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UK construction companies indicated a further acceleration in output growth during February, driven by the fastest increase in new orders since October 2014, new figures have revealed. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index rose to 60.1 in February from 59.1 in December.

Hebridean Housing Partnership signs £14m planned maintenance contracts

Keppie Design has called for architects to address the gulf between education and practice as it announced Cumnock Academy as the winner of the top prize at the finale of its ‘Interaction’ challenge. Run in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire College, Interaction was an enterpris

Glasgow Prestwick's spaceport concept Three Scottish airports are a step closer to becoming home of Europe’s first spaceport today after three Scottish RAF bases were ruled out as potential sites.

A local authority that gave away an historic public building in error is to ask for it back.

Simon Phillips, regional managing director for Scotland, in the forground  

Around 100 council workers at South Ayrshire Council have started a week-long strike over allegations that a manager had bullied and intimidated staff. The striking staff, all employed within the council’s property and maintenance department, claim a manager was allowed to remain in his post despi

The developer behind £55 million plans to transform one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive landmarks into a hotel has said the site could become “the beating heart of this part of town”.

The team behind the V&A project in Dundee were forced to choose between moving the museum completely off the Tay or watching the budget soar, the project’s director has revealed.

The Road to Glen Carron Scotland is bidding to follow in the footsteps of the United States and Australia by launching its own iconic road trail for visitors.

Consultation opens for Saughton Park master plan

The current King's Stables site An Edinburgh city centre site, which has lain vacant for a number of years, is set for major regeneration, creating a landmark development and breathing new life into a neglected part of the Grassmarket.

Neil Golden, CHAP Group minor works contracts manager  

LHC is seeking to hear from companies with experience of supplying and installing aluminium windows and doors in social housing and other public sector buildings. The procurement consortium is forming a new framework of approved contractors for launch in late summer 2015 to replace its existing alum

Developers behind proposals for an £80 million golf course, hotel and homes in Aberdeenshire have lodged a formal planning application. FM Group’s application for the Ury Estate development, near Stonehaven, is backed by a “world class” golf course designed by American multiple Major winning