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BAM Properties, in partnership with Hermes Investment Management, the £35.3 billion manager, has secured the first occupier at Capital Square - Edinburgh’s largest speculative office development, located within the Exchange business district.

Brent Goodwin Accountants and tax experts Newby Castleman are urging construction companies to prepare for changes to the VAT system for their industry due to come into effect to protect against fraud.

Almost 1,230 homebuyers in the west of Scotland have used Help to Buy to secure a new home over the past year.

Campion Homes employees getting on their bikes for Finding Your Feet

Quay Community Improvements (Quay) has been shortlisted in the One to Watch category at this year’s Social Enterprise Scotland Awards less than two years since the social enterprise was set up by Port of Leith Housing Association.

Roxburgh Street surgery in Galashiels was delivered by Esh last year Esh Construction is to reduce its activities in Scotland as part of an efficiency drive which has resulted in 17 redundancies north of the Border.

International support services and construction group Interserve has renewed its partnership with Edinburgh Zoo to deliver facilities services worth over £2 million. The five-year account covers cleaning, security, park presentation, waste disposal and washroom services for the 82-acre site, which

Perth and Kinross Council has approved plans for a major expansion of the region’s biggest town. Stewart Milne Homes North’s plan for 117 homes across 14 acres of land off Maple Place in Blairgowrie was backed by the council’s planning and development committee.

The number of Scottish businesses winning work from their local council has almost halved over the last decade, according to a detailed new report. Figures published by the Improvement Service show that Scotland’s councils had 51,312 local suppliers in 2008 but by 2017 this figure had fallen to 29

A modest rise in activity in the UK construction sector saw output growth ease to a three-month low in August, the latest monthly survey of industry purchasing managers has revealed. Data unveiled by the Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) highlighted a slowdown of momentu

Cruden first year apprentice bricklayer Andrew Wilson Cruden Group has continued to demonstrate its commitment to developing Scotland’s young workforce and bridging the skills gap within the construction industry as it welcomes this year’s intake of 25 new apprentices.

(from left) Back Row: Paul Thomson, apprentice plumber; Ian Dickson, Lord Dean of the Guild; Lord Provost; Graham Paterson; Deacon Convenor Dr Alistair Dorward and Jonny Donnelly, heating and ventilation engineerFront Row: Martin McGarvie, machine operator RSBi; Ashley Brodie, electrician; Shareece

Separation of post-use windows in-house at CMS Window Systems, which are collected as part of replacement window contracts – a process that helps the company avoid sending waste to landfill Waste recycling and re-use levels at CMS Window Systems reached 100% for the financial year 2017-2018 to hit

Paul Lowe Recent government figures show construction firms are less likely than others to put cyber security at the top of their agendas. Weightmans’ Paul Lowe explains why and suggests what contractors can do to protect themselves.

Morrison Construction has launched a five-day fundraising cycling challenge for cancer support charity CLIC Sargent, beginning yesterday at the £68 million Barony Campus project. Stationary bikes will be set up on five other Morrison Construction project sites in Central Scotland and at the Glasgow