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Scotland's engineering sector is on an upward curve for the second consecutive quarter, according to Scottish Engineering’s latest Quarterly Review. The review highlights that optimism, exports and staffing remain strongly positive for the second consecutive quarter since the pandemic started,

A couple who thought they had built their dream home on land they purchased in 2018 have discovered that the new property and its utilities were constructed on a neighbouring plot instead. Jacqueline and Ron Howard said a close friend had owned two adjacent lots of a remote dirt road in rural S

Urban Edge Architecture (UEA) has won planning permission for a new 1800sq ft Burger King drive-thru unit and reconfiguration of the surrounding car park at the Centrepoint Retail Park in Aberdeen. Out-of-town retail specialist UEA was appointed by RPMI as architect on the £800,000 project to

Mike Harrison of HarrisonStevens outlines the changes happening to repurpose brownfield sites, canal towpaths and overgrown and unloved scrubland as more people are being encouraged to ditch the car and enjoy the benefits of active travel. The canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass thr

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising SMEs working in the construction sector confronting material price rises and skills shortages to consider collaboration, diversification, innovation and incentivisation strategies to help them recover from the pandemic. A recent Federation of Mast

Scottish Enterprise has today announced unprecedented support for businesses after investing over £568 million in Scotland’s economy in 2020/21. The record level of funding ensured the country’s national economic development agency supported more firms than ever before, resulting i

An engineer who was hit with a high medical bill for a hospital visit requiring X-rays has embarked on a project to build his own machine that will do the job for him. William Osman, a YouTuber who is known for combining engineering and entertainment, posted a video last week outlinin

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) executive counsel has delivered a disciplinary Formal Complaint, under the Accountancy Scheme, against KPMG, a former KPMG partner and certain current and former KPMG employees relating to the audits of Carillion. The Formal Complaint alleges misconduct

RSK Group Ltd (RSK) has strengthened its services in the UK water sector by welcoming solution provider MWH Treatment to its growing portfolio. A highly reputable company with a 200-year legacy, MWH Treatment currently operates across the UK water industry, with over 800 professionals co-located acr

Scotland is set to drive economic growth in the UK’s transition to net zero emissions, according to The Green Growth Index produced by Lloyds Banking Group and Oxford Economics. The report suggests that at least £1.4 trillion will need to be invested in the UK economy between 2020 and 20

A 33-year-old Glasgow man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of building waste. David McCourt, a builder from Milngavie, was given a Community Payback Order with 80 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £300 compensation after he pled guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court yesterday to an

Members of the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) have voted in favour of the Consensus Proposal for a new Levy Order to encourage training in the construction industry. 74% of SBF members endorsed the Levy Proposal for 2022 – 2025 put forward by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Dundee architect Douglas Reid, who was involved in the creation and restoration of some of the city’s most iconic structures, has died aged 63. Mr Reid joined James F Stephen Architects in 1982 where he spent his entire professional career.

Repairs to the leaning Millennium Tower in San Francisco have been suspended after it was found that the skyscraper was sinking faster than previously thought. A spokesman for homeowners told the Los Angeles Times that work had been stopped while workers “try to understand better the mechanism

Plans have been submitted for a wedding marquee at Edinburgh Zoo.