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After last month’s publication of a landmark report which outlined the diversity performance at City Building, Kieran Findlay and Darren Robertson visited the company’s Queenslie Training Centre in Glasgow to ask executive director Dr Graham Paterson about what drives its promotion

Directors at Clark Contracts Clark Contracts has hailed a high level of repeat custom at the firm as it revealed a near-40% increase in profits.

Martin Findlay Robertson Group has today launched a new brand to its Robertson Residential division by opening its first apartment development at Ferry Village in Renfrew.

Private and affordable home housebuilder Springfield Properties is set to deliver 59 homes in Kinross after construction started on a new development in the Perthshire town. The company is delivering two, three and four-bedroom homes at Springfield Kinross. Each home will be fitted with 7kw electric

The final phase of works to alleviate flood risk to the communities of Smithton and Culloden has begun. Morrison Construction is now on site for the largest phase of the Smithton & Culloden Flood Protection Scheme which will protect 129 properties that would otherwise be at risk of a flooding du

Leaders of innovative businesses operating in six of Scotland’s key business sectors, who will showcase their work to make resources last and transform Scotland’s economy, are set to open their doors as part of a diverse visit programme for Circular Economy Hotspot Scotland, it was announced tod

Grahame Barn Civils contractors have today called for urgent action to be taken to address a plunge in infrastructure workloads in Scotland.

Building industry leaders have come together to launch a new charity aiming to transform cancer advice and support for people working in the construction and built environment sector as well as raising money to help fund research to beat cancer sooner. Andy von Bradsky, Anthony Burd, Emma Clancy, Pa

It’s not quite 500 miles, but Trident Building Consultancy is walking 150 miles to help end youth homelessness. As part of RICS’ 150th birthday celebrations, the Trident team will cover 150 miles to raise money to provide 150 beds for young homeless people as part of a project with LandA

Hillcrest unveils Dundee flats plan A new development of 16 flats for affordable rent is being planned by Hillcrest Housing Association in Dundee.

A new bridge that appears to be held up by giant stone hands has been developed in Vietnam.

The North West Community Campus in Dumfries Graham Construction is investigating the cause of a leak at a new school in Dumfries which resulted in the ceiling being brought down just weeks ahead of its opening.

Mrs Adrienne Sweeney and her late husband William In a case that breaks new legal ground in Scotland, a family from Paisley has secured damages of £247,000 after losing their mother to the deadly asbestos disease mesothelioma.

Financial constraints have been reported to be the most significant impediment to building activity as construction workloads slowed in Scotland over the last quarter, a new survey has found. According to the results of the Q2 2018 RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, 7% more chart

(from left) Calum Macaulay, chief executive Albyn Housing Society; Dawn Kane, business development manager, Bancon Construction; Scott Clark, project manager, Bancon Construction; Brian McGuiness, contracts manager, Bancon Construction. Front: Yvonne Simpson, asset investment officer at Albyn Housin