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A community group is pushing forward with plans for a new allotment – following a donation from home builder Persimmon West Scotland. The Garthamlock and Craigend Allotments Association was established in August 2022 with the purpose of providing an urban space designated for people living in

A South African school has completely vanished after thieves removed every single one of its bricks over six months. Uitzig Secondary School, in Cape Town, was reduced to just its foundations following its closure in 2019.

Scotland needs to match Westminster’s latest commitment to new housebuilding according to property firm, DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that the Westminster Government’s commitment to build 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s should be replicated north of the border.

The marked slowdown in the Scottish construction market continued in the latest quarter, with surveyors now pointing to the weakest period of growth since the beginning of last year, according to the RICS Construction & Infrastructure Monitor for Q3 2022. A net balance of +10% of Scottish respon

The Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) team has struck up a partnership with Perthshire Women’s Aid. The team will be supporting the charity which helps Perthshire women, children and young people, who are experiencing, or have experienced domestic abuse. This partnership will be delivered through the

Morgan Sindall has become the first construction company to partner with Developing Experts, an education platform that is revolutionising how children learn how STEM applies to the world of work. Developing Experts connects talent to future employers through lessons, online resources and a careers

Clark Contracts held a Halloween fundraising event on Friday 28th October for its nominated company charity Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), raising over £1,000 for the charity. The event included a fancy dress competition, a cake sale, a pumpkin-carving competition, some lunchti

Developer HUB and specialist sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management (Bridges) have received planning permission for a residential-led development on Beaverhall Road in Edinburgh. The project will provide 205 Build to Rent homes, including 52 affordable homes, as well as creative wor

Aberdeenshire plumber Connor Cruden stepped up to the plate at the final of the WorldSkills Plumbing competition in Germany last week. In a stellar performance, the Turriff native walked away with the Medallion for Excellence, coming within a whisker of out-flanking the world’s elite

A chipboard manufacturer has been fined £2,150,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of an employee. Norbord Europe Limited was found guilty of two charges under health and safety legislation on 1 November at Perth Sheriff Court.

Heaps discarded and left unattended in fields next to a construction site for a new five-storey apartment block on the Maltese isle of Gozo may contain valuable archaeological material possibly dating back to the earliest phases of human settlement on the island. Dutch archaeologists said bones

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK's tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist of 15 new ultra-efficient turb

A charity supporting serving members and veterans from the British Armed Forces has welcomed a new donation from home builder Persimmon West Scotland. Formerly known as the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is the nation’s oldest tri-service ch

Just over £1.9 million in additional funding has been secured to allow work on replacing the Leven Railway Bridge to get underway soon. Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has approved the use of the extra funds from the council’s Future Construction Inflation budget after hearing the

The JR Group has supported a primary school in Ayr with the creation of a memorial garden at the school which pays tribute to a teaching assistant who had recently passed away.