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L to R – Hanover board member Derek Fothergrill, chief executive Helen Murdoch and John Scott MSP MSP marks start of new £3m Ayr affordable housing development

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh The Scottish Government has insisted that infrastructure projects will be delivered on time and on budget following questions over how much private finance is being used to fund them.

Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has enjoyed a 12 per cent rise in turnover and a 33 per cent pre-tax profits jump in the first six months of 2015 after a “strong” spring selling season.

Vincent Clancy Turner & Townsend is returning to a partnership structure after growing by 75 per cent in the past five years.

Aberdeen City Council has agreed to give Muse Developments more time to decide on which type of building materials will be used for the city’s Marischal Square development. Work on the £107 million mixed-use development began when Morgan Sindall moved on site back in April.

Edinburgh based Advance Global Recruitment (AGR) is hoping to capitalise on the improving housing and construction markets with a new construction subsidiary. AGR, which mostly works in the subsea sector and has a turnover of about £10m, said it already has deals in place with housebuilders and con

Arbroath’s skyline is being transformed by the multi-million pound replacement of two of the town’s seats of learning at Warddykes and Timmergreens. Angus Council’s children and learning convener, Councillor Sheena Welsh was joined by local councillors and council officers at the Warddykes dev

Video footage showing the construction of the first major structure as part of the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project has been released by Transport Scotland. The time lapse footage reveals the new rail bridge, weighing in excess of 2,000 tonnes, sliding into its final position o

St Enoch Subway entrance open to public after £5.3m modernisation The new entrance to the St Enoch Subway Station has been fully unveiled to the public after a multi-million pound renovation by Graham Construction.

Gordon Nelson A boom in the Scottish construction industry is being threatened by the industry’s ongoing skills crisis, according to the latest survey of small and medium-sized (SME) firms.

Advocate’s Close Advocate’s Close in Edinburgh and the Glasgow School of Art are among the five projects from Scotland which will compete for one of the construction industry’s most prestigious accolades.

Developers behind a plan to build 1,400 homes, a primary school and leisure features to the west of Perth have been forced to withdraw the initial application due to a “procedural” planning issue. The Almond Valley project was to be built on land between Ruthvenfield and Huntingtowerfield but mi

Work on a £4.1 million retirement complex in Blairgowrie could begin early next year after the development secured conditional planning consent. The 36-flat development, which is aimed at people over 60, will be built on the site of the town’s tennis club on Couper Angus Road, which is relocating

Foyer looking south east The £16.6 million restoration and redevelopment of Perth’s 115-year old theatre will take a significant step forward this week as the project team submits detailed plans to Perth & Kinross Council.

London tube mosaics to be recreated in Edinburgh Much-loved mosaics designed for a London Underground station by the celebrated sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi are to be reassembled in the artist’s home city.