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Paul McDevitt sets out ten ways a business can ensure its team is performing to their full extent. In today's fast-moving and highly competitive business landscape, building and nurturing a high-performing team is crucial for organisational success. A high-performing team not only achieves its goals

Director Gerry Cummins is celebrating 20 years at Clark Contracts, having joined the business in 2004 as a graduate of Glasgow Caledonian University, with a BSc (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying. His career started in the role of assistant quantity surveyor, before progressing to quantity surveyor

Two newly completed council housing developments in Airdrie are providing an additional 56 homes for residents in the town. Housing convener Michael McPake visited the two new sites in the Petersburn area to mark the official completion of the projects and to welcome new tenants to their homes. Thes

Shetland Islands Council councillors previewed the newly built properties at Sandveien in Lerwick, which are now nearing completion. The contract to rebuild the eight properties began in March 2023 and tenants are expected to move into the new properties in the coming weeks.

Monday saw the official opening of significant improvements to two sections of National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 1 in Angus, enhancing safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. The Monifieth Path project has transformed a previously narrow, partially lit and sandy road into a new, segr

Yesterday was a landmark day for education in Fife as pupils across the area return to school. It was an especially thrilling day for students at St Columba’s RC High School and Woodmill High School, who are stepping into their new schools at Dunfermline Learning Campus for the very first time

Pacific Building is powering ahead on numerous project fronts as the company marks the halfway point in a hugely successful 2024 so far. In the hotel sector, major refurbishment programmes are underway at two landmark establishments in Edinburgh and St Andrews.

Staff and volunteers at Strathmore Centre for Youth Development (SCYD) are celebrating after banking a major donation from Perth-based homebuilder Persimmon North Scotland. SCYD is based at Wellmeadow House in Blairgowrie and provides social and educational opportunities to support young people to a

Five members of staff at Aitken Turnbull Architects have celebrated milestone anniversaries. Aitken Turnbull, which can trace its roots back to 1887, has witnessed many transformational changes throughout its long history. A ‘constant’ from these early years, however, has been its abilit

SP Energy Networks is investing nearly £20 million to modernise the electricity network in South Lanarkshire and expand opportunities for renewable energy in the region. This significant investment includes key projects at Brokencross Wind Farm, Elvanfoot substation and a proposal for a new hi

Plans for new student homes on the site of Portcullis House at Charing Cross have been approved, subject to conditions, by Glasgow City Council. Residential for rent developer and manager Watkin Jones Group will regenerate the brownfield site by demolishing the existing former HMRC buildin

A project to bring a new alternative to the single use polypropylene bulk builders’ bag to global markets is nearing completion in Argyll. The project has been awarded Scottish Government funding through the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) shared prosperity fund to develop and obtain ce

Two female graduates are marking significant career milestones at Lovell as they graduate from quantity surveying and civil engineering courses. At Lovell, 28% of the workforce are women compared to the industry average of just 15%, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Lovell has a

Carriageway closures and traffic management arrangements on the Tay Road Bridge will be lifted early next month as the final phase of a major refurbishment and replacement programme is completed. The south (Fife) bound carriageway will reopen on Tuesday September 10 after around six months of work,

A planning application by developer Watkin Jones Group for student homes at the former HMRC building on India Street is set to be determined at the council’s Planning Applications Committee on Tuesday 20th August after being recommended for approval by planners. Proposals overall will see the