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Tammy Adams Scotland’s construction firms have said they have much to encourage them in their efforts to address the country’s chronic undersupply of housing following a review into Scotland’s planning system.

A skills shortage among white collar staff increasingly hampers expansion among UK construction firms, a new survey has revealed. The year’s first State of Trade Survey by Build UK has shown that labour supply continues to be a cause for concern with members reporting widespread difficulties in re

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced the timeline for consulting with construction employers on how its levy could work alongside the UK government’s Apprenticeship Levy. The Consensus process, a full consultation with the construction industry on the CITB Levy, will take

With a scheduled six months to go until Scotland’s newest bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, is set to be opened, campaigners are calling for the country’s next big infrastructure project to be one that makes a difference to people’s homes in every part of Scotland, whilst also helping to reali

(from left) Gregor Liddle, Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Scott Gardner, Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Patrycja Linka, Student Work Placement, Stephen Prentice, Trainee Site Manager, Ben Allard, Trainee Site Manager and Euan Ross, Student Work Placement Stirling based Ogilvie Construction has hired 6 new s

Work on the redevelopment of the former John Brown’s shipyard is set to get under way next month. The first stage will involve remediation work in preparation for creating the road infrastructure and public spaces on the waterfront.

New homes to be launched in Haddington Housebuilder Charles Church is to launch a development of four and five bedroom homes in Haddington this weekend.

World-renowned architect Lord Foster has taken up the challenge of building the world's smallest airport, in Rwanda. The aim is to create a network of droneports to deliver medical supplies to some of Africa's most inaccessible locations.

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A man who converted an old hen house into a gin distillery and won ‘Shed of the Year’ failed to get planning permission. Walter Micklethwait, of the Inshriach Estate near Aviemore, spent two years turning the dilapidated hen house into a shack which boasts its own Wild West themed saloon and bar

Architecture firm Keppie Design is to close studios in Aberdeen, Perth and Manchester in a bid to “dramatically reduce” its costs. The practice, which posted a £528k pre-tax loss to 31 July 2015, said 25 jobs were at risk of redundancy and is currently consulting with those affected.

Transport Scotland has refused to deny claims that work on the Queensferry Crossing is months behind schedule. The team behind the £1.4 billion construction project have consistently claimed that it is on course to be completed in time to open to traffic in December as scheduled.

Henderson House Architecture firm Barton Willmore has secured planning permission in principle for up to 125 residential units on the site of the former Fire & Rescue Service College in Gullane, East Lothian, subject to the signing of a planning agreement.

Only 9 per cent of people in the construction and property sector are financially on track for the retirement they aspire to have, according to new research from Aegon UK. The figure is unchanged from April 2015 and now lagging behind the UK average of 12 per cent.

Architects have revealed the first images of the final £4.1 million refurbishment plans for Govanhill Baths in Glasgow. After 15 years of campaigning, the Govanhill Baths Community Trust has secured enough funding to reopen the Baths as a working swimming and wellbeing centre.