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Northern Ireland-based architectural and structural steelwork contractor McGrath Bros (Engineering) Group has gone into liquidation with the loss of 171 jobs. Founded in 1981, the firm operated from a head office in Lisburn, with a London office in Tottenham handling a large order book in England an

Plans have been lodged with Aberdeen City Council to demolish a church hall to make way for 20 new apartments. The existing building at 116 Rosemount Place, which consists of a dental surgery on the ground floor, an office on the first floor and a health spa to the rear, is to be altered and extende

Julie Scott-Gilroy Providing clients with estimates is an established practice in the industry. This is for good reason. It can be difficult to price works accurately from the outset, but clients are unlikely to instruct works without some idea of the price. Therefore, contractors have long been pro

The Robertson team at the National Site Awards Robertson Group has won a hat-trick of awards at a leading industry ceremony.

Work on a new £20 million four-star hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town began in earnest today. The 98 room boutique hotel is the first venture in Edinburgh by European operator, the Carlton Hotel Collection, and is being delivered in partnership with The EDI Group Ltd.

Proposals for up to 200 new homes to go on show in Craigmillar Craigmillar residents are being invited to find out more about The EDI Group’s plans to build up to 200 new homes as part of its emerging masterplan for Greendykes South.

A Marks and Spencer delivery lorry has been transformed into a £10,000 home featuring two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The man behind the lorry, which also comes with a bath, sliding patio doors and a lift, has lived in it for two years.

Doubt has arisen over the £850 million redevelopment of the St James Centre in Edinburgh following a legal challenge over ownership of the site. Work is due to start on the project next month to create a new St James Quarter with shops, hotels, leisure complex and apartments.

The former Stow College The Glasgow School Art (GSA) has announced major plans for its campus on Garnethill and the acquisition of the former Stow College.

The German government has objected to plans for 98 homes at Park Quadrant in the West End of Glasgow. A planning application for the £35 million project was lodged last month by Leeds-based developer Expresso Property, which acquired the land overlooking Kelvingrove Park from Glasgow City Council f

Shandon Garden AMA Homes has become the first housebuilder in Scotland to secure investment from the UK government’s Housing Growth Partnership initiative.

A £4 million redevelopment of Dalkeith Country Park is set to create around 50 jobs. A new retail, food, drink and wellbeing space, named the Restoration Yard, will take pride of place in the park’s previous stableyard area alongside the magical new Fort Douglas playground.

Proposals for 100 new homes in Leven have been approved by Fife councillors. Campion Homes wants to extend the town’s north-eastern boundary with the development planned for land off Cupar Road.

New College Lanarkshire’s top performing female Construction Pre Apprentices (from left) Shannon Docherty, Antonia Collins, Kait Finnan, Dainah Smith, Sophie McRobie Female construction students at New College Lanarkshire are demolishing myths about the building trades just being jobs for the boys

The Peter Vardy CarStore in Braehead Peter Vardy CarStore gets the green light in Dundee