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Ian Gibson Robertson has been awarded a Gold Medal from the UK’s leading safety charity.

£2m refurb plans for James Watt Memorial College Inverclyde Council has submitted a planning application for a £2 million refurbishment of the former James Watt Memorial College in Greenock.

David Thomas Barratt Developments has reported a record 45 per cent jump in profits on the back of continued strong demand for new homes.

David Lawther Construction services group ISG has reported a £27.8m loss for the year to 30th June 2015 after what it described as the “painful restructuring” of its UK Construction division.

The construction of a new £21 million bypass in South Lanarkshire has been given the green light. South Lanarkshire Council planning committee yesterday approved the Cathkin Relief Road after it was recommended for approval.

Bids are being sought for civil engineering work worth up to £35 million on canals across Scotland. Managing body Scottish Canals wants to create a five-year framework to cover a range of duties along the country’s 220km long canal system.

A long-established Fife drainage and ground-work contractor has been acquired by local plant-hire firm James Penman for an undisclosed amount. Kelty-based Meiklem Drainage will continue to operate as a standalone business within the Penman group umbrella.

BDP has continued the company’s trail blazing approach to BIM certification, by being the first in Scotland to be assessed and certificated under BRE Global’s BIM level 2 Business Systems Certification Scheme. The international architecture and engineering practice has achieved BIM certification

A group of young construction professionals is to host its first event which aims to widen the professional networks of junior people from all areas of the Scottish construction industry. Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC) said it hopes to fill a void experienced in the construction industry

Demolition starts at Inverclyde primary school site Contractors at St Patrick’s Primary School, the latest Inverclyde school to get the renovation treatment, have started the demolition of the existing building.

Cala Group delivered a record number of house sales last year as part of a major expansion drive that it hopes will see it reach £1 billion sales in the next five years. The Edinburgh-based housebuilder said home completions leapt by 34 per cent to 993 in the year to 30 June, with the average selli

Queen Margaret University (QMU) has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to East Lothian Council for an £80 million commercial and innovation hub on the land surrounding its Musselburgh campus. The university is preparing a masterplan for an investment ready business hub which it said w

Simpson & Brown Architects have been appointed as lead design consultants on the £7 million restoration of Glasgow’s iconic Willow Tea Rooms and the creation of a world-class Charles Rennie Mackintosh visitor centre. The announcement follows an international competition to find an architectur

Glasgow-based HLM Architects has formed an association with construction consultancy GreenBuild Consult to form a comprehensive, design-led, integrated sustainability consultancy.

Aberdeen city centre Housing and better connectivity have been unveiled as two of the main priorities set out in proposals for an Aberdeen City Region Deal.