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Plant hire services firm Speedy has acquired Glasgow-based construction and professional services training provider Geason.

Plans for a new crypt to provide a final resting place for nearly 2,000 intact skeletons found at St Nicholas Kirk in Aberdeen have been lodged, the BBC has reported. The remains were discovered at The "Mither Kirk" during repairs in 2006.

Partnership home builder Keepmoat Homes has announced the appointment of its first female regional managing director. Beth McNeil, who joined Keepmoat Homes in 2015, has been promoted to the role of regional managing director for the business’ Scottish operations having previously served as op

Springfield Properties has unveiled plans to build 85 new affordable homes in a Moray village. The developer is proposing to deliver the properties between the A96 and St Andrews Road in Lhandbryde.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has issued an open invitation to any interested parties to shape the future of the institute and the planning profession. The UK's leading body for spatial planning and the largest planning institute in Europe with over 25,000 members worldwide has launc

Perth-based construction company Algo Ltd has unveiled its plans to increase its £18 million turnover with a successful 2019. With a newly appointed business development manager, growth of the estimating department, and increased support staff for senior management, Murray Alexander, Algo&rsqu

Employees from Kier Construction Scotland and their sub-contractors have just completed a very rewarding construction project – volunteering at Whiteleys Retreat in South Ayrshire to improve a number of its facilities. The team at Kier Construction, who are currently building the nearby state-

The first tranche of investments in a series of transformative projects in Edinburgh and South East Scotland have received approval as part of the City Region Deal. Combined funding of £384 million was approved this week by the City Region Deal’s Joint Committee for five projects aimed a

Midlothian Council has appointed a contractor to build a new joint campus for two primary schools. At the full council meeting this week, councillors agreed McLaughlin & Harvey would begin work on the new home for St Mary’s RC Primary School and Burnbrae Primary on the site of the former H

Bob Holt is to retire from housing maintenance contractor Mears Group after 23 years at the company. The group made the announcement today as it unveiled Kieran Murphy as his successor.

Scope of services, standard of care and correct contracting parties. Three standard appointment issues for professional consultants advising on construction projects, but issues which reach the courts on a regular basis as a recent court judgment demonstrates. A site in Cheshire was being developed

Some of Scotland largest contractors figure prominently in our first segment of the 30 most read stories of 2018. Here are numbers 30-16.

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Bank underwriters have been forced to buy shares in Kier Group after just over a third of the firm’s £250 million rights issue was taken up by investors. Kier had hoped the rights issue would help accelerate its programme to reduce its £650m debt mountain.

A&J Stephen has submitted plans for the first phase of a housing development on the edge of Scone. The developer wants to build the first 42 homes on the west side of the Scone North site, which will eventually be home to 700 new properties.