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The director of a building company has been jailed for ten months after an excavator bucket he was operating killed an employee in Blantyre. Robert Harvey, sole director and employee of Front Row Builders Ltd, was sentenced after Nicholas Hall was crushed to death by an excavator bucket which Harvey

Cemex UK Operations Limited has been fined £1 million after a worker suffered fatal injuries when he was struck on the body by a centering machine lifting mast in West Calder.

Scotland Excel recently completed a two-year Scottish Government-funded project, which explored and benchmarked how housing associations procure goods and services. This first phase of the initiative finished in April 2019 with one third of Scotland’s housing associations completing the audit.

Registered social landlord Thenue Housing has appointed Cruden Building to carry out a £12.7 million project in Glasgow’s East End.

Instances of ‘critical’ financial distress in Scotland’s construction sector increased by 30% during the third quarter of 2019 compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Red Flag Alert data from insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. Monitoring the UK’s fi

The construction of a new pharmacy in Galashiels ground to a halt last week after medical syringes were found to have been planted around the site.

MAST Architects has unveiled Paul Lessing as its latest recruit. Mr Lessing, who joins in a senior architect role, brings a wealth of experience from work in practice in Glasgow and beyond.

The completion of snagging works on the Queensferry Crossing has been pushed back until December.

Fiona Maguire has been appointed as the new asset and development manager for Rural Stirling Housing Association. Ms Maguire has taken up the newly created post as the housing association undertakes a significant programme of building homes.

A Treasury rate rise which led to fears that major housing and infrastructure projects could be delayed has been labelled by Moody’s as “credit negative” for local authorities as it will increase the cost of capital on new borrowing in the short term.

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has moved to reassure investors it has the “resilience and flexibility” required to deal with the potential effects of Brexit.  Issuing a trading update for the 15-week period from 1 July to 13 October yesterday, the FTSE 100 developer said it compl

Plans to expand a coastal fishing village with 71 new homes have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has applied for permission to build the new homes in Johnshaven.

Councillors have approved plans for 19 new homes in St Combs, Aberdeenshire.

East Dunbartonshire Council has announced that it will hold a consultation to discuss its Local Development Plan for the area.

Electricity network operator Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced a £5 million investment programme for Moray.