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Field Studies Centre redevelopment begins from left to right: Councillor Marie Burns, Councillor Grace McLean, Councillor Alan Hill and Leader of the Council, Councillor Willie Gibson

Development of the Irvine Bay area is to transfer to North Ayrshire Council as Irvine Bay Regeneration Company (IBRC) gets set to wind down its operation. Representatives from both organisations met last week to discuss plans on how best to continue the town's development projects.

The cost of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR / B-T) contract has been driven down by almost £220 million over the life of the contract, the cabinet secretary for infrastructure, investment and cities, Keith Brown has revealed. The contract to construct, maintain, f

Constructing Excellence names Turner & Townsend’s Murray Rowden as new chairman Murray Rowden

(L-R) Construction Specialist Apprentice of the Year Craig McVeagh; Adult Apprentice of the Year Daniel Deavy; SBATC Apprentice of the Year and winner of the James Birnie Award for Craft Excellence Shaun Kennedy; Civil Engineering Apprentice of the Year Sean Melville A 19-year-old carpentry and join

Plans have been revealed to turn the final empty unit in Dundee’s historic Tay Mills jute factory into student flats.

Key junctions of the Aberdeen bypass are due to open by autumn 2016, more than a year before the road is fully completed. The Craibstone and Dyce junctions near the airport, as well as the Balmedie-Tipperty section of the road, are now expected to be delivered early.

Edinburgh’s new £11 million St John’s RC Primary School will be built on part of the existing Portobello High School site, councillors have agreed. A report discussed at the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday outlined the results of the eight-week consultation carried out between September and

Output in the construction industry increased by 0.7 per cent in October 2014 compared to the same period last year, continuing its year-on-year growth for the 17th consecutive month. Latest construction industry figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that new orders in Q3 2014

Danny Alexander Holyrood will be able to pay for capital projects such as roads, hospitals or schools by issuing bonds for the first time, following an announcement today from the UK Treasury.

Jim Mather Former politician and Scottish Government minister Jim Mather has appointed as chair-elect at trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS).

Developers are poised to lodge a planning application for what would be one of the biggest expansions in Perth for a generation, according to reports. If passed by Perth and Kinross Council, Bertha Park, which would see 3,500 homes built along with a secondary school, ecological water treatment syst

John Longworth The recovery of the construction sector should continue over the coming two years, according to new forecasts, with further growth predicted.

New workshop premises at the Vale of Leven Industrial Estate have been given the green light after West Dunbartonshire Council granted planning permission for the development. Building work on the £1.8m project, which will provide 13 new workshop units with 35 parking spaces, is due to begin on sit

Gorden Matheson Companies bidding for contracts from Glasgow City Council will have to demonstrate their commitment to paying the Glasgow Living Wage under new procurement policies agreed today.