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Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that progress on Scottish apprenticeship numbers is in danger due to uncertainty over an upcoming UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy.

Tradespeople from the Glasgow area are being invited to meet with national contractor Heron Bros to find out about two high profile school projects totalling £25 million. Hosted by Constructionline at Fairweather Hall in Glasgow on June 14, the event will provide attendees with the information need

Aberdeen City Council is to invite firms to draw up a design and delivery plan for enhancing the city’s Union Terrace Gardens. The council's finance, policy and resources committee agreed to call in specialists to carry out the design work for the Victorian park in the Denburn Valley including the

Muir Construction has won a £5.75 million contract to re-build and expand Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group's Muirfield nursing home in Gullane. The contract will be carried out in two phases with work on the first 12 month phase beginning immediately and will focus on creating the facility’s mai

Developers signing contracts for plots in Dundee’s £1 billion Waterfront are being told to pay their entire workforces the living wage. The Evening Telegraph reports that all companies investing in the development will be made to agree that they will pay the new £7.20 per hour rate to staff aged

Project Management and Construction Ltd is toasting a record breaking May with over £6.5 million worth of orders having been secured. Contracts secured include a number of high profile refurbishment and conversion projects in Glasgow city centre, uppermost of which is the £1.7m refurbishment of on

Alex Paterson Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has appointed Alex Paterson as its new chief executive.

Sir William Bruce, c 1630 – 1710 by John Michael Wright Some of Scotland’s most stunning buildings and the achievements of the country’s most distinguished architects will be celebrated this summer at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG).

Costain appoints decommissioning lead in Aberdeen Costain Upstream has appointed Eamonn McGennis as its decommissioning lead in Aberdeen.

A 90 year old monk has dedicated the last 53 years to building a massive cathedral entirely by himself.

The new £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing will not open until May 2017, six months later than planned, the infrastructure secretary admitted today. Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), the consortium building the bridge, informed ministers that ongoing effects of weather on construction mean

Scottish Water is looking for firms to prequalify for two design and build projects at the Daldowie and Dalmarnock sewage treatment works near Glasgow. Each worth £55 million, the two elements may be awarded separately or together. The projects are designed to reduce the impact of discharges to the

Planning permission in principle has been granted for a 700-home development on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Initially lodged by CALA Homes (North) and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) back in 2014, the joint planning application also proposes commercial space and a neighbourhood centre on the Craibs

An outline planning application for the University of Glasgow’s plans to transform the former Western Infirmary site to a cost of £1 billion have now been lodged. The University, which took over the site in April, proposes a wide number of uses including teaching and research buildings, shops, re

A new road designed to unlock developments in Gartcosh and Glenboig over the next 20 years reached a milestone this week with approval by Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet. North Lanarkshire Council will construct the road and two roundabouts to open up access between Glenboig, Gartcosh Business