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(from left) Allan Macleod, projects director, Robertson Northern; Highland councillors Drew Millar and Hamish Fraser (holding spade); Portree Primary pupils Jaiden Jones and Steven Colven, and Jim Steven, head of education, Highland Council Robertson Construction has cut the turf on the site of the

(from left) Penny Turnbull – Dunedin Canmore Housing (development manager), David Kellock – North Berwick Trust (Trustee), Malcolm Baker – North Berwick Trust (Trustee), Kathryn Smith – North Berwick Trust (Trustee), Cllr Norman Hampshire – East Lothian Council and Gill Henry – Cruden Ho

Photographs have been discovered which show the construction of a Victorian sewerage system which has served Aberdeen for more than 100 years. The images date from 1900 and 1901 and highlight the dirty and often dangerous work of the men sent underground to burrow out the Girdleness Outfall Scheme.

Developers behind a project to transform Edinburgh’s historic Royal High School into a luxury hotel have revised their plans in an attempt to gain council approval. Weeks after the City of Edinburgh Council unanimously backed an alternative bid for a music school on the site, Duddingston House Pro

Hazlehead Park Proposals have been unveiled for a new hospital and retirement village in Aberdeen after a £50 million five-star country club complex plan was scrapped

Over 400 of the Scottish construction industry’s key influencers and decision makers are set to gather today to discuss burning topics such as productivity, innovation, procurement and digitisation. Hosted by BBC journalist David Henderson, the Construction Scotland and Innovation Centre Conferenc

Rob Billingham Multi-disciplinary design and engineering consultancy Morgan Sindall Professional Services (MSPS) has appointed Rob Billingham to the role of director for its aviation sector division.

An event in London this month will encourage the UK’s developer and investor communities to share in the £1 billion Dundee Waterfornt development as the UK’s third largest regeneration project moves to the crucial ‘Design and Build’ stage.

Paul Tunstall With the Scottish Government aiming to adopt a BIM Level 2 approach across public sector projects by April 2017, Paul Tunstall, associate at architectural practice HLM is to illustrate how BIM theory can give competitive advantages to companies in Scotland at a conference in Edinburgh

Housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP (right) joins Colin Rae, group development director, Places for People on site at Shrubhill New statistics revealing the number of affordable home approvals in Scotland show good early progress towards delivering the Scottish Government’s target of delivering 50,

Plans for the major expansion of Peterhead have been given the go-ahead by Aberdeenshire Council. A proposal to build 225 new homes in Peterhead were first unveiled two years ago by Muir Homes and have finally been given the seal of approval by the local authority.

Thirteen apprentices start at Clark Contracts Thirteen apprentices have joined Clark Contracts’ Academy, taking their first steps to becoming qualified joiners, bricklayers, decorators, plasterers and administrators.

A Dutchman has raised more than a few eyebrows around the town of Groningen this summer thanks to an innovative form of transport, the Daily Mail reports. The man was spotted making his way down one of the country's famous canals in a floating living room.

Three of Britain’s seven biggest construction contractors are at risk of financial collapse despite strong profits growth in the past year, analysts have warned. Financial analytics firm Company Watch has put a health warning on Galliford Try, Kier and Morgan Sindall after analysing the companies

Aberdeen City Council has chosen the team behind London's Olympic Park to draw up detailed design proposals for the city’s Union Terrace Gardens. LDA Design will lead the £17 million regeneration project Glasgow office.