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A new mobile-friendly website helped Scottish Construction Now to a record year in 2018 with daily newsletter subscribers increasing by almost 1,000 to just under 8,500 and website users jumping by 6,000 a month — up from 39,000 to just over 45,000. The figures confirm Scottish Construction No

The 99th and 100th new schools to be built as part of the Scottish Government’s £1.8 billion Schools for the Future Programme welcomed new pupils this week. Children at Ladyloan and Muirfield primary schools in Arbroath returned for the spring term to modern new buildings equipped for 21

The former Papdale Halls of Residence in Kirkwall are to be demolished to clear the site for potential development, Orkney Islands Council has announced. The local authority has budgeted up to £2.5 million for the demolition, with the high costs due to potential contamination issues. It is exp

An industry survey carried out by the Construction Knowledge Task Group has found that a third of practitioners do not have easy access to the knowledge they need to do their job. The startling admission came from 38.5% of the 299 practitioners from every part of the industry who took part in the su

Debbie MacKenzie, general manager at Proactis based in Aberdeen, provides some top tips for construction businesses looking to successfully bid for and win work. Businesses in the construction sector can find it a daunting prospect to build a fresh new pipeline of work for the New Year.

Inverness College UHI principal professor Chris O’Neil has today announced that the demolition of its former campus in the Longman area of Inverness will get underway this month. The contract for the works has been awarded to Bonnybridge-based Central Demolition following an extensive public t

The Falkirk Wheel is set to reveal its engineering secrets, with the first-ever public tour of the iconic structure’s internal workings. Until now, visitors have only been able to imagine the engineering magic hidden behind The Wheel’s curved steel and soaring arches, but canal custodian

Planning permission for a new Madras College to be built at North Haugh in St Andrews has been granted today by Fife Council. Members of the North East Fife area committee agreed to approve the recommendation put forward that a new, three-storey, high school be built to replace the current Madras bu

As the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal gathers pace, Scottish Construction Now highlights the progress of the major infrastructure projects involved in the Deal. Last month the Glasgow City Region Cabinet considered the significant progress made to date in the delivery of the &poun

An accountant who pled guilty to embezzling more than £125,000 from two companies has been has been jailed for almost three years. Natalie Taylor scammed £88,226 from Motherwell-based McCann Electrical Limited, and while wanted by police, secured another bookkeeping job where s

The Home Office has awarded asylum accommodation contracts worth up to £1 billion to Mears Group. The new Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts (AASCs) are replacing the current COMPASS contracts, which were awarded back in 2012.

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is looking forward to reporting 2018 financial results in line with expectations following a stable year for the housing market. The firm said it ended 2018 with an "excellent" total order book valued at £1,782 million as at 31 December 2018, up from £1,628m a

An office development in the heart of Edinburgh has reached practical completion on an extensive refurbishment programme to update its communal areas. Occupying a prominent location at 20 Castle Terrace, Saltire Court comprises over 180,000 sq ft of predominantly Grade A office accommodation across

Chartered surveyor DM Hall has appointed Steven Buist and Amanda Cameron as new partners with immediate effect. Jonathan Hunter, who will now run the firm’s Musselburgh office, has been promoted to director.

Plans to build an 85-home development in Aberdeen have been withdrawn by Stewart Milne Group after a new developer took over the site. Stewart Milne confirmed the development at Friarsfield Road in Cults will no longer proceed.