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Glencommon Double award success for Aberdeenshire housebuilding duo

Aberdeen City Council is holding an open day for Developers and Landowners on the 16th October 2018. The event will be held in the Beach Ball Room (Northern Lights Room) from 1.30 pm onwards. A presentation will be given by both Elected Members and Council officers to be followed by a Q&A opport

A major new educational resource has been unveiled utilising 3D digital surveys of the three Forth Bridges. This pioneering use of cutting-edge technologies by leading Scottish heritage institutions aims to inspire a new generation of scientists and engineers.

Interserve has agreed the sale of its industrial access and hard services business to Enigma Industrial Services Holdings Ltd for £3.6 million. The international support services and construction group revealed this morning it had entered into an agreement to sell its Interserve Industrial Services

Work is now underway on a 12-month programme at Aberdeen station to deliver a £9 million investment to upgrade and replace the glass roof. Existing glass panels, which are prone to cracking and discolouration, will be replaced with modern light-weight polycarbonate glazing and a new roof access sys

The rate of expansion in construction business activity has slowed for the second consecutive month to signal the weakest upturn in output for six months, new figures have revealed. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dipped to 52.1 in September

Andrew Baker Cushman & Wakefield has appointed one of the UK’s leading experts on green buildings, Andrew Baker, as its new head of energy, infrastructure and sustainability.

Property developer London & Scottish Investments is on course to launch its new £10 million Wallneuk Retail Park in Paisley in three months time, bringing up to 120 retail jobs to the town with more to come when the last remaining unit is let. The development will see Lidl opening a flagsh

The President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has warned that major construction and infrastructure projects will not be delivered unless the industry changes the way it works. Tim Hopkinson told association members and guests at the annual BESA President’s Lunch that wider

Drum Property Group has revealed high levels of public support for its planning application which is set to transform Stead’s Place, near the foot of Leith Walk. More than 2,000 letters of support for Drum’s development proposals have been lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council in adv

Laura Closs Laura Closs reveals her pathway towards a career with Kier Construction.

Stonemason apprentices (from left) Ben Nicolson, Jack Jeffrey, Lawrence Schofield, Liam McKenzie and Ben Taylor A new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) partnership has been launched in Edinburgh to help meet the demand for stonemasonry skills to protect and preserve Scotland’s iconic bui

Charitable organisations across Britain are being urged to get their applications ready as £2.5 million of funding becomes available in the next round of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.

CHAP Group meets Prince Charles at Peterhead Fishmarket launch Prince Charles, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, attended the official launch ceremony on Saturday for the new state-of-the-art Peterhead Fishmarket.

A Stockport leisure complex has been voted Britain’s worst new building after judges described it as a “sad metaphor for our failing high streets”. The warehouse-like buildings of Redrock Stockport beat five other shortlisted candidates to win the Carbuncle Cup, awarded by Building Design to w