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Emma Louise MacKenzie Following the regional heat of the CITB’s SkillBuild 2017 competition, which took place at South Lanarkshire College earlier this month, Scottish Construction Now is showcasing case studies of apprentices involved.

£1m expansion for resurrected sand mine A £1 million expansion at a sand mine that re-opened in 2012 has created nine new jobs in rural Lochaber.

Hundreds of construction workers delivering the new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team stretch, bend, squat and wiggle — all before 7 a.m. The daily loosening-up regimen is a priority for Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction, which is managing the $524 million project.

Shawfair LLP’s James Palmer (left) with Jim Donaldson from Crummock The development of the largest urban expansion project in Edinburgh and Midlothian has taken a major step forward with the signing of a multi-million pound infrastructure contract.

Maxi Construction has recorded a 35% jump in annual pre-tax profits despites “problems” in its haulage business. The rise in profits to £2.59 million in the year to last September was achieved on turnover of £65.1m, The Herald has reported.

Euan Pirie Euan Pirie from Harper Macleod discusses the limited "checks and balances" applied to project managers (PM) under nec 3 contracts.

Bob and Kelly McAlpine Work has started on a new lodge development overlooking Stonehaven Bay.

Sub-contractors in Fife are being sought to help build homes for the UK’s largest house builder as Barratt Developments looks to add to its current supplier roster. The housebuilder is calling on sub-contractors from across Fife to come forward as the business looks to expand its workforce to meet

Amy Aquilina An Aberdeen architecture student has won a top prize for her reimagining of Gray’s School of Art as a new exhibition and conference centre for Robert Gordon University (RGU), as part of a student architecture project.

Atholl Crescent The offices of Brodies LLP at the Category A listed 14-17 Atholl Crescent in Edinburgh is being refurbished by akp Scotland.

Work set to start at Bishopbriggs Library Work is set to begin on the £2 million project to transform Bishopbriggs Library.

Student Ce Zhang’s exhibit exploring transport and civic life Plans to transform Scotland, from its most remote communities to towns, cities and the urban sprawl of the central belt, are explored by graduands at this year’s University of Dundee Art, Design and Architecture Degree Show.

A masterplan of the Sighthill regenration area The £250 million regeneration of Sighthill – the biggest such project in the UK outside of London – is “10 to 20 years” ahead of schedule, Glasgow City Council has said.

Carnegie Library and Galleries The first members of the public have stepped inside the Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries (DCL&G), Fife’s newest cultural hub set in the heart of the town’s Heritage Quarter, following a 10-year design and build project.

Queen's Hall Edinburgh. (Image courtesy of Mill Design) Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall concert venue has revealed plans for a £3 million makeover that will include a striking new glass-fronted entrance.