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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

Dawn Moore heads Morgan Sindall's Returnships programme People wishing to return to the construction and infrastructure sector following a voluntary career break have been offered a lifeline as part of a Returnships programme initiated by Morgan Sindall.

The accident happened during construction work on the Queensferry Crossing A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a construction worker on the Queensferry Crossing has heard that the man may have died as a result of a “freak accident”.

McCarthy & Stone has secured planning permission for an assisted living development at Links Road in Prestwick. Designed by Holmes Miller, the four storey building contains 69 independent living flats with common facilities including dining and kitchen.

Builders across London will be getting more free bacon butties thanks to a local radio station. Fix Radio, a station for tradespeople and builders in the city, is to resume its Fix Radio Bacon Butty Tour from January.

A bunker built to survive a direct hit from World War Two's most powerful bombs has been offered for sale. Prospective buyers have until 2pm on Wednesday 6 December 2017 to make their offers for the subterranean property in the Raigmore area of Inverness.