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Independent builder’s merchant MKM is entering the hire market for the first time with the launch of a new branch in Perth. The company has invested in a fleet of JCB equipment in a new partnership that will see ‘MKM Hire’ officially launched at five MKM branches across the UK &nda

Cruden Building has been appointed by Midlothian Council to deliver 72 affordable homes at Conifer Road in Mayfield. The new homes will form part of a wider project being developed by Cruden Building and Midlothian Council comprising a total of 265 new homes within the local community.

Searching for a practical ventilation solution for use with aluminium curtain walling that doesn’t compromise on aesthetics? Look no further than Senior Architectural Systems’ range of frameless opening window vents that work perfectly with the leading manufacturer’s popular SF52 a

A new 30-bed ward is being designed and built at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert by modular construction specialist Portakabin. The ward, which is the final step in the development of the new National Treatment Centre - Forth Valley, will enable around 1,500 additional operations to be carrie

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ site manager Stuart Gillespie is once again named amongst the country’s best after winning a prestigious industry award for a thirteenth time. Stuart, the senior site manager at the company’s Greenan Views development in Ayrshire, won in the medium ho

One of Scotland’s leading house builders is seeking skilled workers, sub-contractors and suppliers from across Aberdeen, Inverness, Moray and Tayside to help fulfil demand for new homes. Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland are hosting their annual 5 Star Partners Event at the Village

Next up in Scottish Construction Now's Q&A is Dr Mila Duncheva, business development manager UK & Ireland at Stora Enso Building Solutions and chair of the BE Change Makers. How did you get started in the industry?

Lab space developer and operator Pioneer Group has begun work on 20,000 square feet of high-quality purpose-built lab space at the company’s Edinburgh Technopole campus. Branded Moubray, the new building will see Pioneer Group’s footprint in Scotland grow to over 238,000 square feet

An Architecture student has taken the top prize in the 2022 Women in Property National Student Awards, competing against 13 other students in the national final of the Awards programme. Tallulah Bannerman studies at the University of Edinburgh and is about to start her fourth year.

Highland Council's renewable energy installation, Hydro Ness, has been commended with a Merit from judges at the national Structural Steel Design Awards 2022. The Archimedes Screw installation on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness was shortlisted for the main awards earlier this year.

Craig Fairfoull, head of sales and marketing at independent developer Dundas, reveals why Scotland's first time buyers are struggling to get on the property ladder. The outcry over the scrapping of the top rate of tax and the inevitable U-turn have served as cloud cover for a growing fiscal inj

A Scottish construction engineer has been detained in Iraq and is facing extradition to Qatar and two years in jail over a small bank debt. Brian Glendinning from Kincardine arrived in Iraq last month to start work on a construction engineering contract in Basra, when he was arrested by authori

The second phase of road improvements has been officially opened on the A832 at Slattadale. The Wills Bros project replaces a single-track road with passing places to one lane in each direction and lies between Kinlochewe and Gairloch.

Work to lay the foundations that will pave the way for the electrification of the Levenmouth Rail Link is about to get underway. The first phase of work between Thornton Junction and Haugh Mill Lade will see the project pile foundations for masts that will carry overhead wires in readiness for the i

Alex Plant has been appointed chief executive of Scottish Water and will take over from Douglas Millican when he steps down from the role on 31 May 2023 after a decade in the post. Mr Plant is currently director of strategy and regulation at Anglian Water, which supplies services to seven million pe