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Cabinet secretary for transport Fiona Hyslop has hailed the publication of Made Orders for the A96 Dualling Inverness to Nairn (including Nairn Bypass) scheme as a major step forward in delivering around 31 km of new dual carriageway between Inverness and Hardmuir. The section of the A96 Dualli

Twelve new homes for rent for Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) are to be built in Leverburgh. The development comes thanks primarily to the Scottish Government, the local Comhairle members, the landowner Mark Miller-Mundy, HHP's preferred contractor Alex Murray Construction and the chair of the l

Fife Council has approved plans for 30 new council houses in Strathkinness. Councillors at a meeting of the cabinet last week approved plans for 30 new houses at Bonfield Park in Strathkinness, 10 of which will be specifically for people with additional needs.

Community-based housing associations want their homes to be as warm as possible, and their tenants’ wellbeing is paramount. But difficult choices will have to be made about how much energy efficiency work can be afforded and which property types to focus on most. That’s the view of the G

A construction company has made international headlines after offering staff a bonus of nearly £60,000 each time they have a baby. South Korean construction giant Booyoung implemented the policy in 2021 and has already paid out seven million won (around £4.1 million), The Korea Times rep

Renewable energy developer Vattenfall is holding a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event next month in Aberdeenshire, so that lead contractors can meet potential subcontractors as it readies for the construction of the 14 turbine Clashindarroch II wind farm. To ensure that communities and local compani

Highland councillors are to consider proposals to invest up to £60 million in roads and infrastructure. The proposals include an additional £40m investment plan for roads and transport infrastructure. This, on top of the previous three years of increased levels of funding, would bring th

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged building services employers to take advantage of the campaign created by this year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week (SAW 2024) to address their skills shortages. The Association is promoting the opportunities for both employers and e

A town board which will help direct £20 million of investment in central Greenock is taking shape with the appointment of two council figures. Councillors Francesca Brennan and Elizabeth Robertson were unanimously voted in as the local authority’s representatives on the Greenock Town Boa

Property developer Downing is to redevelop the former Scottish headquarters of Reach PLC after acquiring the site in a multi-million-pound deal.  The 150,000 sq ft office building, previously housed Scottish titles including the Daily Record, Glasgow Live, Sunday Mail and Scottish Daily Mi

A construction worker from Catonsville, Baltimore County, has claimed a $100,000 top prize in the 50X The Cash game. The $10 scratch-off game turned fortune’s favour onto the worker, who discovered the life-changing sum upon matching one of the winning numbers at home.

Losses in the Scottish environmental arm of McLaughlin & Harvey saw the contractor fall £8.6 million into the red last year. Accounts filed by the Antrim-based firm for the year ended 30th June 2023 show the firm turned over £737m, compared to a pro-rata 12-month figure of

Almond Housing Association is to develop a programme of repairs following the discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in some of its properties. In late December 2023, Almond discovered that RAAC roof panels had been used in the construction of 318 properties in the Craigshil

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, has completed a third phase of kitchen upgrades for tenants of East Lothian Council in Musselburgh, Tranent, Haddington, Prestonpans and North Berwick. The £965,000 works package involved the replacement of cabinets and w

Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee recently heard and debated a petition raised with regards to Gorrachie Bridge in the King Edward area. Some 451 people signed the petition which asked that the council reinstate the funding previously allocated for the rebuilding of the