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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has successfully completed two pre-apprenticeship projects in collaboration with Fife Council, Fife College, and The Ridge Foundations, Dunbar. Launched in September 2023, these programmes provide hands-on training in craft and traditional skills, along with valua

Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS), the Fife-based specialist flooring contractor, has laid the foundations for major growth after taking delivery of its second Putzmeister Transmix truck.

Tillicoultry Quarries has appointed four new directors to its board. The firm said the strategic appointments are a significant step in further positioning the business for future success, enhancing its leadership capabilities and reinforcing the company's strong family values.

Aberdeen's housing market has shown a 1.6% decline in the average property price during Q3 2024, as transactions rose 9.8% for the same period, according to the Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre (ASPC). Based on data supplied by the ASPC, and compiled by the Centre for Real Estate Research

Law firm CMS has strengthened its infrastructure, construction and energy disputes (ICE disputes) offering with the appointment of Caroline Maciver as partner in its Edinburgh office. Ms Maciver, who joins the firm from Burness Paull, has 20 years’ experience leading on large, complex disputes

A £150 million deal to transform the site of the former Marks & Spencer store on Sauchiehall Street into a major mixed-use development has been concluded. Fusion Group, the developer behind the project, has purchased the site from the retailer to deliver new student homes and an improved s

The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, toured Scotland’s first purpose-built offshore wind marshalling facility at the Port of Dundee. The Port of Dundee’s renewables hub became fully operational in 2022, following a private investment of £40 million by Forth Po

Investment in Glasgow offices has already surpassed last year's total, reaching £198 million in the year-to-date, a 46% increase from 2023's £136m, according to Knight Frank. The deals figure signals a recovery in the city's commercial property market following the sharp rise in interest

Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Iain Mercer as its head of commercial agency – Scotland. He joined the business in 2018 as director of commercial agency (east) with the remit of opening the firm’s first east coast commercial agency in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Roofing Awards 2024 was held last week to celebrate the high-quality work of NFRC members across the Scottish region. The luncheon was held at The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. Celebrity host Tam Cowan entertained the audience before presenting the awards covering all roofing discipline

The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, and First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP, officially opened the Crop Innovation Centre (CIC) at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie last week. Delivered by McLaughlin & Harvey and Oberlanders Architects, the CIC is home to the

Euan Clark, president of the Scottish Building Federation, warns that the construction industry in Scotland is facing a daunting combination of challenges. Within the Scottish construction industry, we are growing increasingly concerned about the constrictions facing the sector.

A construction worker in Missouri saved a little squirrel that was covered from head to toe in wet spray foam. It was a casual day at the construction site when a contractor came to work and suddenly spotted some unexpected furry guests scurrying around his station.

Engineering specialist Akela Ground Engineering, part of Akela Group, has achieved NHBC Accepts certification for its precast foundation system, ABeam.

East Lothian Council has lodged a Pre-Application Notice (PAN) for the masterplan to redevelop the former Wallyford Primary School. As part of the planning process, a three-month public consultation will be carried out.