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It was back to work on a building site for the new Perth High School this week for Liam Wilkie. The Kilmac construction director admits he was in more familiar territory after overseeing an amazing charity challenge for the little-known Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

Updates on several major building projects across Aberdeen were agreed at an Aberdeen City Council committee earlier this week, including for three new primary schools, turfing in Union Terrace Gardens, the South College Street Junction Improvements, the energy from waste facility, and new council h

Apprentices at Glasgow-based construction firm City Building spearheaded a partnership of local organisations to complete the refurbishment of Growchapel Community Allotment Garden. With the support of volunteers from ENABLE Scotland, The Fortune Works and Growchapel plot holders, the team have brea

A charity golf tournament organised by staff at Persimmon North Scotland has resulted in more than £12,000 being raised to support Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). Almost 100 golfers took part in the Texas Scramble on Kinross Golf Club’s Bruce course, with teams of four

In a significant boost to Scotland's green energy sector, Sumitomo Electric Industries, a Japanese multinational corporation, has announced a £200 million investment in a new high-voltage subsea cable manufacturing plant. The project, expected to be located in Nigg, in the Highlands, is antici

With two in every five occupied homes in Scotland failing to meet quality standards, with the highest failure rates relating to energy efficiency, construction industry experts are calling on the Scottish Government to develop a long-term, joined-up retrofitting strategy to urgently tackle the probl

Scourie Community Development Company (SCDC) has received £20,000 from The Highland Council to take forward plans to build eight affordable homes on community-owned land. The project, led by SCDC with support from the Communities Housing Trust, also received £15,000 in feasibility fundin

North Ayrshire Council is planning the development of 202 new homes at Ayrshire Central, Irvine. Documents have been prepared to allow local people and interested parties to view the revised draft plans for the development and review the feedback from the initial draft plans consultation event.

Scottish property consultancy firm Galbraith has merged its Elgin and Inverness teams into a newly invested Highland Hub office at Fairways Business Park in Inverness. The modernised office space is designed to support Galbraith's growing team and its adoption of hybrid working models, contributing

McLaughlin & Harvey has partnered with the Scottish Prison Service to run an employability programme for residents at Scotland’s first community custody unit for female prisoners. To help their preparations for release, the contractor is running its accredited ‘Best Your Be

As this month marks the two-year anniversary since department store Debenhams announced its final store closures, recent data from EG has revealed that more than half of its former stores remain vacant with 14 still yet to be filled in Scotland alone. The historic UK retailer announced the final clo

Edinburgh-based construction firm Orocco has expanded into a new headquarters to prepare for significant growth. Increasing demand has seen the firm take over West Church, the premises which formerly housed the city’s well-known bespoke furniture maker Charles Taylor Woodwork.

A team from Advance Construction Group Scotland in Belshill are swapping their work boots for hiking gear, in preparation for the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. The group will embark on Britain’s toughest outdoor challenge on the 16th of Jun

Killie Community, the charity arm of Kilmarnock FC, has announced Persimmon West Scotland as its first Corporate Patron. The charity, based at Rugby Park, is committed to improving the lives of those within Ayrshire by using the power of football to inspire positive change in health and wellbeing ou

Cala Homes (West) is helping to play its part in the Stepps community following a successful litter pick in the area surrounding its Earls Rise development. As part of its Community Pledge initiative, kind-hearted members of the Cala team helped collect 17 bags of litter in the North Lanarkshire com