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Keith Brown on a visit to the new River Don Crossing construction site Cabinet secretary for economy, jobs and fair work, Keith Brown, says the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) is due to be completed by the spring and is already delivering benefits to local communities.

A plumber has been found guilty of causing a gas explosion which blew up a pensioners’ bungalow and trapped its occupants beneath the rubble. Craig Hall left a gas pipe liable to come loose in Robin and Marion Cunningham’s home in Callander, Perthshire, by crucially failing to solder a vital 90

(from left) Jamie Savage, site manager for Robertson; Jordan Walls; Jay Anderson and Linzie Robb, community development coordinator for Robertson at West Pilton Robertson has welcomed several Edinburgh-based secondary pupils interested in the built environment industry on site for extended work plac

Barratt kicks off 2018 with 60th anniversary celebrations and a new logo Barratt Homes is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion new market research commissioned by the firm has confirmed it as the UK’s most recognised and well known housebuilder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8b3MDMjQ4&t=5s Fans of the Star Wars series have shed light on the most impossible of construction projects – the building of the Death Star.

Construction and outsourcing firm Carillion is being investigated by the UK financial services watchdog over statements issued over the first half of last year. In a brief statement to the stock exchange this morning, Carillion said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating “the timel

Plans to transform Glasgow’s High Street area by investing £200 million in a new 7.5 acre residential neighbourhood of more than 700 homes for rent have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. In addition to 727 new build-to-rent homes on the site behind High Street rail station, the application

£1.83m of urgent works are needed at Ayrshire College's Ayr campus, the report said A new report has estimated that it would take over £360 million of work to bring Scotland’s entire college estate up to an acceptable condition.

Gerry More A residential development in Haddington that includes a new primary school is making considerable progress with the introduction of a second developer.

New construction orders reached a seven-month high in December thanks in part to a buoyant housing sector, new figures have revealed. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) indicated the highest number of new jobs created since last June, but supply chain pressures

The Chapelton site near Aberdeen A&J Stephen (Holdings) has reported a significant fall in profits citing the oil downturn and Brexit as contributing factors.

Chairman Scott Hadden and new MD Steven Brady showcase the new Hadden Group branding Perthshire construction firm Hadden Group has revealed renewed optimism for the future as it celebrates its silver anniversary.

Work is underway on a “game-changing” transformation of former Inverness school buildings to give the Highlands its first creative hub. The initial £1.2 million project is the first phase of a wider £5.7m scheme to transform the Midmills buildings (once part of the Inverness Royal Academy and

Keith Brown at opening of the new M8/M73/M74 Cabinet secretary for economy, jobs and fair work, Keith Brown, looks back on transport investment over the last ten years and looks to 2018.

Rudi Klein The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) is calling on government and industry to focus on procurement, payment and professionalism in 2018.