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Output in the UK construction sector increased by 0.6% during the third quarter of the year following months of flat or falling figures, the latest Office for National Statistics report has shown.

BAM Construct UK executive director Doug Keillor has suggested that the construction industry’s drive towards lower costs rather than to deliver the greatest value is getting worse. In a wide-ranging interview with The Herald, Mr Keillor remarked that too many contracts are awarded to companie

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has continued its drive to promote skills development, trade apprenticeships and training with a new offering of adult apprenticeships.

The Scottish Government’s new Heat Networks Bill could see the equivalent of 460,000 homes heated renewably by 2030, cutting emissions from heat by 10% and helping tackle the climate emergency, according to a new study. The research, commissioned by industry body Scottish Renewables, found 46

Consultation events are being held this week to give members of the public a chance to look at plans for a new school and a new community hub in different areas of Aberdeen. The Torry hub is being designed by Halliday Fraser Munro on the site of former Torry Academy

An action plan to help homeowners and businesses prevent damage caused by flooding has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Trade body SELECT is taking its campaign for regulation of the electrical industry to the Scottish Parliament this week in a bid to keep the issue firmly in the public eye. Scotland’s largest trade association has secured prominent exhibition space at Holyrood, where it will spend three days e

Home Group in Scotland has been chosen to create new homes for affordable rent in Dundee.

A three-storey tenement building in Glasgow has partially collapsed after a fire broke out in a ground-floor shop. Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the flames in Albert Drive in the Pollokshields area.

A proposed housing development in Houston, Renfrewshire, would generate significant job and economic benefits, according to new research.

A number of buildings in the Forthside area of Stirling are now receiving heat that’s generated from waste water thanks to a groundbreaking £6 million project that’s now fully operational in the area. (from left) James Reid, divisional manager, FES; Charles Easton, director, FES; P

Students from Newcastle’s Northumbria University have paid a visit to Shawfairt to learn how a new town is created and developed. The 42 second-year students are studying for a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying which includes construction technology, economics, measurement, contracts and law.

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to fulfil its commitment and introduce compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes. The call is part of a series of recommendations made in the local government and communities committee’s report into Scotland’s e

A historic structure in Inveraray has been successfully renovated during a recent project. Argyll and Bute Council invested £200,000 to restore the Category A-listed Avenue Screen.

Plans have been drawn up to transform public toilets in Glasgow into tourist accommodation.