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Debbie Welch & Richard Hepburn Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce has opened a new office in Central Glasgow to support its expansion plans and continued development in the West of Scotland.

Holyrood's local government and communities committee will continue to examine the Planning (Scotland) Bill tomorrow as it hears evidence from organisations from the country’s builders and planners. Tammy Swift-Adams, director of planning, Homes for Scotland, Jenny Hogan, deputy chief executive, S

(Left) - Claire Walsh (marketing executive) and (centre) Matthew Abbott (land negotiator) with some of Taylor Wimpey’s apprentices and trainees (l-r) Sean Morrison (apprentice site manager); Shannon Flynn (sales management trainee) and Fraser Martin (apprentice joiner) Taylor Wimpey West Scotland�

Lindsay McQuade ScottishPower and ScottishPower Renewables announce new CEOs

Arthur Lockwood RBA 'JCB at rest' Images of construction, demolition, cranes, diggers and even a gravel pit are set to be included in the 301st exhibition to be held by the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA).

Morrison Construction has lost a High Court case against one of its subcontractors regarding changes made during the development of a gas processing plant in Shetland. Steel firm BHC Ltd successfully argued that change orders issued by Morrison should be re-measured and re-valued based on “final c

Robertson Northern has been appointed to construct a new £4.5 million building on Inverness Campus to support growth in life sciences and technology sectors. Inverness Campus developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has commissioned the firm to build the new 2460 m2 facility. It will be cal

Global real estate adviser Colliers International has named Edinburgh as the UK’s top city for hotel development. In its latest UK Hotels Market Index, Colliers said that Edinburgh moved up four places in 2017 from the previous year, with its high position mainly attributed to strong occupancy lev

Construction work has now commenced for the 1.7 million sq ft Edinburgh St James development following the completion of a significant demolition programme, marking a major new phase in the regeneration of the east end of Edinburgh. Four tower cranes have arrived on site in recent months, including

Keppie Design has submitted detailed proposals for a mental health estate in north Glasgow. The project for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde comprises a new Acute Admissions Unit (AAU) and Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care Unit (CCC) in the grounds of Stobhill Hospital.

Ray O’Rourke Laing O’Rourke has welcomed a “substantial improvement” in its UK performance despite reporting a loss of £60.6 million its latest annual results.

Charles Livingstone and Adam McCabe from Brodies discuss the Competition and Markets Authority’s plans to tackle anti-competition cartels in the construction sector. In the past two years the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined businesses over £150 million. With an increase in ti

Clark Contracts is holding its annual careers evenings in Paisley and Edinburgh on Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd March 2018 respectively. The contractor, included in the Sunday Times Best Companies to work for list for 2018, is offering 12 - 15 apprenticeships and traineeships for various trades, q

Leon Hay from Cumbernauld was the first of the stonemason apprentices specially recruited as part of the Mackintosh Library restoration Construction apprentices will go on to earn thousands of pounds more, every year, than many of their university-educated counterparts, according to the latest resea

Robertson Homes has extended its presence in Inverness with the launch of three new developments in the city. In a major expansion of its profile in the Highlands, the company is to build more than 180 new homes at Ness Castle, Great Glen Heights and Great Glen Hall.