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A Glasgow-based construction skills provider has been sold for more than £2.2 million, almost £400,000 above its original valuation. The deal was secured following a competitive sale process led by M&A advisory and business finance firm Hilton Smythe.
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Three of Scotland’s most talented plumbing and heating apprentices have been crowned winners in their categories at the 50th anniversary Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year (SPAY 50) competition. Held at South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride on Friday, 13 June, the landmark event bro
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The latest Civil Engineering Operative students to graduate from CECA Academy Scotland were told they would be entering an industry with ‘unprecedented’ opportunities when they celebrated their success at a special ceremony at UHI Inverness. Michael Butler, Euan Greig, Aiden Moore, Dunca
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Balfour Beatty has appointed Nick Rowan as managing director of its UK Construction Services Regional Scotland business, effective from 4 August 2025. Nick’s appointment is testament to the company’s commitment to attracting, training and retaining its employees, having joined the compan
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A new team is set to take over at engineering consultancy firm Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) following a management buyout by three of its long-serving directors. Civil engineering director Scott MacPhail, structural engineering director Alan Ferns and transportation director Stuart Harrow w
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The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has today appointed Ian Shapiro as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Ian is expected to take up the post in September 2025 and replace Gillian Charlesworth, who is retiring from full-time work after six years as CEO.
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A new report by the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce has laid out an ambitious roadmap to boost confidence and unlock greater investment across Scotland’s housing sector.
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Ogilvie Construction has passed a significant milestone on the project to build a new £10 million community hub for people with learning disabilities in Inverclyde with the completion of the building’s foundations. Work is now focussed on the construction of the timber frame structure wi
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Edinburgh City Council is facing an £86 million bill to bring its crumbling road network up to standard, sparking accusations of "complete incompetence" from opposition councillors.
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Major changes to Glasgow's skyline are on the horizon as a new policy on the design of tall buildings has been agreed by Glasgow City Council.
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Members of the Highland Council's Education Committee have agreed the recommendation to proceed with the statutory public consultation for the co-location of the new St Clement’s School alongside a new Dingwall Primary School on a shared site with enhanced community facilities. A public meetin
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Highland housebuilder Tulloch Homes, part of the Springfield Group, has appointed a new land and planning director to facilitate growth in the region. David Jewell, who first started with Springfield in 2014, has been promoted to land and planning director for Tulloch Homes. His promotion follows th
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Pacific Building has hailed the opening of Seaton House at the home of golf in St Andrews.
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Survey work is underway on Kirkcaldy's Esplanade and Thistle St multi-storey car parks to determine how the buildings can be safely demolished ahead of a decision next week. Councillors at a meeting of Fife Council's Cabinet Committee will make a final decision on the future of the 1980s buildings,
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A major new dedicated Scottish green finance initiative has been launched with the aim of unlocking up to £40 billion a year of investment into green projects across Scotland. Transition Finance Scotland (TFS), in partnership with the Green Finance Institute (GFI), will mobilise private capita
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