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Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has today confirmed a £6.6 million capital boost to support investment in conservation work, repairs and visitor facilities at several of Scotland’s iconic heritage sites and monuments. The announcement follows the publication today of the most comprehensive conserv

Flats plan for Aberdeen church Plans have been unveiled to demolish part of an Aberdeen church to form a block of 20 flats.

The manager of an access plant hire firm has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for his neglect of health and safety obligations that led to the death of one man and caused serious injury to another. Donald Craig was handed the maximum penalty at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Friday after his compa

Laing O’Rourke has reported a pre-tax loss of £141.3 million for its main UK construction business for the year to March 31 2016. The deficit, which emerged as the contractor posts results at Companies House for various operating arms of the business, compared to a £59.4m loss in 2015.

The depreciation of the pound is leading to an increase in material prices for 70 per cent of UK builders, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned. New research from the trade association has revealed that a 20 per cent rise in the price of timber and other building materials is leading t

Plans for a £6.5 million research and innovation campus in Stromness in Orkney are set to go ahead after the two organisations behind the venture agreed funding for the project. The 3.75-acre campus will support the growth of existing research and innovation activity and the expansion of companies

Plans have been submitted for a new housing development on the site of a modernist church in Glasgow on behalf of Govanhill Housing Association. Proposals by CCG and MAST Architects will see 22 infill homes developed at the Our Lady of Consolation RC Church on Inglefield Street which was demolished

Plans for major changes to the Scottish planning system have been published today. The Scottish Government has set out 20 proposals for revamping the system, which will support economic growth, delivery of houses and increase community involvement in planning decisions. They form a consultation whic

Green light for homes at site of former Dundee fire station Six new homes will be built on the site of a former Dundee fire station after planning permission was secured.

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is gearing up for a productive 2017 as it prepares to open the doors to its new innovation and collaboration facility to construction companies across Scotland. The Scottish construction sector employs 170,000 people - 10 per cent of all Scottish jo

Interserve has appointed a new director as the firm prepares to unveil a “disappointing performance” at its UK construction division. In an update on its 2016 performance today, the support services and construction group said: “Overall Group trading has remained in line with previous guidance

A homeowner who claimed that Glasgow City Council acted beyond its powers in imposing a condition that a property owner required to pay their share of the cost of repairs to a tenement by the time the final account for the works was issued or be liable for the full costs has had his legal challenge

Plans have been drawn up for a new 46-flat development on a brownfield site at Royston in Edinburgh. The scheme is part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s programme to which will deliver 40,000 affordable and mid-market homes across the city over the coming decade.

New community hub unveiled in Aberdeen Aberdeen’s new community hub was unveiled this week after less than a year construction.

Craft beer maker BrewDog has threatened to abandon plans to build a £5 million hotel complex in a row over the sale of land with Aberdeenshire Council. BrewDog wants to buy up almost 12 acres of council-owned land next door to its Ellon distillery for the development of a hotel, restaurant and conf