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Multi-disciplinary construction company Crummock has gone into receivership with the loss of 287 jobs. Employees at the firm, based near Bonnyrigg in Midlothian, were informed on Friday that cash flow problems had led to claims from creditors.

New data has signalled a “modest improvement” in UK construction activity with the pace of expansion during May matching that registered in the previous month. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index for May registered 52.5 – exactly the same figure as April. Th

A new £19 million state-of-the-art health and care centre in Clydebank has been approved by West Dunbartonshire Council. The facility, which will be built on the health quarter of the Queens Quay regeneration project, will support the provision of high quality services and help improve the health a

Proposals for more than 300 homes on four different sites across Raploch have been approved by councillors. Members of Stirling Council’s planning and regulations panel backed plans by Robertson Group to build homes on land owned by the council.

A four-acre mixed-use development site in Edinburgh has been acquired by M&G Real Estate for £49.1 million. With a gross development value of circa £280 million, The Haymarket site has planning permission for the development of three Grade A office buildings totalling 350,000 sq ft, provision

Three leading figures in the construction industry have been appointed to the CITB Board. All three have a wealth of experience in the sector and will help represent the voice of both SMEs and large contractors at the highest level within CITB.

The tender closing date for Scotland Excel’s national asbestos framework tender is June 11. The current framework has been in place since 2014 and is widely used by most Scottish councils.

New £8.6m Duns primary school opens A new £8.6 million primary school has been opened in Duns, Scottish Borders.

A £20 million transformation of the University of Stirling’s sports facilities has been approved by councillors. The redevelopment will see Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence create an “iconic” new sports complex that will be integrated with existing world-class facilities.

Holmes Miller has unveiled its designs for a new multi use events space for the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. As one of the key venues of the Royal Highland Show, the building will have an important role on the five days of the event – but Holmes Miller said it has designed with versatility

Fresh proposals to breathe new life into one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive old school buildings have been submitted for approval. Plans for the sympathetic restoration of the former Boroughmuir High School had been revisited prior to a community event as developer CALA Homes took on board a rang

The union which represents Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) staff and management representatives has described the organisation’s proposed headquarters relocation as “deeply flawed”. Unite has compiled a highly comprehensive 32-page document in response to the planned move from Birc

A £100 million compensation claim against a contractor following a tunnel collapse at a new Highland hydro-electric scheme is to go to the UK Supreme Court. Earlier this year, energy firm SSE Generation won more than £100m in compensation in a claim against contractor Hochtief who designed and bui

The deadline for submitting evidence on the impacts of concentration of land ownership in Scotland is fast approaching. Scotland’s land reform body, the Scottish Land Commission, has been running a call for evidence on the impacts of the concentration of land ownership in Scotland. People have unt

Homes of the future will increasingly tap into neighbourhood energy systems, feature flexible layouts and use improved technology to make automatic decisions about heating, security and even postal deliveries, according to a new report. The report, Futurology: the new home in 2050, commissioned by t