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Karen Manning A client survey by law firm Burness Paull highlights the problems in practice with Collateral Warranties in construction projects. However, a solution lies on the horizon for Scottish projects in the form of a new Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill.

Gail Hunter The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (RICS Scotland) has warned that a second independence referendum in Scotland risks “uncertainty” in the land and property markets.

An innovative cattle ‘flyover’ designed to resolve a visitor traffic issue at last year’s Royal Highland Show has been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award. Perthshire-based firm Bell Ingram Design had the unusual challenge of creating an overpass for livestock at the Ingliston showgro

Graham Construction apprentices Reiss Fleming, 17, Andrew Coyle, 22, Thomas McGoran, 19, Liam McMillan, 24, Kayleigh Murdoch, 21, Shams Rahimi, 24 with Fulton MacGregor MSP and representatives from Graham Construction and NHS Lanarkshire Coatbridge and Chryston MSP Fulton MacGregor visited the site

Liberton Primary head teacher Paul Ewing with pupils (from left) Ryan (10), Thomas (5), Evie (6) and Kaydie (10) Pupils reminded to Play Safe and Stay Safe as work starts on new classrooms for three Edinburgh schools

Dozens of graves and coffins linked to a 310-year-old burial ground in Philadelphia have been uncovered during a recent construction project, reports Philly.com. Construction workers building a new apartment building in the Old City neighbourhood reportedly found some initial remains last fall, and

Developers behind plans for a £100 million redevelopment of a former hospital site near Montrose have now submitted the proposals to Angus Council. The former Sunnyside Royal Hospital site in Hillside was acquired by Montrose-based Pert Bruce Construction Ltd and Edinburgh based FM Group from NHS T

Link Group chief executive Craig Sanderson and communities secretary Angela Constance at Link's new development in Edinburgh The Scottish Government is to make over £590 million available for 2017/18 to increase the supply of affordable homes in Scotland.

The Dalkeith Country Park Including Restoration Yard & Fort Douglas has been shortlisted for two awards The Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA) has announced the shortlist for the 2017 EAA Awards following a record number of submissions.

Stirling Council has been fined £10,500 for ignoring warnings for nine years about asbestos in the basement of its Old Viewforth headquarters. The local authority sent office staff to sweep, dust and move furniture about in a boiler room where pipes were lagged with the potentially deadly material.

Fife Council has announced a £10 million investment to improve roads throughout the region until 2019. The additional funding, approved at a council budget meeting last month, will be used to improve urban named roads, footways in housing precincts, rural primary routes as well as the general condi

Apprentices (from left) Kayleigh Murdoch, Brian Hepburn, Andrew Coyle, Reiss Fleming, Thomas McGoran, Liam McMillan and Shams Rahimi The future of Graham Construction’s workforce helped mark a significant milestone in the development of a £20.2 million student accommodation building on Bath Stree

Crest Nicholson’s tax avoidance scheme exposed A tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme used by UK housebuilder Crest Nicholson meaning it will have to pay the £1.3 million it owes.

To coincide with International Construction Management Day the Chartered Institute of Building has released its Craft Your Future lessons on all versions of Minecraft. As part of the CIOB campaign to attract the next generation of constructors it has developed ‘vanilla’ versions of Craft Your Fu

Scotland’s construction industry generated total output of £14.5 billion last year, a modest decline on record output of £14.7bn during 2015, according to new official figures issued today by the Office for National Statistics. Output from the housing, private commercial and repair and maintenan