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Work on the Queensferry Crossing is drawing to a close The confidence of employers in the Scottish construction industry has taken a hit as fears over future work prospects grow, according to the latest Scottish Construction Monitor.

One of Glasgow’s most established family-run timber and builders’ merchants has announced the completion of a management buy-out (MBO). Kelvin Timber, which has two branches in the West of Scotland - one in Milngavie and another in Hamilton – has been supplying timber, decking and building goo

Gordon Nelson Growth among Scottish builders slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2017 as political uncertainty and price concerns hit home, according to Federation of Master Builders in Scotland (FMB Scotland).

Miller Homes was at the centre of renewed speculation over the weekend regarding a proposed sale to a private equity group, though the housebuilder has so far declined to comment on the reports. Sky News reported on Friday that the Edinburgh-based company was in discussions with Bridgepoint, which o

The new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is part of a £1.8bn investment in new assets and facilities The proportion of NHS buildings classified as being in good condition has improved from 58% in 2014 to 70% in 2016, according to a new report.

Keith Aitken GVA’s Keith Aitken on how Edinburgh’s commercial property makeup has changed since he took up his current role ten years ago.

Wates has appointed McLaughlin & Harvey as a subcontractor to the Scape Major Works UK Framework. The Major Works UK Framework is designed to deliver construction projects between £10 million and £50m and the potential construction pipeline over the four-year duration of the framework is estim

(from left) Andy Mallice (managing director, Robertson Construction Group) and Joe McMenamin (project director, AECC, Robertson Construction Group) receive Ultra Site certificate from Considerate Constructors Scheme chief executive Edward Hardy The construction of the Aberdeen Exhibition & Confe

An artist’s impression of the 500 King Street development Call for investors at Aberdeen student development

A California construction worker became an everyday hero when he helped save a missing baby. Colin Blevin went to work at Ciarra Construction in San Jose when he encountered a car blocking the entranceway. He approached the driver, Raymond Randy Gutierrez, and noticed a baby in the back seat.

The collapsed wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh New interim guidance published by the Scottish Government for site inspection in the public sector has been described as “a positive step” by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

Kier has awarded Spie UK an £8 million contract to carry out mechanical and electrical (M&E) works on a new secondary school campus in Kilmarnock. The new £45.3m William McIlvanney Campus is being built by Kier to accommodate the merger of Kilmarnock Academy, James Hamilton Academy, New Farm P

Plans to transform a B-listed former nursing home into flats have been approved. Kirkton House, near Kirkton of Skene, is to be turned into 17 flats, under the plans from developer Kirk Harrison, the Evening Express has reported.

The comeback story of Liberty Steel’s Scottish plants at Dalzell and Clydebridge turned another page this week with a decision to restart production of heavy-duty products used in structures such as bridges and public art sculptures. Known as ‘weathering’ steel, the environmentally tough grade

The inaugural RIAS/Saint-Gobain Emerging Architect Award recognises the crucial role architects play in delivering a better world and encourages the great architects of the future at the outset of their careers. This year, the award went to TAP Architecture, recognising two innovative and technicall