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Construction work at Aberdeen's £107 million Marischal Square development was suspended earlier this month over concerns waste material was blocking safe access for workers. Morgan Sindall said work on the office, leisure and hotel development was halted on April 7 to review and improve procedures

Allan McGregor A new project director has been appointed to oversee the delivery of the £800 million new community of Countesswells to the West of Aberdeen.

A Link development in Olympia Street, Glasgow Housing association Link Group Ltd has confirmed its plans to build 3,200 new affordable homes over the next five years.

Alan Brown MP The issue of cash retentions in the construction sector, said to amount to over £1 billion of unpaid fees to UK contractors, is to be debated in Westminster this week.

AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has been granted planning consent for a new £17 million development of 132 homes for social rent and sale in Paisley. Plans and information about the homes at Love Street, which are built for Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association, were submitted to Renfrewshire Council in D

A wakeboarding centre at Dundee’s City Quay could be open by the Summer after councillors gave the project the green light. Located at Victoria Docks, the project by Dunbar-based outdoor activity company Foxlake Adventures will include support accommodation, a harbour gangway, west harbour access

Lorraine MacPhail Scotland’s commercial property sector could face long-term growth issues if demand for office space continues to outstrip supply, according to Grant Thornton.

A previously completed project by Hadden Construction in Perth Hadden Construction to build £4.7m Perth motorstore

A group of construction workers have accidentally made the “sensational discovery” of the oldest aqueduct to be built in the city of Rome, The Metro has reported. In the city’s heyday, a network of aqueducts supplied clean water and took it away in sewers, a pioneering approach to hygiene.

A housing development of over 1,300 homes in Edinburgh has edged closer after councillors gave initial plans the green light. A narrow vote of seven to six in favour of granting approval of the New Brunstane Masterplan will now allow the City of Edinburgh Council’s arms-length developer EDI Group

Victims of asbestos backed by doctors, health and safety experts and leading lawyers have issued a plea to all parties in the upcoming local elections over fears that thousands of Scots are at risk through historic exposure in schools and hospitals.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s planning sub committee has granted detailed consent for the development of a boatyard and associated infrastructure for the new 300 berth Edinburgh Marina. The new world-class 300 berth Edinburgh Marina at Granton Harbour, the revised masterplan for which was given

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it will fund a new £600,000 programme to help hundreds of people to become qualified on-site training assessors. The Assessor Infrastructure project is designed to increase the number of on-site training assessors available across Great

Matthew Goff Matthew Goff, director of UK operations at Actavo | Building Solutions, explains why having a diverse workforce can achieve better results across the business.

CALA Homes (West) has commenced work on its development of 101 homes at Mansionhouse Road in Langside. The development – which comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom flats and a penthouse collection across three separate buildings – will be constructed sympathetically in a way that complements t