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McLaughlin & Harvey's head of quality Derek Geyer jumps into the Just a Minute hot seat. Based in the Glasgow office, Derek leads overall assurance for the group of companies: from certification, training and audits to collaboration in building a positive quality culture.

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has upgraded its landscaping division with the purchase of two new vehicles. The expanded fleet will see a Volvo FE 320 Dropside based at its Stenhouse branch in Edinburgh, while a Mercedes Actros 2533 will work out of the firm’s west coast headquarter

JR Scaffold has completed a milestone project at Gogar Tram Depot in Edinburgh, supporting the over-cladding of its roof.

A Scottish links golf course is using sustainability as a driver for growth as it prepares to open a new energy-efficient clubhouse.

Rob Bewick, senior construction safety consultant at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group, highlights some simple strategies that can prevent people from losing their lives on construction sites. The latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics on work-related fatal injuries don’t p

Fife College has this week welcomed a record intake of 350 first-year Modern Apprentices through its doors. Apprentices from engineering, construction, automotive, plumbing, gas engineering and life sciences have all started their apprentice journey across the College’s Rosyth, Dunfermline and

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the announcement that the proposed Spiorad na Mara offshore wind development will provide the Communities of the West Coast of Lewis with long-term investment. Spiorad na Mara is a proposed offshore wind farm, located approximately 5-13km off the West Coast of

The challenge of net zero demands wholehearted collaboration right across the construction industry – that is the powerful message of this week’s Sustainabuild Breakfast Club in Edinburgh.

Cruden has started work on a £17.5 million contract with Midlothian Council to deliver a mix of 75 flats, cottage flats, and houses in Gorebridge. The development will include 10 extra care units, two bariatric units and one four-bedroom, six-person wheelchair-accessible house.

Kate Ross, a trainee solicitor at BTO, considers the implications of a case where a main contractor and subcontractor were invited to notify the adjudicator of any "clerical or typographical errors". McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd v LJJ Ltd [2024] EWHC 1032 (TCC) concerned the enforcement of a decis

The construction work at Maybole Community Campus has been completed ahead of pupils and staff returning after the summer holidays. The campus, which incorporates the new Carrick Academy, Culzean Primary & Early Years Centre, St Cuthbert's Primary, a Police Office, and the Maybole Leisure Club h

Balfour Beatty's environmental sustainability manager Angela Pllu explains how the company is fuelling its decarbonisation effort by retrofitting heavy vehicles with a hybrid hydrogen system.

A proposed £2.5 billion merger between UK housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow looks set to go ahead despite concerns from the competition regulator.

Advance Construction took the keys to a new DAF 65-tonne showpiece truck at Truckfest Scotland 2024 and raised over £2,500 at the event for the Beatson Cancer Charity.

The Eden Project in Dundee is embarking on an innovative construction project that will see one of its main buildings created entirely from leftover construction materials, resulting in a design that remains a mystery until completion.