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A significant milestone in the Moray Sports Centre (MSC) project was reached this week as construction got underway at the 12-acre site located next to Linkwood Distillery in South Elgin. To celebrate, there was a breaking ground ceremony where Moray Sports Foundation’s chairman, Sandy Adam, and y

The Construction, Housing & Property sector has been well represented at Business Fives with over 70 companies from the sector involved in the corporate football events. The sector has also been the most generous when it comes to charitable efforts with £15,000 raised in just two years by the C

MPs have raised significant concerns about how the public sector manages contracts with major suppliers after documents revealed that ministers failed to respond to warnings regarding the financial health of Carillion months before its collapse. The Cabinet Office assesses each strategic supplier on

(from left) Paragon’s Robert Perry and Bond Davidson’s Malcolm Davidson celebrate the merger alongside Paragon’s John Munday and Bond Davidson’s Matthew Dunn Edinburgh-based independent building and project consultancy Paragon has merged with Bond Davidson to create a £22 million turnover b

Effective approaches for Scotland to use publicly created increases in land value to help finance the infrastructure needed to deliver new housing and other development have been highlighted in a report published today. Written for the Scottish Land Commission by a team from Heriot-Watt University,

A preferred option has been identified for works to mitigate against landslips and restore the A76 at Enterkinfoot to two-way traffic. Details of this option, which will involve realigning around 1km of the road, have been presented to key local stakeholders and put on show at a public exhibition in

Fusion Assets, the arms length regeneration company of North Lanarkshire Council, and Edinburgh-based J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC have announced the creation of a new joint venture company to take forward the first phase of development at Gartcosh Industrial Park. The joint venture – Gart

GDL on site in Chryston The team at Ground Developments Ltd (GDL) has begun work on three new contracts to deliver soil modification and earthworks packages that will facilitate new-build housing for three major housebuilders to construct their new homes across Scotland.

There’s no denying it, homebuyers face an emotional rollercoaster when it comes to finding the right property. You can spend months searching for a property that ticks all the right boxes, so when you eventually find one, the priority is making sure your offer is accepted. Propertymark asked its m

The Scottish Government is in danger of failing to deliver a real Warm Homes Bill for Scotland, a group of 50 civil society and business organisations has warned. In a joint statement issued today the group calls on ministers and MSPs to create a law that will end fuel poverty, create new jobs and i

Sixteen of Scotland's finest golfing companies will be heading to the home of golf on Wednesday for their chance to be crowned champions of Scotland's national business golf tournament, Business Fours. Current UK Ladies Golf Long Drive Champion, Ilona Stubley, will be on hand at to see if participan

Taylor Wimpey has announced the launch of its first children’s book which aims to educate children about the house building process. ‘How we build your home with Millie Mortar and Handy Andy’ is an informative book, suitable for children of primary school age, with important messages about how

Six students from Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment will be completing a six month work placement at Clark Contracts. Four construction management and two quantity surveying students will be working alongside experienced Clark Contracts employees, many

Balfour Beatty has been awarded two contracts worth £43.5 million for the Beauly to Keith 132kV modernisation programme. Both contracts have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, part of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), through the existing F2 Overhead Line Gen

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on a £9.3 million development of waterside apartments in Currie for Dunaven Homes. The development, called River Mill, will comprise 53 two and three bedroom apartments over six blocks, which will be built in two phases. The apartments will be finished to a hi