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Graham Cash BAM Construct UK earned a profit of £13 million last year, almost double the £7.2m achieved in 2014, the company said today.

The opening of a £150 million hospital in Edinburgh has been delayed by at least six months after construction firms entered administration and provisional liquidation. IHS Lothian Ltd, the consortium building the £150m Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, has

Persimmon has unveiled a substantial jump in interim profits as it shrugged off the potential impact of post-Brexit economic uncertainty on the housing market. The housebuilder’s profit before tax in the six months to the end of June increased 29 per cent to £352.3 million (2015: £272.8m) while

Contractors and suppliers have warned that the construction skills shortage is “at breaking point” and affecting their quality of work and their ability to stay in budget, according to new research. A report from public-sector-owned built environment firm Scape Group found that nearly 85 per cen

Renfrewshire Council has unveiled a five-year plan to target £34 million in grant funding into projects which will deliver more than 700 affordable homes. The draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2017/18 - 2021/22 will be presented to Renfrewshire Council's housing and community safety (HACS) bo

Joanne Brown Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has proposed a ‘national conversation’ involving business, political and public sector leaders, to address Scotland’s future housing needs.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has taken the total number of modern apprentices it employs up to 62, representing over 10 per cent of the company’s workforce, with a brand new intake. Sixteen young people aged 16 to 19 will begin their apprenticeship programme with the Cambuslang-based construction firm this

A9 looking north towards Inshes junction Six options revealed for A9/A96 Inverness road scheme

White Hart Lane is not just a football stadium at the moment, it is now also a construction site. The home of Tottenham Hotspur has been partially demolished ahead of the building of the club’s new stadium.

John Price Keltbray Group has announced the launch of a reinforced concrete frame business following the acquisition of Dunne Group assets.

The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh - EMBT / RMJM - 2004 The Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and Dundee’s Repertory Theatre have both been included on a shortlist of the best Scottish buildings from the past 100 years.

Adam McGhee Architectural practice Sheppard Robson has announced the promotion of Adam McGhee to partner at its 25-strong Glasgow office.

The boss of a Scottish scaffolding contractor has been disqualified from being a director following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. Irvin John Downey, 37, director of Tubular Scaffolding Limited, was handed a 12 year order against him being a company director at a hearing in Hamilton She

Eastern view towards Hopetoun Terrace along Hopetoun Meadows Plans for the construction of 1,700 homes to the north of Aberdeen have been re-approved by councillors after it was brought back to the authority following a landmark legal ruling.

A glimpse of what can be expected at the new Countesswells community The first phase of a 3,000-home development at the Countesswells site in Aberdeen has been given the green light.