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Following the resignation of Neil Baxter from the position as secretary and treasurer of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), fellow architect Gordon Gibb tells Scottish Construction Now that Baxter deserves recognition as a champion of Scottish architecture over his ten-year t

Dawn Moore heads Morgan Sindall's Returnships programme People wishing to return to the construction and infrastructure sector following a voluntary career break have been offered a lifeline as part of a Returnships programme initiated by Morgan Sindall.

Progress is being made on the V&A and Railway Station buildings The expanding range of development opportunities across Dundee and Dundee Waterfront are to be promoted to the global investor community with the launch of a new investors pack next week.

A new canal side housing and commercial development planned for the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh The total value of commercial property transactions in Scotland fell for the third quarter in a row this year, according to analysis conducted by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).

Inverclyde Council has lodged a planning application to remodel a 170 year old building at Greenock Cemetery. Originally located in Wellpark in Greenock when it was built in 1846, Ivy House was moved to the cemetery in 1852 to be used as a lodge for workers.

Cruden Building director Gordon Lee and Wendy Kilshaw who has just completed the latest Learning Works course Opportunities for jobless people to learn new skills have been given a £5,000 boost from generous construction firm Cruden Building.

Cube launches its new-build development in Main Street, Bonhill New life for former school site as work starts on 75 new homes

A live broadcast of the demolition of a stadium in the United States was ruined when a bus pulled up and blocked the view. The Georgia Dome stadium in Atlanta was razed to the ground yesterday and the Weather Channel set up a camera to catch the historic 80,000-seat arena’s final moments.

The UK’s accounting watchdog has launched another investigation into the finances of troubled support services contractor Mitie. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said today that it would be looking into the “preparation and approval” of Mitie’s financial statements for the year ending M

Work is now about to get underway to start building the new Queen Margaret Academy Plans to build a new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr are a step closer with the official contracts now signed after reaching financial close.

Neil Baxter Neil Baxter has left his position as secretary and treasurer of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) just days after a group of leading Scottish architects demanded a major shake-up of the organisation.

Barry White The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is calling on the housing industry and Scotland’s councils to work together to further increase housing supply.

Plans have been approved to create a restaurant and whisky bar overlooking Dundee’s historic Howff cemetery. West One Properties submitted fresh designs for a new 60-seat restaurant next to the site after earlier proposals for the same location were described as “social vandalism” by a conserv

John Lawrie Group senior management team (from left) Charlie Parker, Iain Laing, Vic Sinclair, Ray Grant and Dave Weston Aberdeen metal reprocessing, tubular supply and decommissioning company John Lawrie Group has been acquired by its management as it gears up for an expansion of its business in th

Barratt Homes' Mill Brae development A home is likely to be the biggest purchase a person will ever make. As such, it’s perfectly understandable that buyers will want every assurance their home is the quality investment they’ve worked so long and hard for.