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A contracting company has been fined after a worker suffered burns while working on a primary school refurbishment project in East Kilbride five years ago. Stewart and Shields Limited, of E King St, Helensburgh, was fined £7,500 after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 34(3) of the Constructio

Up to 4,000 Scottish households could benefit from a new £14 million interest-free loan fund to make their homes cheaper to keep warm. For the first time, housing associations will be able to apply for loans from the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) Loan Sch

The administrators of collapsed Dundee building company Muirfield Contracts have been given another year to continue their work. Campbell Dallas said it has been granted more time “to realise the company’s assets and agree the creditors’ claims”.

Holyrood and Westminster have reached an agreement with the long-term aim of three-hour train journeys from London to Scottish cities. The move coincides with the publication of the HS2 Ltd report on extending a faster rail service to the north of England and Scotland.

Falkirk Council has commenced construction of four new speculative industrial units at Abbotsford Business Park at a cost of £1.3 million. JB Bennett was appointed as the design and build contractor and has started the construction preparation works, including establishing the site and its boundari

£2.6m grants bring first Scottish Creation Centre a step closer Three quarters of the funds have been secured for Scotland’s first Creation Centre – a project that could radically change the cultural landscape.

Organisers of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Tay Road Bridge are looking for images of the iconic crossing. Spanning the estuary of the river Tay between Dundee and Newport-on-Tay, the 2250m bridge was designed by William A Fairhurst and took three years to build between 1963 and 1966 at a

An Australian construction worker has got his own back on his boss in a rather drastic way after he reportedly didn't get paid on time. A video uploaded to the Uptrend Engineering & Construction Facebook page opens with an image of a chainsaw, and reads: "Builders who don't wanna pay invoices."

Work has started on a £24 million development in Edinburgh’s vibrant Exchange district which will provide 35,000 sq ft of office space and 11,000 sq ft of ground floor retail units. GSS Developments Ltd (GSS) believe 2 Semple Street, a speculative project which has strong financial backing from B

NHS Lanarkshire has revealed plans for a major new development to replace the existing Monklands Hospital. Options to be evaluated include redevelopment of the hospital on the existing Monklands site, or a complete replacement facility at an alternative location.

A £5.7 million contract has been agreed with Robertson Northern to convert a listed former Fort William school building into state-of-the-art offices. Highland Council plans to bring together its professional and administrative staff from across the wider Locahber area in Scotland’s West Highland

The future development of Queens Quay in Clydebank could take another step forward on Wednesday when the masterplan for the site is presented to West Dunbartonshire Council. Detailed proposals have been put forward to planners outlining the vision for transforming the former John Brown’s shipyard,

Barratt Developments plc is seeking more sub-contractors in East Lothian and the surrounding area to help it meet its ambitious plans for growth. With household names Barratt and David Wilson Homes, the housebuilder says as the economy continues to pick up and demand for new homes increases, it’s

Investment management group Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen) is launching a new framework to ensure that all aspects of sustainability are proactively considered for all of its major refurbishments and new development projects in the UK. The initiative forms part of Aberdeen’s global Responsib

The restoration and redevelopment of Perth Theatre is now fully underway as the construction phase began in earnest today. Project contractors Robertson Construction Tayside will be on site to carry out enabling works, which will include stripping out existing buildings and preparing to demolish sec