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A beam being installed by AWPR workers on North Deeside Road Former First Minister Alex Salmond has praised the efforts of Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/ Balmedie to Tipperty project contractors after it was announced that they had raised almost £40,000 in two years for local charitable causes.

Aileen Jamieson Turner & Townsend appoints new global director to capitalise on downstream opportunities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikLjgXXAMas&feature=youtu.be Detailed 3D scans of the Forth Bridge will form the basis for interactive games promoting construction as a career for school children.

Plans have been revealed to build almost 1,200 private flats and student rooms on land that once housed a Glasgow department store. Proposals have been lodged to develop the site of the former Goldberg’s department store, which has been left largely derelict since the closure of the store in 1990

Persimmon’s new regional base in Perth has helped the housebuilder increase revenues and homes completions compared to last year. A trading update issued by the firm this morning revealed that revenues for 2016 of £3.14 billion were 8 per cent higher than the prior year (2015: £2.90bn) with lega

Plans have been submitted to rejuvenate a derelict Dundee city centre site with new flats and a retail unit. Dundee architects James Paul Associates has lodged proposals for the creation of an eight-storey block of 28 flats and a ground floor retail unit on the corner of Trades Lane and Seagate.

Tenders are being invited for a £7 million contract to develop Andrew Melville Hall in St Andrews. Just a short walk from the centre of town, the A-listed student halls of residence was constructed between 1983 and 1986 and has seen better days.

Andrew Wyllie Costain has maintained its record order book thanks to a number of significant new orders and contract extensions in 2016, the firm has said.

Administrators of collapsed plant hirer Hewden are to auction off the firm’s large crane fleet after failing to find a buyer for the equipment. Joint administrator Ernst & Young has appointed Euro Auctions to dispose of the assets of HS Realisations, the new name for what remains of H

John Alexander Tens of millions of pounds worth of new homes are to be built in Dundee in a bid to tackle the city’s housing crisis.

The new £36 million Garnock Community Campus in Glengarnock has been successfully delivered on time and on budget to North Ayrshire Council. hub South West Scotland were joined by representatives from development partner Kier Construction and North Ayrshire Council for the formal handover last mont

Architect wins competition for Wester Ross tourism project An architect has been chosen to help deliver three new visitor information shelters in Wester Ross.

Andy Scott's bull sculpture in Uttoxeter A bull statue design has been put forward by the Kelpies creator to stand guard over Aberdeen bypass.

Bancon Construction managing director Gavin Currie (left) and Bancon chief executive John Irvine Aberdeenshire based Bancon Group has announced it is “on track” to deliver its three-year plan aimed at overcoming “challenging” trading conditions and a “significant” reorganisation within t

Shares in Edinburgh-headquartered property investor and developer Caledonian Trust have lifted despite a significant fall in full-year profits. The AIM-listed group revealed a pre-tax profit of £105,000 in the year to June 30, down from £565,000 a year earlier.