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New research has revealed that three-quarters of Scottish adults believe there is a shortage of homes for social rent, with modern construction methods tipped to offer solutions to the challenges. A study by Scape Procure Scotland has also suggested that it will take 33 years until everyone on the c

The UK construction sector is showing continuing signs of recovery with a 2.1% rise in activity in the three months to September following a relatively weak start to the year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rise in output follows a fall of 1.6% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2

Public sector procurement specialist Scape Group has appointed Balfour Beatty to its newly launched civil engineering framework dedicated to delivery in Scotland. Valued at £500 million, the Scape Civil Engineering - Scotland framework will operate for a total of four years and will provide direct

A key milestone has been reached at the Inverness Justice Centre after main contractor Robertson poured more than 5000 cubic metres of concrete to form the centre’s complex concrete frame. Designed by architects Reiach and Hall, the landmark construction project aims to change the way resident

Output in the UK construction sector continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, increasing by 3.3% in the three months to July 2018. The three-month on three-month growth in July 2018 was driven by growth in both repair and maintenance, and all new work, which increased by 5

Balfour Beatty has completed the £6.5 million Dundee flood protection scheme on behalf of Dundee City Council. The project, which was awarded under the Scape National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure framework, will reduce the risk of flooding to the new £1 billion Dundee Waterfront area, and

Allan Callaghan There are signs for optimism in the new construction data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), despite a third consecutive three-month on three-month decline in output.

Scotland saw 54% more infrastructure output per person than London in 2017 and also came out top in cumulative infrastructure output per person between 1997 and 2017, according to new research. Commissioned to “shine a light on the delivery of infrastructure projects across the UK since 1997”, t

Construction output in the UK has continued its recent decline falling by 2.7% in March 2018 on a three-month on three-month basis. Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that the decrease, the biggest fall seen in this series since August 2012, was driven by fal

Annickbank Innovation Campus Robertson Group has completed work on a major innovation campus in Ayrshire which aims to support businesses across the region.

Output in the UK construction sector has contracted for the sixth consecutive three-month period, falling by 1.4% in October, new figures have revealed. Output in the Construction Industry statistics, released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that the three-month on three-mon

Victoria Brambini Procurement partnership Scape Group has published details of its National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure framework, which includes the creation of a dedicated £400 million lot specifically for the public sector in Scotland.

The civil engineering business of infrastructure groups Robertson has celebrated the official opening of one of its biggest ever projects. Glasgow’s new Cuningar Woodland Park was officially opened by transport minister Humza Yousaf on August 27, with members of the public making use of the urban

The completed biomass plant at Bonar Bridge Primary School, Sutherland A swathe of Highland schools are set for a warm winter after state-of-the-art biomass boilers were fitted to keep pupils warm throughout their studies.

Wates has appointed McLaughlin & Harvey as a subcontractor to the Scape Major Works UK Framework. The Major Works UK Framework is designed to deliver construction projects between £10 million and £50m and the potential construction pipeline over the four-year duration of the framework is estim