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Bernadette Hewitt Scotland’s largest social landlord has been awarded one of Europe’s most prestigious prizes for business excellence.

Catharine Kidd Planning consultancy Turley Heritage has appointed Catharine Kidd as its first director in Scotland as the UK-wide firm targets expansion north of the border.

Julie Scott-Gilroy looks at how well the construction industry's payment regime is working. Payment in the construction industry is regulated by the Construction Act 1996, as amended by the LDEDC Act 2009. One of the reasons behind the introduction of the Construction Act 1996 was to ease cashflow a

Representatives from Esh Border Construction and Heriot-Watt University met this week to celebrate the beginning of an extensive refurbishment project at the prestigious higher education establishment. Livingston-based Esh has been awarded the contract to completely transform the university’s Came

Scottish Sea Farms’ £37 million investment in a state of the art onshore hatchery is moving forward with construction now underway at its site near Oban. The hatchery, at Barcaldine, will increase capacity and deliver significant sustainability benefits to the company, supporting salmon farms on

Scottish timber processing and distribution company Thornbridge Sawmills Limited has entered into a partnership with Cairngorm Capital LLP to support its development as a leading UK player in this sector. Thornbridge sources certified timber and sheet materials from sustainable producers both domest

A Glasgow based demolition contractor has been fined after a worker fell to their death from a mezzanine deck during a demolition project in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how, on 15 January 2015, an employee of Walker Demo Limited died 10 days after he fell while dismantling a mezzanine d

Business Fives, Scotland’s national business five-a-side tournament moves indoor once more for its winter season. The tournament has welcomed over 280 companies to its football and golf events raising over £30,000 for charities throughout Scotland since launching a year and a half ago and is plan

An artist's impression of the BMX Centre to be built at Knightswood Construction work is underway on a new £3.7 million Olympic standard BMX track being built in Glasgow ahead of the 2018 European Championships.

Morrison Construction has started works on the £15 million Ardross Distillery development in the scenic Averon Valley, 30 miles north of Inverness. The project for Ardross Investments Ltd will involve the refurbishment and extension of a dilapidated farm complex on a private 50-acre site that inclu

Workloads in the UK construction and infrastructure sectors continued to rise moderately in the third quarter of 2017 but skills shortages are once again impacting the industry, according to the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Around 22% more respondents to the latest RICS UK Constru

The new apprentices with City Building (Glasgow) chair Gordon Sloan and Councillor Greg Hepburn City Building has welcomed a flurry of new recruits, as more than 60 modern apprentices join the construction firm.

With ambitious Scotland-wide targets for house building and energy efficiency high on the national agenda, Melville Housing Association has taken a step towards a greener housing future by becoming the first Registered Social Landlord (RSL) to deliver a Zero Waste Scotland workshop for construction

Shares in Carillion were temporarily suspended this morning after the troubled construction group warned it expects to breach its financial covenants by the end of December and that full-year profits will be “materially lower” than current expectations. The contractor has been trying to reduce c

Forget pies and pasties, construction workers at a Salford development are enjoying healthy nosh, relaxing in an alcohol-free beer garden or designated rest rooms with wide screen TVS and free wi-fi. The free breakfasts and lunch is being put on by Domis, billionaire Fred Done’s construction compa