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A ten minute rule bill was proposed yesterday which called for payments on government and public authority contracts to be made through a ‘project bank account’ system. Debbie Abrahams MP’s bill - titled Public Sector Supply Chains (Project Bank Accounts) Bill – aims to help

Ewart Library in Dumfries is to undergo major maintenance work over the new few months. The stain glass window, situated to the rear of the original building, will be removed and restored by a specialist.

A consultation event is planned for what will be the UK's highest zip line and longest alpine coaster on a Midlothian hillside. Midlothian Council is to stage a drop-in event to communicate plans to transform Midlothian Snowsports Centre into a year-round multi-activity leisure destination.

BAM Construction is set to start work on two healthcare developments for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde after reaching financial close on the projects. Worth a total of £27 million, the projects are being delivered by hub West Scotland.

A Livingston-based supplier of windows and doors is planning to grow turnover by £10 million with the opening of 12 new trade centres across the UK. Stevenswood said the move, which will create the UK’s leading distribution company of its kind, will increase its geographic footprint and

Building group CCG has announced David Wylie as the new managing director in charge of its construction division CCG (Scotland) Ltd. David has been with CCG for almost 20 years since leaving university with a degree in business studies. He joined the company as a trainee quantity surveyor befor

A plan to boost economic growth within Scotland’s cities through an increase in city-living is benefitting from a surge in build-to-rent led developments, with Glasgow now in the top five cities outside London for the number of homes in planning, under construction and complete. Research publi

Eildon Housing Association has welcomed planning approval for two Borders developments which will provide more than 90 new affordable homes. Working with Edinburgh-based Hart Builders, the Association will deliver 63 affordable homes in a second phase of development at Newtown St Boswells and at Hud

CALA Homes has commenced work on a new development to the south of the River Don in Aberdeen. The Persley Den development – which comprises a mix of 401 two, three, four and five-bedroom homes – will include apartments, townhouses, semi-detached, terraced and detached properties.

Work is progressing well on the realignment of the B9090 at the White Bridge scheme and new crossing. Construction of the abutments for the new crossing beams is complete and the beams were successfully placed this week. There are four beams in total which were placed in pairs, requiring two crane l

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) will next week consider a report on the final business case for the Borders Innovation Park ahead of its submission to access £15 million of funding. The Borders Innovation Park at Tweedbank will help deliver much needed high quality business space in the area, s

In an effort to put the world’s ten biggest construction companies size and revenue into perspective, online merchant Roof Stores has been investigating exactly where these companies operate, how much money they make, how many staff members they employ and have calculated revenue per employee.

A tenant of commercial premises which challenged an independent surveyor’s determination of the revised rent payable to the landlord has had its action dismissed as “incompetent”. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that that the court had “no jurisdiction” as the par

As part of its commitment to help with employability in Scotland, Uddingston-based civil engineering firm Story Scotland is up-skilling local residents in a bid to help them to re-enter the world of employment. Story Scotland, which is a business division of infrastructure company Story Contracting,

The latest advancements in robotics and automation will be on show in Inverness next week as Scotland’s first showcase on the subject takes place on February 6 and 7. The free event is organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus and is designed to