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Brian Berry The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned of a ticking construction skills time bomb with skills shortages on the increase across a number of trades and professions.

Plans for a new equipment testing centre at Kingsbarns Golf Links near St Andrews have been approved by Fife Council. Designed by Wellwood Leslie Architects, the new 22,750 sq. ft facility is to be located to the north of the practice area at Kingsbarns.

Greig Adams RICS Fellowship for Greig Adams at DM Hall

Antony C Wolffe receives the City of Edinburgh Medal for Civic Design from John Brennan, Head of ESALA at ECA Antony C Wolffe, who graduated from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) in 1944, has finally been awarded the City of Edinburgh Civic Design Medal he was due to receive 70 years ago.

The new £842 million South Glasgow University Hospital has been officially handed over ahead of a planned opening in May.

The V&A Museum of Design Dundee has been awarded an additional £4.5 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

A £5 million hydro scheme for one of Scotland’s most protected natural sites has been given the green light by Angus councillors.

Doosan Babcock has been awarded a contract to create a brand new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) site in Montrose.

Institutional investor Legal & General Group (L&G) has announced a new regeneration vehicle to provide £1.5 billion of investment into UK regeneration projects including housing and infrastructure. L&G is allocating £1.5bn to the vehicle, and working alongside investment partners plans

Derek MacKay Transport minister Derek Mackay visited Kincraig today to view the progress being made to construct the first stretch of the A9 Dualling Programme between Perth and Inverness.

The Queensferry Crossing is on target to open earlier than expected and below budget, it has been announced.

Trade bodies representing specialist subcontractors and major contractors have opened talks about creating a single body. The National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) and UK Contractors Group (UKCG) announced today that they are to explore the opportunity for the contracting supply chain to wo

Sustainable Rutherglen office block completes

Capita has been revealed as the successful bidder to acquire the assets of procurement and supply chain management service Constructionline for £35 million on a cash free, debt free basis. Through its database of over 23,000 companies, Constructionline cuts out red tape for the construction industr

Angela Constance MSP Three schools in Dumfries and Galloway will be rebuilt or refurbished by 2018 following a £21 million investment by the Scottish Government.