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Galliford Try has taken a further £20 million hit on the Aberdeen bypass, taking the total provision on the overrun project to £123m. The construction group said today that the £20m write-off meant it had lost £45m on the project for the full financial year due to bad weather and the impact of t

The £60 million learning and teaching hub has been designed by BDP The University of Strathclyde has selected Balfour Beatty to deliver its new £60 million learning and teaching building.

V&A Dundee’s light-filled interiors designed by acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma have been revealed for the first time today. The construction and fit-out of Scotland’s first design museum took three and a half years to complete and it stands at the centre of the £1 billion transform

Energy giant Ineos is to invest £60 million to expand its Grangemouth site with the addition of a new furnace on its ethylene plant. The firm has awarded a contract to build the furnace to Germany-based Selas-Linde GmbH.

The team behind the proposed EuroPark development, located on the M8 corridor in North Lanarkshire, have unwrapped their vision for the brand new green at heart community in the form of a new website and video. EuroPark’s online launch comes as the initial planning submission is considered by Nort

Paragon’s Norman Benn (left) and Gary Butcher head up the consultancy’s new dispute resolution support offering Edinburgh-based building and project consultancy Paragon has launched a standalone dispute resolution support (DRS) service, making it one of the only UK building consultancies not to

Robertson quantity surveyor Graeme Barclay (left) and civil engineer Marc Anderson Two Robertson graduates are celebrating their achievements after rising from interns to managing some of the infrastructure giant’s most significant civil engineering projects.

Secondary pupils from schools in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Musselburgh took part in a two-day traditional building skills event held at the Scottish Parliament this week. The hands-on practical workshops provided 13 to 15 year olds with the chance to discover more about traditional skills apprent

New Peel Park retail estate set to serve up 260 new jobs Developers London & Scottish Investments expect 260 jobs will be created in its new 125,000 square feet, £35 million Bulky Goods retail park proposed for Peel Park in East Kilbride.

Robertson Group’s £40 million mixed use development, currently under construction at one of Dundee Waterfront’s most prominent sites next to Dundee's V&A, has gained opposition from an unusual source. Pretenders signer Chrissie Hynde has described the project as a "monstrosity" that should

A man has been placed into an induced coma after falling from a platform inside a hotel room at the new Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (AECC). The worker was preparing a room for painting when he sustained “serious head injuries” at the new £333 million development.

Proposals by bottled water producer Highland Spring to build new Perthshire headquarters have been rejected over plans to demolish a landmark hotel. The company had been planning to bring down the Blackford Hotel and convert the surrounding buildings for offices and facilities.

Output in the UK construction sector continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, increasing by 3.3% in the three months to July 2018. The three-month on three-month growth in July 2018 was driven by growth in both repair and maintenance, and all new work, which increased by 5

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has completed Scotland’s first drive thru bakery for Stephens The Bakers in Dunfermline. The firm provided quantity surveying and principal designer services on the £500,000 project at Rumblingwell.

People across Scotland who want to build their own homes will now be able to apply to a £4 million self-build loan fund. Self-build is a traditional form of housing supply in many parts of rural Scotland and the islands and at times, the only form of housing supply. However, it has become increasin