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Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has gained a detailed planning consent from the City of Edinburgh Council to build 149 new homes on land off Candlemaker's Park in the Gilmerton area of the city. The 15.8 acre site is a brownfield site on the south edge of Edinburgh that is already identified for housing

Clydeside Regeneration Limited (CRL) has appointed a contractor to undertake marine works at Queens Quay, the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. Civil engineering company George Leslie Ltd has been appointed to carry out all marine work

In the midst of a widening skills crisis the construction industry must spell out how it will train more British workers to avoid a “calamitous Brexit for the sector”, according to Unite. The UK’s construction union made the call as trade bodies this week warned that house builders in particul

Housing reborn at Scotland’s birthplace Work has started on an Angus Council project to build modern, energy efficient, high quality homes under the gaze of Arbroath Abbey.

The background shows the pillars at Waverley Station Marvel Studios has released the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, complete with a cameo appearance from Edinburgh’s Waverley Station.

Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed as a Tier One contractor to hub West Scotland’s supply chain. A joint-venture organisation owned by both the public and private sectors, hub West Scotland delivers a range of public sector capital works projects throughout west central Scotland.

The multi-million pound restoration of Rothesay Pavilion is moving forward with the £10.6 million contract for the works being awarded to main contractor CBC. Work on renovating the iconic International Modernist building to its former glory will start today.

The construction sector has come together to warn the UK government of the dangers of the industry facing a ‘cliff edge’ regarding access to EU workers. In an unprecedented show of unity, seven of the construction industry’s major trade bodies have set out what they believe to be the sector’

A contractor has been fined £24,000 for health and safety failings that led to the death of a workman in his yard in West Lothian. JML Road Surfacing boss Jacob Hendry was prosecuted after Viorel Vicol, 27, was killed by an 11,000 watt electric shock at his premises at Kirknewton, West Lothian, on

North Lanarkshire Council has approved its five-year Strategic Housing Investment plan (SHIP) which aims to deliver over 1,900 new homes over the next five years, doubling the rate completed over the previous five years. The SHIP, for 2018-19/2022-23, was approved by councillors at a recent meeting

The Willow Tea Rooms Trust has appointed Clark Contracts to deliver the final construction and fit out phase of the famous original Tea Rooms Building created by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1903. In addition to reinstating the Tea Rooms, the refurbishment at Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street will crea

Forth Ports has announced plans to invest in a purpose built training academy located within Scotland’s biggest port. To be located at the Port of Grangemouth, the 420 m sq Training Academy will provide additional in-house facilities for equipment skills training and new classrooms for safety and

David Melhuish Four of Scotland’s leading industry groups – representing manufacturing, commercial property, retail and tourism – have united to challenge the Scottish Government to ensure future increases in business rates rise by no more than CPI, rather than the RPI measure of inflation. A

Amanda Byrne Amanda Byrne details her experience of being a woman working in the construction sector.

South Lanarkshire Council executive director of housing, Daniel Lowe, and chair of housing, Councillor Josh Wilson More new council housing to be built in South Lanarkshire