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A £2.2 million project to create a new community building and enhance visitor facilities at Port Ellen on Islay has secured up to £353,808 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The HIE investment completes the funding package for the project by South Islay Development (

Frasers Group, predominantly owned by Mike Ashley, has plans to significantly upgrade its iconic House of Fraser store on Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

Barratt Developments is supporting the Archie Foundation for its annual football tournament. Team Fire are preparing to go head-to-head with their emergency service partners Team Police and, this year, Team NHS and Team SAS too all in support of the Battle of the Badges football tournament to help r

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has seen a rise in the number of property owners seeking cover as rampant inflation prompts a surge in the volume of requests it receives for reinstatement cost assessments. With inflation being a hot topic in the national conversation with rising cost

A construction worker experienced a twist of fate that resulted in a $50,000 windfall. The worker from Silver Spring, Maryland, stopped by a convenience store and, as part of his Friday lunch break routine, purchased a scratch-off ticket, intending to enjoy his weekly lottery game.

A major civil engineering project to create a new junction off the A1 at Queen Margaret University (QMU) has been completed and officially opened. The project includes new northbound on and off slip-roads to the A1 which each meet a newly constructed roundabout, providing vastly improved access to t

Midlothian Council is hosting a public consultation for individuals to learn more about plans for the proposed new Mayfield Community Campus. A drop-in meeting is to be held at Mayfield Primary School on Tuesday 20 June between 4.30pm and 8.30pm

Building services contractor Emtec Group has promoted Calum Brown to head of finance. Having worked for over a decade in finance, Mr Brown began his career as a trainee accountant at Cumbernauld-based FBD Consultancy in 2012. Prior to joining Emtec, Mr Brown was finance manager at Amity Ho

More than 150,000 construction workers may be suffering in silence from common mental health problems, according to new figures from the Mental Health Foundation. Association for Project Safety (APS) president Ray Bone said fewer than half of male sufferers were able to talk about their problems pos

While preparing his late father-in-law's Los Angeles home for renovation, California-based estate agent John Reyes unearthed an astonishing haul of over one million copper pennies hidden in a tight crawlspace.

Important changes are being made to the CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test for Managers and Professionals (MAP), supported by the launch of updated revision materials for candidates. The MAP test is an important way of assessing that Managers and Professionals know how to keep the

A group of scientists from the University of Kitakyushu in Japan has come up with an unusual solution to a messy problem. They’ve taken dirty nappies and used them to replace some of the sand needed to build a house with concrete.

Councillors have granted planning permission for an application to build 25 social homes in Tarbolton. The plans, which are part of a wider development, relate to a parcel of land at the Croft Street and the Westport area of the village. Behind the proposals are Hayhill Developments Ltd, of Mau

An important planning document which will help to shape future land use of Aberdeen and guide planning decisions including housing developments, leisure, and industrial zones was approved yesterday and will be formally adopted by Aberdeen City Council over the next few days. The modified Aberdeen Lo

Privately-owned homes in Irvine and Kilwinning are being made more energy efficient thanks to a scheme that installs solar panels and wall insulation. North Ayrshire Council has been allocated funding from the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency Scotland: Area Based Schemes (EES:ABS) progr