Engineering and construction service provider AIM Group has bought a local fabrication company for an undisclosed sum. The Falkirk firm has acquired fabrication specialist BCS.
Search: https://www.galaxus.ch/en/sector/showdiscussion/snap-score-hack-visit-kunghaccom-zxwbgral-221629
The Scottish Government has issued a Construction Policy Note (CPN) which sets out measures for contracting authorities to manage and mitigate market pressures affecting the availability and affordability of construction sector resources. If a contactor seeks relief from or waiver of their contractu
A dispute between neighbours over an apple tree that allegedly attracts wasps has incurred at least £200,000 in legal costs. Barbara Pilcher, who is allergic to wasps, took her neighbour Antoinette Williams to court over her alleged failure to dispose of rotting apples falling from the tree.
The Scottish property market continued its upward trend during May, June, and July 2021, as buyers flocked to secure homes across Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife, and the Borders, ESPC reports. The average selling price rose to £275,623 – up 7.6 per cent on the same period in 2020.
A self-catering holiday park in Fife has been granted permission to build a new restaurant complete with its own helipad. Catering to "discerning and well-travelled people with high standards”, the five-star Hawkswood Country Estate said it aims to create “Scotland’s fine
An Advice Note has been issued to assist in determining the fire risk posed by external wall systems in existing multi-storey residential buildings. The Scottish Government publication is designed is to help ensure that people are not placed at undue risk of harm as a result of fire spreading over o
Fibre optic broadband cables could be fed through water pipes as part of a UK Government trial to connect hard-to-reach homes, businesses and mobile masts without digging up roads. A total of £4 million has been allocated in research funding for cutting-edge innovators to trial what the g
A visual artist who worked as a carpenter for 25 years is using the tools and components familiar from her daily experience of construction to help make paintings, prints, and sculptures. Rachel Yoder, who lives in a mountain valley near Nelson, British Columbia, has explored how work
A two-year programme of planned maintenance has commenced this June on behalf of Spire View and Copperworks Housing Association with over 150 properties set to benefit from kitchen and boiler replacements. CCG Asset Management, a member of the CCG Group, will be responsible for the delivery of the p
A Filipino construction worker has forged a new career after teaching himself how to shape surfboards by hand. After he’d been surfing and teaching for a few years, Larry Hufalar, better known as Tikboy, started tinkering around with broken boards, teaching himself how to make repairs. So
Engineering consultancy Amey Consulting has officially launched a workplace wellbeing app. The move follows a successful large-scale pilot involving 300 employees that generated nearly 1,300 in-app conversations about mental health and a 22% increase in social connectedness over the pilot perio
A house located on Earlsferry's waterfront has sold for £600,000 above the asking price after a ferocious bidding war. The three-bedroom Old Bake House has direct access to one of Scotland’s most beautiful beaches.
Plumbing supplier William Wilson has invested over £150,000 to open a new bath showroom in Thurso. The new showroom is the 17th customer-facing unit in the Aberdeen-based firm's portfolio, which spreads from Ayr to Orkney.
A councillor has vowed to get answers about a puddle of unidentified liquid in Cowdenbeath which was originally believed to be pineapple juice. Although pineapple juice has been ruled out as the cause of a mysterious puddle, local councillor Darren Watt has refused to give up on finding out the caus
The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has put out a call for local businesses in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council and Shetland Islands Council to attend a free webinar with the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA). “The SPA is looking to create a framework that wor

