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Robertson held a topping out ceremony yesterday at the Poseidon P-8A Strategic Facility, just 10 miles from where the infrastructure firm first opened for business more in Elgin than 50 years ago. Founder and executive chairman Bill Robertson, joined representatives from Boeing UK and the Royal Air

Billions of pounds may be needed to maintain tenement buildings throughout Glasgow after a new report revealed that thousands of blocks are in ‘critical disrepair’. According to the report, around 46,600 tenement flats, which were built before 1919, have been deemed dangerous and need st

Hew Edgar calls for dedicated legislation to help tackle the growing obstacles which hinder the sustainable growth of Scotland’s construction sector.

GRAHAM has shown its commitment to investing in the development of its workforce by delivering over £400,000 worth of fully-funded training courses to its staff and supply chain in Scotland. Over the last three years the firm has provided 30 members of staff with SVQ levels 7-11 qualifications

Work has been completed on the transformation of Kinross’ historic Town Hall site, preserving and reviving properties that had stood empty for more than a decade. The £1.5 million project has seen the creation of nine, one and two bedroom apartments on the High Street location which date

Work to deliver £3.6 million worth of much-needed new homes for families in Castlemilk is now underway. Ardenglen Housing Association is building 22 new homes on the vacant site of the former St Martin’s Primary School playing fields in Ardencraig Road.

Home Group has progressed plans for the latest phase of development at Dundee's Mill O' Mains. Architecture practice JTP has submitted proposals on the housing association’s behalf to Dundee City Council for up to 50 new homes on Hebrides Drive.

Glasgow Clyde College has announced the completion of a £600,000 investment to the sporting facilities at its Cardonald Campus. The new facilities, completed by Scotwood Interiors Ltd, sees a complete re-design and refurb within the existing building to allow greater accessibility for all stud

Alan Bateman has joined Whitecross Building Consultancy. Alan has over 20 years experience, a number of them with Whitecross team members at a previous company.

A City Building joiner, who carries out essential maintenance work at the Emirates Arena, will return to the sports stadium later this month, but this time he’ll be laying down his tools to get into the boxing ring. Scottish Bantamweight Champion, Joe Ham will appear at the arena on November 3

An Aberdeen architect who was struck off by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) is to appeal the decision. Neil Rothnie of Neil Rothnie Architects in Aberdeen was erased from the Register of Architects following a finding of unacceptable professional conduct and serious professional incompetence

A further £1 billion will be invested to rebuild and refurbish Scotland’s schools, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced today. The new funding, which will kick in from 2021 when the current school building programme ends, will benefit around 50,000 pupils - in addition to the 60,

Aberdeen Football Club has appointed Morrison Construction as the principal contractor for the construction of the community sports hub and football training facilities at Kingsford. The appointment comes on the back of the club raising around £8.5 million for this phase of the project. The ad

The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) has elected Alan Wilson, acting managing director of electro-technical trade body SELECT, as its new vice-chair. Founded in the 1960s the SBCC provides definitive guidance on building contracts and construction law in Scotland.

Stewart Milne Group has invested more than £250,000 in bringing out the best in leadership and managerial skills for 128 of its managers across the UK. The housebuilder said it has developed a highly successful and structured approach to managerial training and development that consists of mon