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A spreadsheet error in 2012 led to a series of events which delayed the opening of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, a new report has revealed.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has opened a formal consultation with trade unions and employee representatives over proposals to reduce its headcount by 110 and save £4.5 million a year. The training body said the move is required to address the sustained loss in levy inc

Breedon’s proposed purchase of certain Cemex assets will raise competition concerns, and result in higher prices for materials in the East of Scotland, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned as it set a five-day deadline for the concerns to be addressed.

The demolition of three high-rise blocks of flats in Airdrie is now under way, marking a major step forward in North Lanarkshire Council’s regenerations plans.

Avant Homes is set to bring 252 homes to a prime location on the outskirts of East Kilbride after successfully purchasing land in the Jackton suburb.

Construction work on 39 new council houses in the Maidenhill area of Newton Mearns is now under way. Built by Taylor Wimpey West Scotland, the new affordable homes will be the first new houses for East Renfrewshire Council to be built in Newton Mearns in a generation.

Work has begun on a consented residential development at Meadow Road in Partick which will see Titan Homes construct 45 apartments. First proposed five years ago, the Fairfields development will be built on the grounds of a former vehicle workshop overlooking the Clydeside Expressway and an electric

A residential development that will be offered for affordable rent by Clyde Valley Housing Association has been given the ‘green’ light in more ways than one.

A developer's plans for an £8 million housing development aimed at the over-55s market near Perth Airport have been rejected.

Aberdeen City Council has submitted plans to build 212 homes for rent on the site of Kincorth Academy. The development will comprise of a mix of unit types with shared residential streets, parking and external amenities.

Dunedin Canmore has delivered a major boost to affordable housing across Edinburgh after completing 174 new homes in four communities across the capital. The social landlord has completed 110 new, energy-efficient houses and flats for social rent and another 64 for mid-market rental.

Decisions made about land that consider the long-term impact on people’s lives, the environment and local community, will result in greater public benefit, according to a new Land Rights and Responsibilities Protocol published by the Scottish Land Commission.

Two projects which will enhance key areas in West Dunbartonshire have received almost £100k in funding. Balloch Station Square received £46,000 to improve the space in front of Balloch railway station and £50,000 was awarded to Dumbarton Connectivity project to improve links betwee

Amey has secured additional funding of £759,000 to design a revolutionary Impact Protection Vehicle (IPV), that will protect roadworkers from harm when putting out traffic management on live carriageways.

Road Bonds are well-intentioned and have a purpose, but their levels are now starting to pose a threat to the place of construction SMEs in the recovery, argues Scott Macphail. Every party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but for normal