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Generations of people in and around Tarbolton now have access to first-class facilities as the latest project by construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West Scotland opened its doors. The first classes were held last week at the £3.8 million Tarbolton Community Campus, a flag

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff secures place on EDF Energy technical support alliance Global professional consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by EDF Energy to its technical support alliance to support its fleet of wind farms, gas storage sites, coal and gas power stations across th

A property developer who has flouted building rules and constructed an “ugly” block of flats that bears no resemblance to the planning permission he was given has been told he must tear the whole thing down. The developer, who has not been named, was given permission in 2008 to build 12 flats on

The University of Glasgow has secured planning approval for its £1 billion campus masterplan to develop the former Western Infirmary site. The campus project, one of the biggest education developments in Scotland, will see an estimated investment of £1bn over 10 years – higher than the public in

Image courtesy of the Mallaig Harbour Authority Plans have been published for a £90 million expansion to Mallaig Harbour on the west coast of Scotland.

Strathclyde University's Technology and Innovation Centre Glasgow City Council has approved a £30 million Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) scheme to support the development of a new ‘Innovation District’ in the city centre.

Councillors in Dundee are set to approve plans for a £10 million car showroom and sports complex. Lodged by John Clark Motor Group in August last year, the development will house a new Jaguar Land Rover dealership and a BMW Mini garage at land off King’s Cross Road.

Off-site construction specialists CCG have published plans for an innovative residential build in Glasgow which will become the tallest timber structure in Scotland. Located on Ellerslie Road in Yoker, the development will consist of 42 new flats designed by Mast Architects which upon its completion

The requirements of a valid payment notice issued under a construction contract were considered in a previous update: “A Payment Notice? Be Clear?” with reference to the case of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust v Logan Construction (South East) Ltd (“Surrey and Sussex”) a decision of t

A best practice toolkit to help the construction industry tackle modern slavery in its global supply chains has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and industry alliance Stronger Together. Described by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May as "the great human rights issue of our

Some of the D J Laing Contracts team at its Laing House headquarters in Carnoustie D J Laing Contracts secures Persimmon Homes deal

A reader’s letter submitted to US literary and cultural commentary magazine The Atlantic challenges the notion that construction workers a burly, strapping guys. As a construction labourer, I find that one of the funniest misconceptions about my job is that Hollywood and pretty much all TV show pr

Alan Brown Edinburgh-based CALA Group today said it is set to deliver record profits and new homes for the fifth year in a row as it hailed a “very strong” performance for the first half.

Nick Hampson, managing director, Malcolm Hughes (left) and Mark McGarragh, managing director, Ogilvie Geomatics Ogilvie Geomatics has expanded its land and building surveying operations with the acquisition of Manchester based Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors Limited.

Two building companies are among 16 firms in Scotland to have been “named and shamed” by the UK government for failing to pay the national minimum wage last year. Glasgow-based YESSS Home Improvements Ltd and roofing contractor John Elliot and Sons in Beith were listed for failing to pay £140.7