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Kevin Whitaker has been appointed as the new chief executive at CALA Group as the housebuilder delivered a sixth consecutive year of strong performance.

Scotland saw 54% more infrastructure output per person than London in 2017 and also came out top in cumulative infrastructure output per person between 1997 and 2017, according to new research. Commissioned to “shine a light on the delivery of infrastructure projects across the UK since 1997”, t

The UK government's “overriding priority” for outsourcing is spending as little money as possible while “forcing contractors to take unacceptable levels of financial risk” has been exposed by the collapse of Carillion, a committee of MPs said today. Releasing its latest report into the contr

Robertson Property is developing plans for a 90-bed hotel and 99-bed student accommodation development at Abbey Park, St Andrews. It is proposed that the site will be complemented with an extensive park area in front of the buildings.

Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has successfully delivered a £2 million 6,800 sq ft extension to Milne’s Primary School in the village of Fochabers, north east Scotland.

A new consultation has been launched that seeks to obtain the views and opinions of stakeholders on a review of building and fire safety regulatory frameworks in order to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland’s buildings. This consultation covers two main areas, which are as foll

A new national contract to help Scotland’s councils source power tools has gone live with eight companies announced as suppliers. Scotland Excel’s supply and delivery of power tools framework went live recently, with six Scottish companies among the supplier list, and another supplier set to ser

Dundee’s new £38 million railway station officially opened its doors for the first time today. Passengers were joined by minister for public health and sport Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Lord Provost Ian Borthwick and representatives from Dundee City Council, contractors Balfour Beatty, suppliers and ope

Construction work has been completed on the new £32 million West Calder High School in West Lothian. The keys to the state-of-the-art building were handed over to West Lothian Council on June 29 by developer hub South East and main contractor Morrison Construction.

(from left) New SELECT MD Darrell Matthews, president Kevin Griffin, vice president Kenny Duncan and immediate past president Eric Rae Scotland’s electrotechnical campaigning trade body SELECT has recorded another year of successful awareness raising, outreach and training initiatives at its AGM.

Dundee city development committee convener Lynne Short and deputy convener Mark Flynn celebrating Dundee’s Northern Links project being shortlisted for the competition A total of 10 active travel proposals from eight local authorities have been successful in the first phase of judging of Sustrans

Webster Homes launches new Gairneybank development near Kinross Webster Homes has announced the launch of a new development at Gairneybank, near Kinross.

Scientists at the National University of Singapore have announced the launch of a 3D printed project to accelerate the production of toilet units to improve sanitation in India. The university’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS) hoped its AM.NUS Construction 3D Printing Programme will acc

Project delays and “challenges in the Aberdeenshire housing market” has resulted in Highland building companies Deveron Homes Limited and Deveron Construction Limited being placed into administration. The privately-owned firms operate two service lines from their headquarters in Huntly, comprisi

The Carnegie Library and Galleries in Dunfermline The value of hub East Central Scotland community infrastructure across Perthshire, Tayside, Forth Valley and Fife has grown to £617 million, of which £340m is now open and operational, according to the organisation’s latest annual report.