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A ground-breaking initiative designed to make buildings safer for both construction workers and users in the future has been launched by the Association for Project Safety (APS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

Specialist supplier of cabling infrastructure and networked wireless systems and services Xtreme Business Solutions Limited has been placed into administration. Administrators FRP Advisory LLP said the Aberdeen-based business has ceased trading with immediate effect, resulting in all 50 staff being

Upmarket housebuilder CALA Group increased its housing completions by 46% in the year to June as it reported a fifth consecutive year of growth and record profits. Despite its average selling price of homes falling by 8% and operating margins decreasing from 14% last year to 12%, CALA’s revenue fo

Work on a £66 million overhaul to transform the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow will get underway within months after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) confirmed the £15m it had earmarked for the project back in April 2015. The A-listed building in Pollok Country Park, which closed to the publi

Developers are being invited to register their interest in developing a hotel at Inverness Campus. Campus owner, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is promoting a site of around three acres for the development of a business-class hotel with around 120 bedrooms, meeting rooms, bistro, bar and lo

GVA’s Peter Fraser on why proposals to extend the tram service to Leith could see the area’s conversion into one of the premier places in Edinburgh to live, work and visit. Other than the famous footballing rivalry between Hearts and Hibernian, you may struggle to find a more divisive subject in

Initial designs for a cultural and creative quarter in Paisley have been unveiled by Glasgow architects Stallan-Brand. Developed in conjunction with Paisley Community Trust (PCT), the £24.7 million proposals include a three to five screen cinema, 500 seat main theatre, 150 seat studio theatre, rehe

A sustained drop in new work has led to the first reduction in overall UK construction activity since August 2016. The Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 48.1 last month from 51.1 in August. The latest reading signalled the steepest decline in overall construction outpu

Glasgow-based plant machinery firm Scot JCB has delivered an upbeat verdict on the prospects for the company following an 8% increase in profits. The business reported a profit of £4.1 million in 2016 despite turnover falling to £119.1m from £124.6m the year before.

Plans to bring the Grade A-listed Rothesay Pavilion back to its former glory can move ahead after the ambitious £14 million fundraising target was achieved for the restoration. A £4.1m National Lottery grant, over £1m from the European Regional Development Fund and £750,000 from Historic Environ

They’ve been derided as dunces for long enough - now the hunt is on to find the UK’s brainiest van driver. Van leasing specialists LeaseVan.co.uk has launched a new contest to rehabilitate the reputation of Britain’s army of van drivers.

Sanctuary Homes has submitted its masterplan, planning application and listed building application to redevelop the former site of Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary. Developed by Glasgow-based Collective Architecture following a comprehensive community consultation, the proposals include the creation o

Planners have given the go-ahead for a furniture showroom to be built on the outskirts of Elgin. Members of Moray Council’s planning & regulatory services committee approved the application by local retailers, Grampian Furnishers, at a public hearing this morning.

Construction projects across Britain are being urged to act now to ensure the health and safety of their workers is protected as the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative got underway this week. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says 43 workers were fatally injured in 2015/16, and an