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Glasgow-headquartered Morris & Spottiswood has secured a place on a UK Government construction works framework worth a total of £30 billion. The contractor, which also has offices in Edinburgh and Perth as well as Leeds and Warrington, has been named as one of just 128 businesses to work o

The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced Robin Blacklock as its next chair following the trade association’s annual dinner last night. Mr Blacklock, who is the managing director at Dowbrae Property Consultancy, said he comes to the role seeking to emphasise the positive contributio

A Scottish trade body has urged Scotland Excel to insist on the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for its new £1.5 billion social housing construction framework. Speaking after Scotland Excel’s recent Glasgow conference, Fiona Hodgson, CEO of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing

Nine out of ten construction business owners suffer mental health issues due to the pressures of late or unfair payment, a new survey has revealed.

FM Group has submitted plans to build apartments at the location of a proposed north east golf course designed by American golfer Jack Nicklaus.

Work has officially completed on a landmark project to deliver 139 affordable homes across North Lanarkshire.

Construction work on a Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Melville Housing Association development of 26 new affordable homes in Bilston is now under way. (from left) David Loney, site manager (Taylor Wimpey Bilston affordable), Abby Kelman, land manager for Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Neil Edgar,

Shettleston Housing Association (SHA) has submitted revised plans to transform a former school site into new homes.

Employees of Barratt Homes East Scotland have abseiled from the Forth Rail Bridge to raise much needed funds for its charity of the year – Rock Trust.

A building in Moscow where 50,000 people were sentenced to death under Stalin is at the centre of a dispute over plans to turn it into a perfume shop and restaurant.

Optimism in Scotland’s construction sector has weakened for the year ahead however workloads are holding firmer than other UK regions, according to a new survey.

Work is expected to begin before Christmas to build a new primary school and nursery in south Edinburgh after planning approval was granted yesterday.

Bovis Homes has agreed a share and cash deal for Galliford Try's housebuilding arm that values the business at £1.075 billion, creating one of the UK's top five home building groups. The deal to acquire Linden Homes and Galliford's Partnerships & Regeneration businesses will create a group

The first construction milestone has been reached at 177 Bothwell Street as the HFD Group project, set to be Glasgow’s largest single office building, begins to rise from the ground.

Persimmon has highlighted the progress of its drive to improve quality and customer care which has seen extra £140 million spent on work in progress during the first half of this year. The “substantial additional investment”, which follows criticism of construction standards by new