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Achieving a vocational qualification (VQ) can add up to 25% to a construction worker’s salary, according to new research from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The Achievers and Leavers report shows that each VQ level achieved really does result in higher pay. The report looks at th

Glasgow’s Park Quadrant generates high level of interest A contemporary luxury residential development which will complete Glasgow’s famous 19th century masterplan within the city’s prestigious Park area has generated more than 600 buyer enquiries.

Planning permission is being sought for the development of 75 apartments on the site of a former office building in Edinburgh. Property developer Dandara wants to demolish the vacant Traquair House in the city’s Pinkhill area to make way for the residential block of one bed, two bed and three bedr

The UK’s largest construction union is calling for root and branch reforms of employment rights after new figures demonstrated an increase in ‘bogus self-employment’ throughout the sector. A Freedom of Information request by Unite has revealed that in 2016/17 at least 1.076 million constructio

Work is to start on the next phase of the £100 million Glasgow Queen Street redevelopment project. Stage two of the scheme involves carrying out changes to walking routes and entrances/exits, including changes to the road network, bus stops and services, and taxi rank. Work will get underway on Aug

Miller Homes is to be acquired by private equity group Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling £655 million, the housebuilder confirmed today. The firm, which is the largest privately-owned housebuilder in the UK operating from three regional divisions in the Midlands & South, North, and Scotlan

A businessman from Dunfermline has been given a Community Payback Order of 250 hours for illegally disposing of asbestos. Graeme Burt, who runs a garage renovation and building service business, had previously pled guilty to the contravention of Section 33(1)(a)&(b) of the Environmental Protecti

A charitable trust is to be formed to push forward plans for a £25 million Scottish National Motorsport Heritage Centre at the historic Rest and Be Thankful hillclimb and rally stage in Argyll. A steering group has been guiding the plans for the project to create an underground centre to display ca

A slowdown in the commercial building market in July resulted in construction confidence falling to its lowest level since last August, according to the latest monthly survey of industry purchasing managers. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped from 54.8 in

An appeal against East Dunbartonshire Council’s decision to reject plans for housing on greenbelt land has been dismissed by the Scottish Government. The local authority’s Planning Board unanimously agreed on 8 November 2016 to refuse planning permission in principle for housing on land at Weste

Work begins on Dundee Starbucks drive-thru The ground has been broken at Dundee’s first drive-through coffee shop.

An overwhelming number of tradespeople are failing to recycle efficiently, according to new research. The survey of 1,055 British adults carried out by tradeskips.com, found that 73% do not recycle their waste materials in their place of work, compared to 22% who do not at home.

Professional services provider Jacobs Engineering Group is to acquire engineering-services firm CH2M Hill Cos Ltd to create a global solutions provider employing 74,000 people. The cash and stock transaction has an enterprise value (EV) of approximately $3.27 billion, including approximately $416 mi

University of Glasgow Maths and Stats building demolition begins Work is getting underway to demolish the University of Glasgow’s former Maths and Stats building in University Gardens - a prelude to work starting on the Learning and Teaching Hub.

The residents of an apartment complex in the US state of Georgia were shocked when they tried to leave home - only to find they were stuck, as their stairs had been removed. The emergency services were eventually summoned to help free residents of Maple Walk Apartments in Decatur who lived above the