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Policies employed by Laing O’Rourke over the extent of union access being permitted to its £212 million Dumfries hospital project amount to “backdoor blacklisting” and “can’t be tolerated on a public sector project”, construction union UCATT has said. The two parties are at loggerheads

Surveying practice Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has today announced its merger with multi discipline property and construction consultants, Hardies. The two firms said the newly formed practice will be unrivalled in its delivery network of surveying and construction services throughout the

Wick Community Campus (pic from Ryder Architecture) A new £48.5 million community campus project in the Highlands has been further delayed.

The first ever comprehensive survey of Glasgow’s city centre office stock has revealed that there is less space on the market than previously thought. The report conducted by property agents Cushman & Wakefield shows that there is currently a total of 13.8 million sq ft of office space in the

Neil Collar Why do Ministers call-in planning cases? Does it make any difference to outcomes? Neil Collar from Brodies discusses.

NHS Grampian project director Jackie Bremner and Graham Construction regional director Gary Holmes shake on the deal - surrounded by senior colleagues from their organisations Graham Construction has been selected to develop two new health facilities for NHS Grampian within its Foresterhill Health C

Plans to invest £163 million into building almost 1,200 affordable homes in the Scottish Borders have been approved by councillors. However, it came with a warning that the construction sector would have to be worked with closely in order to see the plans delivered.

Around two thirds of social landlords in Scotland have insufficient in-house skills and capacity to deliver an expanded programme of new affordable housing beyond what they currently have planned, a new survey has revealed. According to the poll, this includes one third who say they have no or insuf

Illustrations showing variety of colours utilised in the communal areas of a single housing development Innovative design solutions could play a crucial role in helping to ensure that Scotland’s existing housing stock is equipped to meet the changing needs and expectations of a rapidly ageing popu

Virgin Media and Scottish Property Federation partner to deliver ultrafast broadband Virgin Media and the Scottish Property Federation have today announced a partnership to increase the delivery of ultrafast broadband services to new homes and businesses across Scotland.

The BRIT Awards have today given a first look at the 2017 Zaha Hadid-designed award, one of the final commissions of the architect’s career. Dame Zaha Hadid started work on the project three months before she died in March.

Building materials group Breedon has agreed the purchase of independent heavyside building materials business Sherburn Minerals Group for £15.7 million. Sherburn operates four quarries and five ready-mixed concrete plants in Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. It also distributes c

Keltbray Group has announced an expansion of its sheet piling division into Scotland. First launched 12 months ago from its headquarters in Surrey, Keltbray Sheet Piling is now also operating from the Keltbray Structures offices in Bathgate as part of the planned business growth strategy.

Global professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a new contract with NHS Orkney and Robertson Capital Projects on the £64 million new hospital and health care facility. The company’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Capital Investment services team has secured the r

Sanctuary Scotland has submitted revised plans to build affordable homes on the site of the former Craigbank housing estate in Nitshill, Glasgow. To be delivered by CCG and Mast Architects, the development will see the construction of 180 homes comprising a mix of affordable and private accommodatio