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Seasoned construction and business transformation leader Steve Petrie talks to SCN editor Kieran Findlay about his career, from an encounter with the British Gas chairman that 'changed his life' to his experience at Harvard University. On his very first day as an apprentice gas engineer at Brit
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Gary Bushnell has been appointed managing director of Robertson Capital Projects (RCP), following ten years as chief executive of hub East Central Scotland. In his new role, he will lead development, investment and delivery activity that supports public and private sector partners and customers acro
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Public sector development partner hub East Central Scotland has appointed Brian Craig as its new chief executive. Brian brings almost 30 years of experience in commercial management, quantity surveying, and project management across the property and infrastructure sectors. A Chartered Quantity Surve
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Glasgow-based 91BC Property Services has appointed Laura Goodlet as head of finance as the company continues to strengthen its leadership team and build for sustainable long-term growth. Laura is a Chartered Accountant with a strong background in both practice and industry. She trained with Nelson G
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The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has appointed eight new members to form the second generation of its Innov8 Group for early and mid-career professionals.
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Kier's chief financial officer Simon Kesterton is stepping down from the group at the end of the year, the firm announced today. As part of the company’s executive team, and an executive director of the Kier Group board, Simon has played a pivotal role in transforming Kier and strengthening it
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Seasoned construction and business transformation leader Steve Petrie talks to SCN editor Kieran Findlay about his career, from an encounter with the British Gas chairman that 'changed his life' to his experience at Harvard University. On his very first day as an apprentice gas engineer at Brit
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With only 30 days to go until the Scottish Construction Summit, keynote speaker Mark Farmer tells Colin Cardwell about his introduction to construction, his efforts to effect strategic change and his call to arms for the audience in Glasgow. Mark Farmer is eagerly anticipating his next visit to Glas
Colin Cardwell
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From rising construction costs to global geopolitical risks, Scotland’s real estate market faces no shortage of challenges. But for Chris Dougray, head of development at CBRE Scotland, adversity also brings opportunity. Chris Dougray is both generous with his time and eclectic in his interests
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During a visit to Aberdeen, James Butler from AtkinsRéalis catches up with Colin Cardwell to outline the encouraging future in store for the company in Scotland. You can’t be an effective leader from behind a computer screen. That’s one of the maxims that informs James Butler&rsqu
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O’DonnellBrown has completed work on its latest project: the ambitious, environmentally progressive retrofit of New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock, creating a future-proofed facility for Take A Bow, a charitable organisation specialising in performing arts, community and youth develo
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Pend has completed a comprehensive renovation and integration of two former flats into a single family home in the Trinity suburb of Edinburgh for long-term clients and collaborators, Dixie and Ralf, owners of independent multi-brand design store, Catalog Interiors in Stockbridge.
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Pend has completed a sensitive renovation and expansion of Whitberry, a Grade B listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian. Working alongside the clients-turned-project-managers, the Leith-based architects unified the home’s fragmented rear elevation and introduced light-touch interventions to
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In the coastal town of Anstruther, a 1960s bungalow has been retrofitted to blend modern architecture with the tranquillity of its coastal surroundings. Using digital tools, Fife Architects capitalised on the available scenery while simultaneously designing a whole house renovation and extension, pr
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Aldi has been awarded legal expenses after a judge criticised Inverclyde Council for delays in dealing with a crumbling building beside the supermarket’s Greenock store.
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A large offshore oil and gas company has been sentenced and fined £560,000 after failing to properly maintain pipework for seven years.
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Two West Lothian homebuyers have won a key ruling allowing them to rely on expert evidence in their claim against a consultant who certified their property as sound before purchase.
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Argyll and Bute Council has pledged to "re-engage" with the preferred developer of a site at Helensburgh waterfront after the Court of Session found that the local authority acted lawfully when appointing the company.
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How Loch Lomond Group and a team of local craftspeople transformed a historic smokehouse site into Scotland’s newest spirit destination.
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BDP has completed the interior design of PwC’s new Glasgow office, creating a flexible, sustainable and locally inspired workplace that it said will set a new standard for professional environments in the city.
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Luss Distillery, a new multi-million-pound distillery and visitor experience centre by Loch Lomond Group, is officially open.
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Robertson Construction Tayside has completed its biggest week of education project handovers, supporting three Scottish councils to advance their net zero ambitions and education priorities with more than £230 million of modern, sustainable learning environments. This includes three brand-new
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Hundreds of Scottish construction professionals arrived in Glasgow this morning as the Scottish Construction Summit got underway.
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The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has invested in a state-of-the-art simulator to help inspire young people into the construction plant sector and plug the skills gap for operators.
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Britain’s £530 billion construction and infrastructure pipeline is “starting to crack”, with skills shortages, falling investment and delivery delays threatening to derail government growth plans, a major new report has warned.
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Jarvie Plant Ltd. has made a significant investment in 168 brand-new JCB machines supplied by its long-term partner, Scot JCB.
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A small plant hire business on the Isle of Skye is the first in Scotland to invest in the next generation Cat TRS12 Tiltrotator.
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Glasgow-based plant machinery specialist Scot JCB (Holdings) has reported a near 30% fall in pre-tax profits to £3.64 million for the year ending 31 December 2024.
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Swiss architect Heinz Julen has unveiled ambitious plans for a 62–65 storey skyscraper in Zermatt, facing the iconic Matterhorn, in a bid to tackle the resort’s chronic housing shortage.
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A new research project is set to create sound art in the communities and natural spaces located along the banks of the historic Forth & Clyde Canal in Falkirk.
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As the men’s football team makes plans for the 2026 World Cup and Scottish football sits top of mind for many across the country, the National Trust for Scotland has added its voice to those seeking assurances about the preservation of the first ever Hampden Park in Glasgow. The site, at Kings
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The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust has launched an international fundraising campaign to save the historic farm where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne and more than a quarter of his entire body of work.
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A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.
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