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The V&A Museum in Dundee An increase in funding for Scotland’s budget announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond can help tackle Scotland’s infrastructure deficit and boost the country’s competitiveness in the global market, according to RICS Scotland.

(from left) SPF vice chair Andrew Sutherland, Michael Portillo and SPF chair Paul Curran More than 200 delegates gathered at the EICC yesterday as broadcaster and former cabinet minister Michael Portillo, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP and Scottish cabinet secretary for the economy,

Let’s just get this out there shall we? Contractors and subcontractors are “bad” people. Boffins* have told us this, therefore it must be true. Contractors are out to screw you over, every single last one of them. Even their name contains the word “con” which is conclusive evidence of thei

(from left) Stephanie Hyams, Mark Saunders, Mitchell Clarke, Gillian Pettigrew and David MacDonald at the Robertson Collegelands site Pupils at Uddingston Grammar School have been laying the foundations for a career in construction thanks to a new initiative carried out in partnership with Robertson

Graham Simpson MSP with joinery apprentices at New College Lanarkshire Graham Simpson MSP has visited the New College Lanarkshire campus in Motherwell to meet Modern Apprentices who are earning while they learn to coincide with Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 6–10).

Sophie Martin as Odette and Christopher Harrison as Siegfried in David Dawson's Swan Lake. Photo credit Andy Ross Scottish construction, property and energy businesses give £1.2m boost to culture projects

A feast for all LEGO lovers, featuring over fifty LEGO models including the impressive 2x4m St Pancras Station, has opened at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition aims to appeal to all ages inspiring creativity and an appreciation of architecture and the iconic scenes that make up our cities

Construction firm Structural Metal Decks Limited (SMDL) has been fined after a worker was left paralysed following an accident at a building site in Kilsyth. The worker suffered injuries to his spinal cord and is now paralysed from the neck down following the incident.

Councillors have voted to continue an application to build new student flats next to the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) until a hearing has been carried out Plans by developers Urban Pulse would have seen the former Jumpin’ Jaks nightclub on Sauchiehall Street demolished to make way for a seven-store

Terry Watts The Chartered Institute of Building has appointed Terry Watts as managing director reporting to chief executive Chris Blythe.

Construction materials supplier Breedon Group has reported another record set of results following its “transformational” year of acquisition and expansion. The aggregates-to-concrete group saw strong trading across all areas last year – with improved sales and profits in existing businesses b

(from left) CGC finance director Gary Tracey, Councillor Mark MacmIllan leader of Renfrewshire Council, CGC managing director Leo Reilly, Provost Anne Hall, CGC director Ronnie McDowell and CGC director David Gray City Gate Construction (CGC) has been named Renfrewshire Employer of The Year 2017.

Trudi Elliot The RTPI has launched a ‘one-stop-shop’ resource for members to understand how planning can deliver safe, healthy and sustainable environments for everyone.

With women only accounting for 11% of the construction industry, a ground-breaking new survey has exposed how legacy perceptions are still influential in deterring women from entering a field that is bustling with progressive career opportunities. In an effort to understand why the industry is still

Young people are getting an insight into what it’s like to get a career in construction thanks to a new app. Virtual Project Manager takes young people inside an animated 3D world where they are in charge of building new homes.