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Three managers from BAM Construction in Scotland have made it to the finals of the prestigious CIOB Construction Manager of the Year Awards in recognition of their leadership on several of Scotland’s most innovative building projects. Construction manager Tom Cornish has been recognised for his wo

(from left) John Lomas, (construction manager, Collinson) Cllr Judy Hamilton (convener community & housing services committee), Raymond Johnston (property services manager, Fife Council) Cllr Fiona Grant (convener Glenrothes Area committee), and Ed Watson (chief executive FSLT) Work almost compl

The Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen has lodged plans to create a replica World War I trench in an effort to bring in more visitors, The Press and Journal has reported. Bosses at the venue, which is locked in a battle for survival amid a cash crisis, believe the aboveground addition could help

Morgan Sindall Group chief executive John Morgan Morgan Sindall has reported a 44% leap in pre-tax profits thanks to an “excellent” performance from the group’s Fit-Out division.

Colin Lewis Avant Homes is to speed up its expansion plans after securing a £200 million bank facility and appointing a new construction director for Scotland.

Regeneration company Urban Union has welcomed seven new staff as it celebrates growth in the first half of 2017. The joint venture between McTaggart Construction and Robertson Group Holdings has strengthened its team across the business from graduate hires to senior management.

Network Rail is to enable third parties to build and invest in its railway infrastructure projects as part of sweeping new procurement reforms. Network Rail invests almost £130 million in Britain’s railways every week, with over 15,000 live projects on its books.

How the Calton Road development will look Crosslane Student Developments has secured planning consent to deliver an 83-bed purpose-built student accommodation development on Calton Road in Edinburgh.

Scotland’s housebuilding sector is performing well despite the increasing political and economic pressures threatened by Brexit, business and financial advisor Grant Thornton has said. Using statistics obtained from a Homes for Scotland report, Grant Thornton said the industry has become increasin

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre is to officially launch its pioneering Innovation Factory at an industry event next month. The £3 million centre, located at Hamilton International Technology Park in Lanarkshire, will allow anyone within the construction industry to access 30,000 sq. ft. of

Social space and games area within the Foundry Courtyard complex The £32 million Foundry Courtyard student accommodation complex in Glasgow is now complete and ready to receive the first students.

Historical maritime buildings in the harbour of Wick in Caithness will be brought back into operation when renovated to act as the hub for one of the largest new offshore wind farms in the UK. Work is well underway to build the £2.6 billion, 84 turbine offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth. D

A new Ayr Academy secondary school is set to open later this month after being delivered by Kier Construction and hub South West Scotland on behalf of South Ayrshire Council. Ayr Academy, whose origins can be traced back to 1233 but did not come to be known by its present name until 1796, has moved

Jamie Nelson, Jenn Hood and Claire McArthur DYW Glasgow is promoting the variety of routes on offer to young people if they do not receive the results they were hoping for on Scottish Exam Results Day 2017.

John Low, MD of Stewart Milne Homes North, and Carole Baxter from Beechgrove Garden Communities up and down the UK could benefit from greener, more attractive communal spaces as part of a Stewart Milne Group campaign to give back to the regions in which it works.