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The remote Slochd summit on the A9 will be included in the latest ground investigation contract for the A9 Dualling programme awarded today. The second highest point on the A9 at over 1,300 feet above sea level is part of the challenging 15 mile Dalraddy to Slochd stretch of the route.

Morrison Construction has secured a position on three frameworks for Scottish Water Horizon, the commercial arm of Scottish Water. The estimated value of the framework is up to £45 million over the two-year term with the opportunity for an additional two-year extension.

The Forth Replacement Crossing projectand Glasgow’s Shieldhall Tunnel have both been recognised at this year’s Saltire Infrastructure Awards. The annual awards recognise excellence and innovation in civil engineering and celebrate its contribution to quality of life.

Ground Developments Ltd has confirmed the expansion of its geotechnical team with the appointment of Dr Ian Murray. On completion of a Civil Engineering Masters at Strathclyde University and a PHD working under the supervision of Professor Alessandro Tarantino, Ian has amassed years of expertise aro

Work on site to replace the main expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge is set to commence next month. The project will see all of the bridge’s main expansion joints replaced over the course of the next twelve months, starting with joints in the east footpath.

The ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit is continuing to have a negative effect on the UK commercial market with more companies looking to relocate, according to surveyors. The Q3 2018 UK Commercial Property Market survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that while the

RICS chief executive, Sean Tompkins, and incoming RICS president, Chris Brooke FRICS, will take part in Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park as part of RICS’ Pledge 150 campaign. The RICS Pledge 150 initiative, launched January 2018 to celebrate the professional organisation’s 150th ann

Whiteburn and London & Scottish Investments (L&SI) have completed the full letting of 100 West George Street after a deal was signed with pancake and bar venue Stack and Still.

The remains of a woolly mammoth from the ice age are among the latest remarkable finds on the £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon project. Highways England experts, working alongside archaeologists from MOLA Headland Infrastructure, have discovered the partial remains of a woolly mammoth

The University of Glasgow has received planning consent to begin construction on the first building on the site of the former Western Infirmary. The consent, specifically described in planning terms as ‘Matters Specified in Conditions’, means work is now taking place on a £113 mill

Growth among Scotland’s small construction firms slowed in the third quarter of this year with materials prices and labour shortages continuing to squeeze margins. The latest quarterly State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) found that the pace of growth among Scotla

Specialist contractor Dem-Master is commencing demolition of the existing Corunna House building at 25-39 Cadogan Street in Glasgow in preparation for the construction of an £100 million office development which aims to be Scotland’s healthiest workspace. Dem-Master, in connection with p

Integrated flooring firm IFT has promoted Scott Gordon and Iain Eccleston to become directors of the business following a year of growth and a host of new projects. Built from a strong and continued family heritage, IFT (Integrated Flooring Technologies), provides floor screeds & levelling, resi

Housebuilder Avant Homes has been granted planning permission to build 197 new homes for a £52.6 million development in Hamilton. The Highstonehall development is located just 1.5 miles from the centre of Hamilton. As part of the joint project, Avant will deliver a variety of semi-detached and

A new downloadable game which demonstrates the benefits of a career in construction through games-based learning has been launched at the Skills Scotland show at Glasgow’s SEC. The £200,000 free-to-download ‘Construction Manager’ game was commissioned by the Construction Indu