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David Carmichael has joined partnership housing developer Lovell as land director for Scotland. His newly-created role with Lovell, part of Morgan Sindall Group, will see David oversee land acquisition in Scotland, North Wales and the North West of England, working with the company’s partners

After a very successful 12 months and a host of new business wins, Story Scotland is building for the future by expanding its team of estimators. The infrastructure company recently secured a framework contract worth £135 million with Network Rail which will see the company deliver a wide rang

The Govanhill Baths refurbishment and the delivery of a new Torry Community Hub are among 18 projects to benefit from a share of £20.4 million to support local regeneration activity. More than 600 jobs to be created or supported thanks to the joint Scottish Government and COSLA investment

Inverclyde Council has appointed Clark Contracts to deliver the multi million pound refurbishment of St Mary’s Primary School in Greenock. The construction, refurbishment and maintenance contractor is now on site with the transformation well underway.

The City of Edinburgh Council has given the green light to a new primary school. The new Broomhills Primary School, which is being procured through City of Edinburgh Consultant and Contractor Frameworks, will be located within the new Heritage Grange residential development in the south si

Barratt East Scotland is seeking sub-contractors from across the Central Belt to help fulfil demand for new homes in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife in 2019. The housebuilder will be hosting a “Meet the developer event” to support the company as looks to commence several new build

International consultancy and construction firm Mace has appointed Paul Kelly to lead on strategic advisory, considered a key growth area of its wider consultancy division.  Paul will lead a team of 50 consultants at Mace who work with clients across the built environment and infrastructure sec

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has announced it will take on a minimum of 16 trade apprentices in 2019. The Glasgow-based construction firm will offer each of the new recruits – aged between 16 and 21 - an industry-recognised, four-year programme covering both the practical and theoretical skills of brick

Glasgow City Council has today approved £1 million in additional funding for the redevelopment of the Citizens Theatre. The B-Listed Citizens Theatre building - owned by the council and leased to Citizens Theatre Ltd - is to undergo the first comprehensive redevelopment in its 141-year history

Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson is supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the wide range of opportunities available to those interested in pursuing a career within international construction and property services. Over the years, the company has benefited

Figures on construction output from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been reaccredited after an independent regulator judged them to provide the highest levels of “trustworthiness, quality and value”. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today designated construction o

A new chapter has started for Coatbridge’s historic Carnegie Library after a £2.5 million transformation into 12 social housing flats. The project to bring the former derelict building back into use again was driven by Clyde Valley Housing Association and was officially unveiled by The P

The first ever affordable housing development in the village of Killearn has been handed over to tenants by Rural Stirling Housing Association. Local MSP Bruce Crawford formally opened the twelve new homes for rent at the Aitken Street and Wilson Crescent development at a celebration ceremony.

A proposed restoration, conversion and upgrading of seven townhouses into 21 flats in the Shawlands area in Glasgow has been unanimously approved by councillors.

Students have been encouraged to “push each and every boundary” that makes up a typical home, in a tie up between Heriot-Watt University and homebuilder CALA Homes. The partnership will give Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying third year students the chance to develop