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hub North Scotland has appointed Balfour Beatty as the main ‘tier 1’ contractor for NHS Highland’s proposed new hospitals in Aviemore and Broadford. The announcements follow other recent key milestones for the new hospitals with the appointment of the design team and the submission of the pre-

Steve Radley More than 300 projects across the UK have benefitted from CITB levy funding, a new report has revealed.

Rick Willmott Willmott Dixon has called on the construction sector to secure the future of generations to come by taking more action now to reduce carbon emissions as the company's latest sustainability report details a 13% reduction in emissions over the last 12 months.

Block one at Dandara’s Forbes Place development Scotland’s housing shortfall could be plugged by Build to Rent homes but opportunities as well as threats exist for the sector, says Dr John Boyle.

Winners from last year’s event As the electrical trade in Scotland moves ever closer to being recognised as a profession, the industry is preparing once again to acclaim its brightest and best individuals and companies.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed its new intake of trade apprentices for 2017. Twenty-two young people aged 16 and above began a high-quality construction apprenticeship programme with Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business this August.

A Broxburn-based Diamond Drilling specialist has revealed that it drew upon almost the entire range of its services during a challenging six-year stint to deliver the record-breaking Queensferry Crossing. Corecut commenced work on the £1.35 billion project in December 2011, providing a comprehensiv

Practical completion reached at Page\Park’s Scottish War Blinded centre Page\Park’s Hawkhead Centre in Paisley for Scottish War Blinded has reached practical completion.

Lego has unveiled a model set of its new Lego House to coincide with the opening next month. The LEGO House (21037) kit will be launched just ahead of the grand opening of the visitor centre, which was designed by architecture firm BIG for the company's hometown of Billund, Denmark.

Scarborough Muir Group has today launched a £250 million development masterplan offering industrial, office, warehousing and leisure space adjacent to the new £1.35 billion Queensferry Crossing. With two new land sales near completion, the ‘Queensferry One’ development spans 120 acres and occu

A Robertson operative at work in the Seaham Timber Plant The timber engineering business within Robertson Group has won a record haul of contracts in the last 12 weeks – amounting to £13.2 million of new revenue.

The umbrella body for Scotland’s engineering sector has urged the public sector to do more to improve supply chain payments after a survey revealed that almost half of the country’s contracting authorities were not considered to be compliant with their statutory payments requirements. On April 1

The Millerhill Resource and Energy Recovery Centre Trade unions GMB Scotland and Unite have accused construction giant Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) of treating workers and politicians with “utter contempt” following its response to social dumping fears on the Millerhill Recycling & Energy Recov

Growth in the UK’s construction industry slid to its lowest level for 12 months in August, as new orders for commercial work dropped for the second month in a row. Data from the latest Markit / CIPS Construction PMI, which measures expectations of growth — came in at 51.1 for the month of August

Plans for a £29 million housing estate, which will include low-cost homes aimed at helping people get on the property ladder, have been approved in Rattray. Springfield Properties has won permission to build 217 homes at its Kinloch Gardens site, off Glenalmond Road. The plan includes scope for 60