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FTH Hire Group has acquired Lanarkshire-based Arvill Plant & Tool Hire.

The efforts of the Building Standards team at Aberdeen City Council to ensure that properties across the city present no risk to the public have been praised by councillors.

While much commentary has focused on the negative impact of current economic conditions, new data from Barbour ABI points to some areas of positivity for the construction sector. 

Initial plans have been submitted to add another 45 apartments to a consented residential development at Ocean Drive in Leith. The City of Edinburgh Council’s development management sub-committee voted in favour of a 338-apartment build-to-rent (BTR) project on a brownfield site

CHAP Group has added Derek Shewan to its board as a non-executive director. A well-known and respected character in the Scottish construction industry, Mr Shewan has spent over 40 years working for tier-one contractors, latterly in the role of CEO.

Stephen Pearson, chair of Financial Inclusion for Scotland, and Carolyn Sawers, chief executive of Corra, launch an initiative where people can help those most in need of support with energy costs.

Family-run housebuilder Muir Homes has submitted a planning application to Fife Council to build much needed family homes to add to the development of a thriving community at Dalgety Bay.

The creation of a new primary school with nursery class for the Western Gateway area of Dundee could come a step closer if Dundee City Council's children and families services committee approves a report at its meeting on Monday.

Redpath Construction has secured new projects at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. At the QEUH, the firm will upgrade Ward 62 of the Neurosurgery building. The Neurosurgery building contains Neurosurgery and OMFS Theatres, Int

Galliford Try is confident it can effectively manage the tough economic conditions without any material impact on trading by maintaining good relationships with its supply chain and clients and increasing its "strong" balance sheet. In a first-half trading statement this morning chief exec

Glasgow-based electrical business A Alexander Group has created two new management roles following the company’s continued growth. Gordon Anderson has been appointed electrical small works manager and Alex Lawther has become fire & security service manager.

Almost 225,000 extra workers will be required to meet construction demand across the UK by 2027, new research has revealed. Despite the current economic challenges and rising material and labour costs, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) said construction output is set to grow for a

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today launched a survey of stonemasonry in Scotland to better understand the current status of the sector. The survey seeks to gather information on the number of stonemasons there are in Scotland, where the business that employ stonemasons are based, and the

The ongoing transformation of Paisley’s historic cultural venues is moving forward – with Paisley Town Hall set to be the first to reopen later this year. Renfrewshire Council’s current investment aims to use the town’s unique cultural and heritage story to transform its futu

QTS Group has become the first rail company to be awarded the Platinum Investors in Young People good practice award, one of only eight businesses in Scotland to hold this coveted title.