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Networking group Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC) has announced its first event of 2016. To be held at Quartermile One, during the third instalment of the now established networking forum, the attendees will hear from David Stewart of Standard Life Investments.

More Aberdeen bypass beams set for delivery The Hillside to Batchart Road overbridge, located on the southern leg of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project, will take another step forward next week when twelve 25m long beams will be delivered to site.

A construction worker from Cary, Illinois has won $250,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket. Daniel Raudebaugh, 69, has lived in Cary for 25 years and decided to purchase an Illinois Lottery Lucky Loot ticket while stopping to get gas while on his way home from work. He plans to use his winnings to p

Laing O’Rourke has announced plans to make around 200 redundancies from its UK operations. The contractor said this morning that the move is the next step in the implementation of its strategy to focus on engineering and manufacturing.

Wheatley Group has today confirmed it will progress plans to deliver its repairs and maintenance service through a new joint venture (JV) with Glasgow City Council. Heads of terms have been agreed that will lead to Wheatley - parent company of Scotland’s largest social landlord Glasgow Housing Ass

Ken Gillespie Galliford Try’s chief operating officer Ken Gillespie has announced he is stepping down in July and will retire from group in February 2017.

Alex Neil Plans for a new Scotland-wide housing initiative that could help deliver thousands of purpose-built homes for private rent have been unveiled by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

Construction work on a £50 million school in Largs can official begin after the new facility cleared a final planning hurdle yesterday. North Ayrshire Council approved the proposals following a pre-determination meeting was held to give objectors and all stakeholders involved in the process a chanc

Edinburgh's Old Town UNESCO has called on the UK government to demand changes to Edinburgh’s planning system in order to preserve the Old and New Towns, two of six UNESCO sites in Scotland.

Tammy Adams Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has today announced the internal appointment of Tammy Adams as head of planning.

Councillors in West Dunbartonshire have agreed to £114 million worth of improvements for council homes. Agreed as part of the local authority’s 2016/17 budget, the investment will allow the council to carry out 170 kitchen replacements and 120 new bathrooms, replace and modernise over 300 heating

Perth City Hall Plans to convert Perth City Hall into a food market collapsed yesterday after developers failed to convince councillors of the project’s financial viability.

Over £13.5 million will be invested in council homes in Clackmannanshire during the forthcoming financial year as the local authority approved its annual budget. The investment will include new build housing.

Dr David Kelly, group director BRE Innovation Park Networks (left) and John Pentland MSP BRE welcomes local MSP to award winning Innovation Park

Moray Council is to trial the use of drones to film planning sites to avoid sending a team of councillors and officials to remote areas. The local authority backed plans this week to trial the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after councillors were shown a trial film shot from a remote-controlled air