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Court of Session The family of a painter and decorator who died of an asbestos-related condition have been granted a proof before answer in their damages claim against the executor of the estate of a deceased partner in the former firm which employed the tradesman.

Mandy Catterall By Mandy Catterall at the Scottish Property Federation

Alison Keillor and Bruce Dickson BAM Construction has welcomed its first surveying apprentice following the launch of Skills Development Scotland’s Graduate Level Apprenticeship in Construction and the Build Environment.

Education convener Cllr Ian Perry and vice convener Cllr Alison Dickie join Queensferry High School head of school David Williamson and local primary school pupils on the site of the new school Excited primary school pupils were given an exclusive tour of the construction work at the new £40 millio

A team of industry professionals are joining RICS Scotland next week as they walk 154km from Milngavie to Fort William along the world famous West Highland Way. The ‘West Highland Way Warriors’ will undertake the challenge over just five days as they raise money for property industry charity Lan

DM Hall goes for gender balance in recruiting nine new graduate surveyors Independent chartered surveyors firm DM Hall has recruited nine new graduate surveyors for nine of its offices throughout Scotland.

A man has filed an $800,000 lawsuit against a construction firm which he claims fired him because he did not want to attend weekly Bible study meetings. Ryan Coleman from Oregon was hired as a painter at Albany-based Dahled Up Construction in October 2017 and discovered on the job that he was requir

Further work to improve the A737 moved a step closer this week with the decision by Transport Scotland to award the construction contract to Interserve as part of a £9 million project to realign a stretch of the key route. The A737 The Den Realignment will see the firm construct a one kilometre sec

Bryan Wilson A new £15 million housing development on part of Peel Park on the outskirts of East Kilbride has been given planning consent by South Lanarkshire Council.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed £4.8 million funding for Spirit AeroSytems’ new open access Aerospace Innovation Centre at its manufacturing site in Prestwick.

(from left) Robertson CEO Derek Shewan, Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Provost of Aberdeenshire, Cllr Bill Howatson Deputy First Minister John Swinney was in Aberdeenshire yesterday to see for himself the progress being made on the £55 million Inverurie Community Campus project.

ibis Styles Glasgow Centre West A new hotel has opened in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District (IFSD) following an £11.25 million investment led by the UK-based private equity and property manager Maven Capital Partners.

Balfour Beatty has completed the £6.5 million Dundee flood protection scheme on behalf of Dundee City Council. The project, which was awarded under the Scape National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure framework, will reduce the risk of flooding to the new £1 billion Dundee Waterfront area, and

Morgan Stanway Morgan Stanway is enjoying the first month of his working career secured during a recent work placement on Morrison Construction’s £37 million Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre project.

Mackenzie Construction supported Scotland’s inaugural Youth Urban Games hosted by Scottish Canals as principal sponsor. The ambitious project, hosted on Glasgow’s Forth and Clyde canal on August 25, showcased the UK’s brightest up and coming talents in BMX, Parkour and Skateboarding. The games