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Pacific Building has been entrusted with the delivery of an all-new executive lounge at Edinburgh International Airport for Global airport hospitality providers Plaza Premium Group. It will be the first Plaza Premium Lounge in Scotland and it will operate in collaboration with Edinburgh Gin.

A new skills academy to prepare young people for the variety of careers in the construction industry is being launched by the City of Edinburgh Council. Skanska and Mitie have recently been awarded a 10-year Statutory Inspections, Repairs and Maintenance contract for operational buildings with the c

Cala Homes (West) has unveiled a new Breathing Space bench at one of its developments on the outskirts of Glasgow. The housebuilder has installed the bench at Beatrice Meadows to help boost mental health awareness among residents who live in and around the Kirkintilloch development.

Thorntons has strengthened its specialist property teams with the promotion of three new partners. Nicola McCafferty in Dundee and Aimee Gibbons in Glasgow have been appointed as commercial real estate partners while Hannah Fraser in Edinburgh has been elevated to residential property partner.

The towns and cities of the future may be able to rely on green hydrogen stored below ground, if a newly funded UK project succeeds. Gravitricity and Arup have together secured £300,000 from the Department of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to study the feasibility of storing

Plans for the new Orbiston Community Hub in Bellshill are making progress with two community engagement events organised to allow residents to find out more about the project. The hub will provide state-of-the-art facilities for the whole community and will include:

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has elected James Currie, Gary Robertson and Robin Bryant to its executive committee following the AGM held earlier this month. James Currie, managing director of Currie Contractors in Cullen, has also taken up a position in the Safety, Training and Compe

Dundee-based planning, design, environment, safety and engineering consultant Mabbett & Associates has added a new regional office located within the Horizon Scotland Business and Innovation Centre in Forres. The move follows the firm's acquisition of GH Johnston Building Consultants Ltd (GHJ) i

A detailed guide to courses and training for individuals and companies focused on Scotland’s construction industry has been launched by industry collaboration body the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF). Officially known as the Built Environment Workforce Development Portal, the new

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) is calling on the Scottish Government to intervene and help address concerns raised by Scottish construction businesses over the introduction of the new UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark. The unique trades organisation’s Post-Brexit and Trade

Industry body Scottish Renewables has launched a new campaign calling on the Scottish Government to deliver crucial support for the country's low-carbon supply chain – or risk home-grown firms missing out on lucrative contracts. The campaign, Supporting Scotland’s Renewable Energy Supply

A £4.3 million project to significantly improve the inner harbour at Ullapool in Wester Ross has secured an investment of up to £1.086m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Set to benefit visiting leisure craft, local businesses, fishing boat operators and the cruise ship sector,

Passengers services yesterday called at Reston station for the first time in almost six decades. The reconnection of the Berwickshire village to the national rail network follows completion of work to construct the station as part of a £20 million of investment from the Scottish Government to

A construction machinery training provider from Airdrie is one of 41 participants to benefit from the UK Government's Springboard for Rural Skills fund. Last year, with support from the National Transition Training Fund, Lantra Scotland ran the Springboard for Rural Skills project to meet the n

An event on South Portland Street this Thursday will offer local people, businesses and organisations the chance to find out more about the forthcoming Avenues Plus project, which will connect Glasgow city centre and communities on its fringes. Avenues Plus is a £21.4 million Sustrans-funded p