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Stirling Council has completed the transfer of the former MoD land at Forthside, unlocking exciting opportunities for the city and the wider region including the creation of thousands of jobs. The purchase of the 36-acre site by the council is being fully funded by a £5 million grant from the

Livingston Building Services has achieved a prestigious RoSPA Award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence. The Livingston, Leeds and London-based firm received its first Gold Award, demonstrating its dedication to ensuring staff, customers, clients and contractors get ho

Ashwood Scotland has announced that one of its original founders, Archie Meikle, officially retired from the business on 31st March. A quarter of a century after starting up Ashwood from a two-person office in Livingston, the business has grown into one of Scotland’s most respected constructio

Osprey Housing has appointed chartered civil engineer Ryan Swan as director of assets. He takes over from Hugh Crothers, who is retiring after almost ten years in the role.

Muir Construction has officially completed a state-of-the-art innovation hub for Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in Inverness, which was opened this week by HRH The Princess Royal. The all-new Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) is located at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HI

The second and final phase of Moda, The McEwan, a wellbeing-focused neighbourhood created by investor, developer and operator of rental communities Moda Group, marked its ‘topping out’ in Edinburgh last week. The second phase of construction of the neighbourhood will bring an additional

Plans for a multi-million-pound transformation of The Caledonian Hotel have been revealed. Private real estate investment fund manager Henderson Park, together with its in-house hospitality operator and asset manager, Klarent Hospitality, which acquired the hotel, affectionately known as ‘The

Homebuilder Miller Homes has opened up applications for its community fund initiative, which will see £10,000 shared among those in need across the Central Belt and beyond. The fund will support a variety of groups near Miller Homes’ 16 Scottish developments that are linked to education,

Housebuilder Cala Group (Holdings) Limited has released its full year results revealing a 33.6% drop in profits from £169 million in 2022, to £112m. The firm's turnover also dropped by 7.3% falling from £1.35 billion to £1.26bn, while the number of home completions also fell

Persimmon apprentices showcased their bricklaying skills to Jenny Gilruth MSP, as the education secretary marked the homebuilder’s milestone donation of materials to construction colleges across Scotland. The cabinet secretary joined apprentices and members of staff at Ayrshire College’s

Two new cranes are to be called Craner Swift and U-Crane Bolt after a pair of creative schoolkids won the chance to name the huge structures. Avaleigh Lang, 10, of Lady Alice Primary in Greenock, chose Craner Swift as a nod to the US pop icon, while Frances McFadden, 10, of the town’s St Mary&

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been identified in Glenrothes' Warout Stadium, Fife Council has said. The local authority said reviews are now substantially complete across its non-domestic estate, with feedback on a handful of minor properties, such as outbuildings, awaited.

The construction sector needs urgent leadership and support from the Scottish Government or proposed new standards could have negative consequences for the built environment and the nation’s most vulnerable households, writes Jocelyne Fleming – policy and public affairs officer Scotland

Maree Todd MSP, minister for social care, mental wellbeing and sport and Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, minister for local government empowerment and planning officially opened the Goathill Project Development at a ceremony in Stornoway on Monday 25 March. The Goathill Development Project consists of the 52-b

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has announced that CEO Bill Hill will retire on March 31 after more than a decade of dedicated service. Under his leadership, the charity has experienced remarkable growth, both in terms of the number of families helped and the number of charitable servic