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The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has invested £100,000 in its members with a Tenstar simulator and bespoke trailer. This state-of-the-art training equipment is designed to make it easy for SPOA members to visit schools, businesses and colleges across Scotland to encourage young peo

Multi-disciplinary engineering firm Clancy Consulting has promoted Ross Taylor to associate with responsibility for running the day-to-day operations of its Prestwick office. A highly driven and experienced structural engineer, Mr Taylor is skilled in managing large-scale projects in a wide variety

Proposals to make Dalry greener, healthier and more vibrant are being presented for consultation from today. Plans to make the town centre a more attractive place have been designed to make it easier to access local shops, schools and services with wider pavements and better cycling provision. Ideas

The Edinburgh office market is experiencing a surge in rents for high-quality space, driven by a lack of available prime Grade A accommodation, according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield. The market delivered solid take-up in Q1 2024 totalling 209,000 sq ft. The letting of 103,000 sq

Network Rail will start a £3.4m investment to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct this month. Along with principal contractor AmcoGiffen, engineers will assess the condition and strength of the viaduct, while carrying out work to protect it from water erosion, completing c

North Lanarkshire Council's town and community hub programme took another significant step forward this week following the approval of two new projects. Members of the council’s planning committee met on Thursday 4 April and approved applications to build a new Gartcosh Community Hub and a new

Scott and Fyfe, an employee-owned technical textiles company, celebrating its 160th anniversary, has announced "impressive" profits despite a highly challenging year. The Tayport-based firm started out as a linen works in 1864. Today, with a clear focus on design and innovation, the company&rsq

A taskforce created to identify and propose solutions to barriers to investing in homes met for the first time yesterday. The first Housing Investment Taskforce meeting was held in London and attended by housing minister Paul McLennan and various stakeholders from housing and finance.

A construction director has warned that building firms may be put off taking on social housing projects after he attributed his company's £3.5 million pre-tax loss to two fixed-price contracts. Perthshire-based Algo signed fixed-price deals to build social housing projects in Kirkcaldy an

Campion Homes is now onsite to deliver three major affordable housing developments across Fife and Dundee. The family-run housing developer, which will mark 35 years in business this year, will build 99 affordable new homes as part of ongoing partnerships with Angus Housing Association and Kingdom H

Cala Homes is considering plans to build 55 homes on the demolished Silverburn House site in Bridge of Don. The developer has lodged a building warrant with Aberdeen City Council outlining the £5.5 million cost of a potential development.

National framework provider Pagabo has announced the 116 suppliers successfully appointed to its two new Professional Services frameworks covering Scotland and all remaining areas of the UK separately. Among the appointments are industry-leading names such as multi-disciplinary consultancies Rider L

Work will soon get underway to significantly improve public spaces on Melville Crescent thanks to £2.1 million in Transport Scotland funding secured by the City of Edinburgh Council. Improvements to the historic west end street will complement the recently completed City Centre West to East Li

The new ONE SeedPod industry innovation hub for north east Scotland’s £2.4 billion food manufacturing sector has marked a major construction milestone. The project partners celebrated the 'topping out', or highest point, of the new build on the outskirts of Aberdeen.

Timber expert Donaldson Group has joined the Tech for Good Alliance as it continues to innovate and deliver positive change for third sector organisations. Launched by the not-for-profit organisation Scottish Tech Army, the Tech for Good Alliance enables businesses to harness technology to improve i