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Building companies in the UK have hired Portuguese bricklayers on £1,000-a-week wages because of a shortage of skilled Britons, a recruitment firm has said. The finding was revealed by Manpower, whose research is said to have confirmed industry fears of a lack of suitably-trained workers.

The main contractor has been revealed for the new Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology, which will be the Scottish headquarters for the British Geological Survey (BGS) as well as a major joint BGS/Heriot-Watt University research centre for geological, petroleum and marine scienc

Formal plans have been tabled for a new district general hospital in Dumfries.

Output in the construction industry increased by 0.7 per cent in October 2014 compared to the same period last year, continuing its year-on-year growth for the 17th consecutive month. Latest construction industry figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that new orders in Q3 2014

Plans have been revealed to turn the final empty unit in Dundee’s historic Tay Mills jute factory into student flats.

Plans to preserve a Dumfries house which inspired JM Barrie to write Peter Pan have been given a major financial boost.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced the appointment of five companies to its most recent capital works framework which will result in the design and build of £250 million worth of MoD projects in Scotland. The Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) programme will result in

The group that lodged a legal challenge against Fife Council’s selection of Pipeland as the site for a new Madras College has been urged to stop its “futile, time-wasting charade”. The Courier has reported that St Andrews Environmental Protection Association Ltd (Stepal) — wh

Network Rail has appointed Arup to take forward the design of a visitor centre and bridge walk for one of Scotland’s most recognisable landmarks, The Forth Rail Bridge.

Construction work on Dunfermline’s new museum and art gallery has started as partners gathered to mark the occasion.

Plans for a new £200 million district general hospital in Dumfries has been approved by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

East Ayrshire Council has announced a capital investment of £395 million to deliver a range of ambitious and innovative education projects. Proposals were unveiled for the creation of a £63m Learning and Enterprise development in the Cumnock area. The Knockroon Learning and Enterprise Campus will

Sandy Adam Springfield Properties has vowed to carry on with its bid to bring hundreds of new homes to Dundee despite a decision by councillors to block one half of its planned development.

A £150 million canalside “cultural quarter” and housing development has taken a giant leap forward after the City of Edinburgh Council gave it the green light.

An independent review has vindicated the BRE Trust’s investment in its four UK based University Centres of Excellence. Results from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) ranking, which measures the quality of a university’s research output, found that BRE Trust funded research is world leading