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The firm behind plans to redevelop Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry have released new images which showcase the full scale of the £68 million project. Canadian developer Carttera is seeking to build around 300 rented flats, a gym, and a “heritage bistro” at Rubislaw Quarry, which will host a perman

Highland civil engineering firm Daviot Group Limited has been liquidated with all 31 employees losing their jobs. The company previously delivered power cable installation, civil engineering infrastructure and utilities services, as well as plant hire from its base at Harbour Road, Inverness.

The road to Kinlochewe on the North Coast 500. Image: VisitScotland The Scottish Government is to establish a fund to provide investment in infrastructure to support sustainable growth in rural tourism across Scotland.

The new £55.75 million Anderson High School and Halls of Residence has been handed over to Shetland Islands Council by hub North Scotland. The state-of-the-art facilty set by the Loch of Clickimin in Lerwick has been delivered by Morrison Construction.

Host comedian Fred MacAulay with HLM’s Amy Barrett and category sponsor Simon Driscoll of Simon Driscoll Consultancy at the awards ceremony Design and architecture company HLM has won the coveted People Development category at the prestigious Glasgow Business Awards 2017.

(from left) Bill Robertson, founder and executive chairman, Robertson Group; Jennifer Smart, HR manager, Robertson Group and Peter Russian, chief executive of Remarkable Investors in People (IIP) has awarded its prestigious Gold Accreditation to infrastructure group Robertson.

Robertson Park in Renfrewshire has been upgraded with a worldwide first KOMPAN Robinia castle and lots of play equipment to bring greater play value to the area. Offically opened last week by Councillor Cathy McEwan, the Robertson Park play space draws inspiration from the local surrounding area pro

FM issues ‘use it or lose it’ warning to councils on house building money Local authorities who do not use their house building funding face losing their allocation altogether, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned.

A company that turns redundant shipping containers into portable temporary hotel accommodation has now moved into providing accommodation for construction site workers. Snoozebox has set up Snoozeboxworks to supply on-site sleeping accommodation for remote projects.

An artist's impression of what the revamped Clyde Waterfront would look like A £90 million proposal to regenerate the Clyde Waterfront is to be called in by the Scottish Government at the request of three local authorities to “streamline” the planning process.

Tarmac has announced the acquisition of ScottishPower’s 50% share of the sustainable construction products joint venture ScotAsh Limited. The building materials and construction solutions business will now take full ownership of ScotAsh, which it has operated since 1999, and will continue to opera

Artist’s impression looking north over the phase 1b development to show the planned infrastructure and housing, and the neighbourhood centre, which is part of the next phase of the new community at Countesswells. (Illustration courtesy of Countesswells Development Limited) Plans have been approved

NHS Lanarkshire has been given the go-ahead to develop an outline business case to rebuild or refurbish Monklands Hospital. The approval of the initial agreement to seek a capital allocation for the project means the health board can move on to the next phase of planning.

A growth in construction output across the UK in August failed to offset a fall in output over the quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found. Construction output grew 0.6% month-on-month in August 2017, predominantly driven by a 1.7% rise in all new work thanks to private housing,

Craig Tatton Interserve’s construction division has appointed Craig Tatton as the managing director of its regional building business.