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The biggest council housebuilding programme in Aberdeen in more than half a century has taken another major step forward as plans progressed for 283 new homes. First Endeavour LLP is set to deliver the housing units at Wellheads Road in Dyce after entering an agreement with Aberdeen City Council.

Twenty-one new jobs have been created since Morrison Construction began works at the £68 million Barony Campus project for East Ayrshire Council.

Employment lawyer Jayne Harrison discusses the steps that construction employers can take to increase transparency in their efforts to tackle the gender pay gap. In the last few months, we have seen the Women in Construction Summit alongside European Women in Construction and Engineering. A year int

Chartered surveyor and property specialist Graham + Sibbald has extended its services across Perthshire and the surrounding area with a new building surveying unit. The firm has increased the headcount at its Perth office to seven to offer building surveying services alongside an extensive range of

Design and architecture company HLM Architects attended the celebrations held to mark the topping out ceremony for the James McCune Smith Learning Hub at the University of Glasgow. (from left) Piper; Patrick Clark, associate director, HLM Architects; Andrew Ridley-Barker; Prof Sir Anton Muscatelli,

The Scottish Land Commission has launched a new survey seeking views of communities across Scotland about community engagement in decisions relating to land.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is seeking further clarification on a planning application for a proposed Spaceport at Scolpaig, North Uist.

A church which played a central role in the Scottish Reformation has been virtually reconstructed as it may have appeared more than five centuries ago by researchers at the University of St Andrews.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the construction sector’s patience with Brexit-related indecision is wearing thin after its latest industry survey found that businesses are being forced to “proceed cautiously” through the uncertainty.

The £140 million Macallan Distillery and visitor centre in Moray is one of six buildings in the running to be named to the UK's best new building.

A detailed assessment of compliance of all building systems is to be undertaken at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) to guarantee the safety of patients and staff, the Scottish Government said today.

Sue Kershaw has today been named as president of the Association for Project Management (APM). Currently UK managing director of major projects advisory at KPMG, Kershaw becomes the first female president of the chartered body for the project profession.

Contracting and fit-out specialist Linear Group has announced a number of new appointments as the business continues to build on its success and drive its growth ambitions forward. Andrew Deacon joins the Linear Design & Construct (LDC) team as site manager with primary responsibility for the ef

Waste and resource management company FCC Environment (UK) Ltd has brought forward a new masterplan for the sustainable, long-term future of its Greengairs Landfill site in North Lanarkshire.

Network Rail Scotland has made good progress in its delivery of enhancements and freight performance but its passenger train service performance continues to be poor, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). In its final annual assessment of Network Rail Scotland for Control Period 5 (2014-19