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A third of construction companies expect to provide more jobs for British workers as the sector rises to challenges presented by Brexit and Covid-19, a new survey by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has found.

Smith Scott Mullan Associates has been appointed to the New Gorbals Housing Association Framework, along with six other leading architectural practices, to provide high-quality social housing in a key area of Glasgow.

Glasgow City Council is being asked to approve off-market disposal of land to Thenue Housing Association for the delivery of 45 homes for social rent. The Association hopes to develop land at Lily Street and Connal Street, beside Springfield Road, which was previously occupied by Dalm

Historic Dundee tenement blocks at the centre of a much-criticised decision process in 2017 are now set to be demolished. The 26 properties which make up 219-245 Blackness Road, 16 of which are council flats, were originally built in the 1890s during the city’s heyday as a jute giant.

By Paul Coffey, CEO, The Scotland 5G Centre “Invisible airwaves crackle with life… bearing a gift beyond price, almost free.”

Industry body Scottish Renewables has appointed two new directors to its board, with a third re-elected for a second term. The trio will help guide the organisation as it works to grow Scotland’s renewable energy sector and sustain its position at the forefront of the global clean energy indus

Supporting people into employment and equipping them with skills they need will be at the heart of the economic recovery, backed with £1.1 billion of investment under the proposed Scottish Budget 2021-22, economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has said.

The new Madras College in St Andrews is on schedule to welcome staff and pupils after the summer holidays in August, Fife Council has said.

A construction worker got a huge grimacing picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson tattooed on his stomach to raise money for a friend’s life-saving cancer treatment. Kenny Wilding from Kidderminster raised £800 for family friend Megan Smith who has been referred to the US for

Seven years after it began, the long-running inquiry into the Edinburgh trams construction fiasco has now taken longer than the delayed network took to build.

The Scottish Government is set to scrap the Help to Buy scheme from this week after announcing it is no longer able to financially support the initiative.

Mark Cook has been appointed as a non-executive director at Story Homes, joining the housebuilder’s board from today. With over 40 years’ experience in the housebuilding industry, Mark joins Story from Persimmon Homes, where he spent over 27 years in various senior roles, including Mana

January was a record month for Scottish Construction Now with 164,216 unique visitors to its popular website.

Persimmon Homes has appointed its former director in charge, Neil Parry, as managing director with overall responsibility for the housebuilder's East Scotland business based in Bathgate. The team currently works across the City of Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Bord

Graham Findlay and Hamish Paterson promoted to regional directors by Thomas & Adamson. Mr Findlay joined in October 2006 as trainee M&E surveyor and since then has undertaken both project manager and cost consultant roles on a wide range of projects.