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UK construction firms continued to experience growth during August, led by fastest rise in commercial work for five months, according to new statistics. Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figures from Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) revealed that the

Aberdeen gas works to make way for new flats Halliday Fraser Munro has submitted plans for 32 flats on the site of a former Aberdeen gas works on behalf of Barratt Homes.

The Scottish Government overrules local authorities more often than not when applicants take their planning permission appeals to ministers, according to new figures. Statistics compiled by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) have revealed that 77 of the 145 planning appeals so far th

A deal to bring a new £15 million hotel development to Edinburgh Airport by next year has been secured. National planning consultancy Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners (NLP) first mooted the deal in November following a surge in traveller numbers at the airport in 2014.

Plans have been unveiled to transform an iconic listed building in Dundee into offices and flats. Morgan McDonnell has submitted proposals to the council for the 100-year-old former DP&L building on East Dock Street which will house ground floor office space with ten flats above.

The Whiterashes Mansion Aberdeen based Anderson Construction has been awarded a number of contracts amounting to over £3 million in value.

Victoria Gray Victoria Gray has become the latest graduate to join the Barratt North Scotland team as the company continues to bring new talent to the construction industry.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched this year’s Architect in the Hoose initiative to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). The scheme sees architects register to offer free, hour-long consultations to the public, in return fo

Half a million pounds of new funding is available to train scaffolders in the North East of Scotland, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced. The money is being made available due to increasing demand for scaffolders and a lack of training in the region.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay unveils Glasgow Airports £3.3m East Pier extentsion with Amanda McMillian MD of Glasgow Airport Glasgow Airport's £3.3m extension project unveiled

NHS Grampian has unveiled plans to invest more than £150 million into building new facilities at its Foresterhill Campus in Aberdeen over the next five years. The health board took the first step in the formal process towards creating at least 10 new facilities on the site by lodging a pre-applicat

A new pan-industry survey of the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual employees has revealed an ‘outdated’ approach to diversity. A survey by Architects’ Journal revealed that homophobia is rife in construction, with more than 80 per cent of gay men and women in some parts of the industry

Work on the new £5 million Girvan and South Carrick leisure and community facility is to begin in January 2016 after planning permission was granted for the project. The new building – a partnership project between South Ayrshire Council and South Carrick Community Leisure (SCCL) – will be site

The number of new homes registered by local authorities in Scotland has increased by over 40 per cent over the previous year, according to new figures. The National House Building Council (NHBC) said that 3,543 new homes were registered between May and July this year, when compared to 2,492 homes du

The construction of a £1 million holiday home gifted to families who have children with cancer has started following the fundraising success of a small Edinburgh charity. It’s Good 2 Give, the charity run by volunteer fundraiser Lynne McNicoll OBE, has turned the turf on a plot of land on the ban