backed proposals to build a grain and malt whisky plant, visitor centre and 200-seater restaurant near Jedburgh. The £40 million distillery plans being led by Mossburn Distillers, part of Dutch drinks firm Marussia Beverages BV, would see it build a grain an

A long term improvement in the energy efficiency of housing stock coupled with a substantial drop in the price of domestic fuel has seen a drop in Scotland’s fuel poverty rates, though campaigners have warned that the job is far from over. The latest Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) from the

Bell Building Projects wins Glasgow industrial estate contract Bell Building Projects Ltd (BBP) has secured a new contract from developer Century Land Ltd.

Two major projects to tackle flooding that has affected 47 properties in the Springburn area of Glasgow have been completed as part of Scottish Water’s ongoing £250 million upgrade to the city’s waste water infrastructure. The projects, which involved a total investment of more than £16m, will

The Scottish Government has announced changes to Modern Apprenticeships will it said provide more flexibility for employers, including those in the public sector, while also widening access for rural communities, people with disabilities and experience of care. The measures were announced today by m

Scottish Labour MSP Neil Findlay has called for an investigation into accusations that workers are being paid low wages on the Queensferry Crossing project. An investigation by construction union UCATT has claimed joiners for Portuguese sub-contractor Sosia Ltd were being paid £7.67 an hour and lab

An independent survey into the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has criticised the body for having “little or no impact on its primary mission of encouraging the provision of training” among the sector’s SMEs. Research released today by Hudson Contract found that only 9 per cent of

Glasgow City Council has today agreed to share ownership of its construction business City Building Glasgow with Wheatley Group in a 50/50 joint venture worth £3.7 billion. The partnership between Scotland's largest council and the country's biggest social landlord will secure thousands of local jo

Output from the Scottish construction sector seems to have remained buoyant during the three months immediately following the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union, new official figures suggest. New figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that output in the