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A £350 million plan to expand Aberdeen harbour into Nigg Bay is to become a reality after the city’s harbour board decided to press ahead with the development. The new facilities will include 1,400 metres of new quay, with a water depth of up to 10.5 metres and will create an additional 125,000 s

A plan setting out how to tackle the shortage of affordable housing within Scotland’s first National Park has been given the go ahead. Named ‘LIVE Park’, the Plan outlines an ambitious vision for making Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park an attractive and viable place for young peop

Amended plans are to be submitted for Dundee’s £21 million Regional Performance Centre for Sport after Dundee Football Club announced it was to withdraw its interest in the planned scheme. The new centre was to have provided training facilities for the club as well as being a training and competi

Glasgow fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has successfully delivered a £1.75 million makeover for River Clyde Homes including the creation of an energy saving biomass heating system. The completion of the 12-month project at Cartsdyke Apartments in Greenock means that heating and hot wate

A year on from the reopening of the Forth Road Bridge after an unprecedented three-week closure for repairs to fractured steelwork, considerable progress has been made. The bridge reopened to 91 per cent of traffic on 23 December 2015 after the completion of emergency repairs. Work then continued ar

SELECT’s Stuart McKelvie and Gordon McCall from GMC Electrical The campaigning trade body for Scotland's electrical sector has called for the industry to be regulated by the Scottish Parliament to prevent rogue traders posing “a distinct and continuing threat to safety” in homes.

Minister views progress of Millerhill rail stabling yard Work to house Scotland’s growing fleet of trains is progressing well and on track for the arrival of new class 385 electric rolling stock in Autumn 2017

What better way to witter away those remaining hours until Christmas than by getting caught up in a fun little arcade game released by Ogilvie Construction? Forget stressing about those last minute online purchases and help Santa deliver his presents then show off your high score to friends.

Richard Murphy One of Scotland’s leading architects Richard Murphy has declared the country as one of the worst in Europe to be in the profession and urged young designers to leave the country to further their careers.

Economy secretary Keith Brown has called in an arbitration service over claims that workers on the £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing project are being given low pay. An investigation by construction union UCATT claimed that joiners working for Portuguese sub-contractor Sosia Ltd were being paid £7

Housing association Your Housing Group is teaming up with a Chinese-state owned company to build 25,000 pre-fabricated homes over the next five years. The £2.5 billion joint venture, which also includes renewable energy specialist Welink, will see China National Building Material Company (CNBM) bui

Cameron Scott and Andy Lewis Robertson Timber Engineering has recruited two new technical sales managers to grow its business with key clients across the UK.

CCG and MAST Architects have submitted planning proposals for a new 154 home development at Riverford Road, a former industrial site that is bound by the White Cart River in the south side of Glasgow. The development will comprise a mix of 55 townhouses and 99 flats, offering panoramic views across

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3CsCkQzekw&feature=youtu.be New aerial video footage and photographs showing the significant construction progress achieved on central Scotland’s motorway network has released by Transport Scotland following the Scottish Government's budget announcement which w

A new report published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has highlighted the critical role that construction plays in reversing the declining levels of economic and social mobility in the UK. The report, Social Mobility and Construction: Building Routes to Opportunity contains a speciall