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Mike Quinton More retirement homes were registered to be built in the UK in the first six months of this year than the whole of the previous year, according to new figures released by NHBC.

Donald MacDonald Ogilvie Construction has once again received a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in this year’s Occupational Health & Safety Awards.

Link chied executive Craig Sanderson (left) and Cllr Toomy Williams Work starts on retirement living development in Paisley

Sarah Speirs Construction workloads in Scotland have risen by a third thanks to a rise in private house building and office development activity, according to a survey.

Alex Johnstone Housebuilders should adopted a voluntary code to end “rabbit hutch housing”, according to the Scottish Conservatives.

Justin Atkinson Kier Group has announced the appointment of Justin Atkinson as a non-executive director.

A low-carbon innovation group from the University of Edinburgh has opened a permanent office in Hong Kong. First minister Nicola Sturgeon was in the city to officially open the centre at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park as part of a Scottish Government trade mission.

hub East Central Scotland has delivered two refurbishment projects at Falkirk Community Hospital at a cost of £2.9 million that will provide mental health day care facilities, together with an additional community hospital inpatient ward. The new facilities are the result of a refurbishment program

Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing with John Forster, chairman STA Scotland & Forster Group; Jonathan Selwyn, MD Lark Energy and Paul Barwell CEO Solar Trade Association at All Energy in May Whilst Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) indicated moves to reduce the Feed-in-Tariff and

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