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A main contractor is being sought to help deliver a £63.5 million education campus for East Ayrshire Council. The planned Knockroon Learning & Enterprise Campus development in the Broomfield area of Cumnock will include: a merged primary school, incorporating two existing primary schools as wel

Bucksburn Academy An independent report into Aberdeen schools built through Public Private Partnership (PPP) has confirmed that they have not suffered the same construction defects as those found in schools in Edinburgh.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has applauded the Western Australian government for showing the way with tough new measures to deal with improving construction payment performance. From September 30, project bank accounts (PBAs) in Western Australian will become mandatory

Councillors in Edinburgh have agreed to proceed with a project to create a family-friendly west to east cycle route through the city centre. The City Centre West to East Cycle Link and Street Improvements project aims to create a largely protected cycle way to and through the city centre, providing

David Bathgate’s farmhouse at Capie Law Farm, Rosewell, complete with roof solar panels A series of events which gives residents the chance to look through the keyhole at some of Scotland’s most inspirational green homes is to continue in Midlothian and Kinross next weekend.

A property at Bayview in Port Ellen receives upgrade work Upgrade work planned for ACHA properties on Islay

China has finally opened the long awaited Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge. Announced in 2012, construction of the skywalk began in late November 2014.

Pressure to meet deadlines and “seriously flawed” designs are to blame for a six month delay to the opening of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, according to an architect behind the project. Robert Menzies has claimed that construction of the £150 million hospital was rushed de

John Murphy Fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has set its sights on facilities management contracts across the UK after appointing a new operations director.

A building merchant sales manager who embezzled more than £73,000 from his former employer has been jailed for a year. Jonathan Green was a sales manager at Grahams Building Merchants in Dundee when he gave his personal bank account details to two clients who were under the impression they were set

Image courtesy of Scottish Enterprise Construction Scotland is set to launch a new initiative to help Scottish construction businesses boost their profits by improving their productivity and efficiency.

Ian Woods By Ian Woods

Campaigners are marking three months to Scotland’s fuel poverty deadline by calling for a three point plan to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s cold and leaky homes. Members of the Existing Homes Alliance have urged the Scottish Government to redouble efforts by introducing new inves

Michael Matheson MSP Concept designs of a new justice centre in Inverness have been unveiled to cabinet secretary for justice Michael Matheson ahead of a public consultation exhibition of the plans.

Teresa Bray To coincide with the announcement of Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme pilots, which is expected any day now, Changeworks is developing a series of insight papers to inform the debate on how to best deliver the programme.