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Perth and Kinross Council has approved plans for a major expansion of the region’s biggest town. Stewart Milne Homes North’s plan for 117 homes across 14 acres of land off Maple Place in Blairgowrie was backed by the council’s planning and development committee.

The number of Scottish businesses winning work from their local council has almost halved over the last decade, according to a detailed new report. Figures published by the Improvement Service show that Scotland’s councils had 51,312 local suppliers in 2008 but by 2017 this figure had fallen to 29

A modest rise in activity in the UK construction sector saw output growth ease to a three-month low in August, the latest monthly survey of industry purchasing managers has revealed. Data unveiled by the Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) highlighted a slowdown of momentu

Cruden first year apprentice bricklayer Andrew Wilson Cruden Group has continued to demonstrate its commitment to developing Scotland’s young workforce and bridging the skills gap within the construction industry as it welcomes this year’s intake of 25 new apprentices.

(from left) Back Row: Paul Thomson, apprentice plumber; Ian Dickson, Lord Dean of the Guild; Lord Provost; Graham Paterson; Deacon Convenor Dr Alistair Dorward and Jonny Donnelly, heating and ventilation engineerFront Row: Martin McGarvie, machine operator RSBi; Ashley Brodie, electrician; Shareece

Separation of post-use windows in-house at CMS Window Systems, which are collected as part of replacement window contracts – a process that helps the company avoid sending waste to landfill Waste recycling and re-use levels at CMS Window Systems reached 100% for the financial year 2017-2018 to hit

Paul Lowe Recent government figures show construction firms are less likely than others to put cyber security at the top of their agendas. Weightmans’ Paul Lowe explains why and suggests what contractors can do to protect themselves.

Morrison Construction has launched a five-day fundraising cycling challenge for cancer support charity CLIC Sargent, beginning yesterday at the £68 million Barony Campus project. Stationary bikes will be set up on five other Morrison Construction project sites in Central Scotland and at the Glasgow

Cairnrobin Commercial Park cements relationship with building materials supplier Keyline DM Hall has secured the presence of building materials business Keyline, an arm of the Travis Perkins group, at Cairnrobin Commercial Park in Aberdeen.

The iconic image depicting construction workers eating lunch on a girder suspended 840ft above New York has been recreated with one of the worker’s descendants. One of the world’s most famous photographs, ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ features 11 workers sat side-by-side without safety harnesses

The 150-bedroom Aloft Hotel, part of the new AECC project which includes The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA), has “topped out” now that the structure has been completed. The hotel, located just north of the Hilton Hotel that adjoins TECA, will be the first building in Phase 2 of the AECC masterpla

Dr Graham Paterson Glasgow construction firm City Building has returned £8.7 million to its partners Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Group which will be reinvested in public services and social housing across the city.

Aberdeen metal reprocessing, tubular supply and decommissioning company John Lawrie Group has marked a significant year in its life-cycle with an increase in profits. November saw the completion of a private equity backed management buy-out when four members of John Lawrie Group’s management team,

Tony Fry Construction work has started at the site of four new industrial development plots in Oban.

The first phase of Cassiltoun Housing Association’s ambitious development plans will achieve a site start this month. The Association will complete 42 new homes on three sites known as ‘Barlia 3’. The development will consist of a mixture of general needs, wheelchair adaptable and amenity elde