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A construction industry professional who has worked tirelessly for better conditions across the sector has been recognised for his remarkable career with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Len Bunton, FRICS, FCIArb, Hon FRIAS was honour

More than 40 budding rugby players turned out in force for Dalkeith Rugby Club’s Little Ruggers training session last weekend as the 2022/23 season gets underway. The popular sports club for two-to-five-year-olds holds two classes every Sunday morning at King’s Park in Dalkeith, inspirin

The Cabrach Distillery has agreed a seven-figure deal with fellow Moray firm, the Rothes coppersmith Forsyths, to complete the construction of Scotland’s newest Single Malt Scotch Whisky distillery which will operate as a one-of-a-kind social enterprise. In an industry first, The Cabrach Trust

A Highland care home operator has resubmitted plans for new affordable housing for key workers in Inverness. The project forms part of a multi-million-pound care hub in the city which comprises a 58-bed care home, currently under construction, which will then be followed by a later living village on

The consortium behind the bid for a Forth Green Freeport have today unveiled their transformative vision for the port, shipbuilding, manufacturing and logistics cluster at Rosyth. Babcock International, Forth Ports Group and Scarborough Muir Group plan to deliver a new freight terminal, offshore ren

The need for flexible, energy-efficient office space is set to drive the market across the central belt of Scotland into 2023, according to new data from commercial property specialist JLL. During Q3 of 2022, Edinburgh saw occupier activity remain robust with 166,000 sq ft leased, a 16% rise compare

Rising interest rates and market uncertainty have caused housebuilder Barratt Developments to admit its outlook for the year was “less certain”, though home completions are likely to be broadly in line with the previous year. Issuing a trading update, the firm told shareholders

South Lanarkshire Council has delivered an additional 362 affordable homes for rent over the last year. With a further 189 built by the registered social landlord (RSL) sector, the total additional homes delivered is 551 - approximately a third of which are specifically adapted to suit a variety of

Landmark Information Group’s latest market data report shows a continuing stabilisation of the residential property market with demand and supply equalising into August and completions on the rise. The newly-released Q3 Property Trends Report Scotland showed that whilst demand variance against

Scottish glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has announced a new share scheme that will see 11 long-standing team members own part of the business. The employees have been allotted up to one fifth of the equity shares in the company by existing shareholders, principally founder and managing di

Stirling-based Old Plean Roofing, which campaigns to raise industry standards and tackle the scourge of ‘rogue traders’, has won a top business award in recognition of its integrity and expertise. The company, run by Mark and Fiona Thornton, was named Small Business of the Year at the Sc

Construction consultancy NIXON has announced a series of promotions as it celebrates a decade in business. The Glasgow-based company, set up in 2012 by managing director Richard McFadzean, began as a quantity surveying and project management company before taking the strategic decision to expand its

A critical milestone has been reached in the construction project to rebuild Shetland's world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle with the arrival of the first of the building's modules. The project, which is led by Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT), will create seven new green jobs,

Connor Cruden, who in 2020 completed his four-year plumbing apprenticeship having come top in 2019 at the SkillPLUMB UK finals to find the country’s most accomplished apprentice plumber, is now preparing to take on the world’s elite at the WorldSkills Plumbing finals. The finals are due

Cala Homes (West) has unveiled another Breathing Space bench at one of its developments in Larbert. The housebuilder has installed the new bench at Kinnaird Wynd to help boost mental health awareness amongst residents who live in the Larbert development.