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The newest - and greenest - addition to Scottish Water’s vehicle fleet has taken to the road to help reduce carbon emissions and combat the effects of climate change. A fully electric-powered Renault Kangoo ZE. 33 will be used by water samplers in the Highlands in an effort to fuel green energ

Staff from CMS Window Systems joined forces with volunteers from across Fife to provide much-needed food, children’s clothing, toys and gifts to around 1100 hard-pressed families in the annual Christmas delivery day organised by independent charity, the Cottage Family Centre. Based in Kirkcald

The company that was prevented from progressing plans for Scotland’s first purpose-built film and TV studio on the outskirts of Edinburgh has submitted plans to deliver the facility at a new location. PSL Land, the team behind the thwarted Pentland Studios project, has now shifted its attentio

A new mobile-friendly website helped Scottish Construction Now to a record year in 2018 with daily newsletter subscribers increasing by almost 1,000 to just under 8,500 and website users jumping by 6,000 a month — up from 39,000 to just over 45,000. The figures confirm Scottish Construction No

Ogilvie Construction will break ground this month on a new £4.5 million Travelodge in South Gyle, Edinburgh for developer Crucible Alba Group. The new 70-bedroom hotel is due to be completed in the Autumn and aims to attract tourists and business travellers taking advantage of its proximity to

A new initiative which will see the City of Edinburgh Council buy tenement flats from owners and rent them back to ensure essential repairs are carried out are to be progressed. Under the proposals, the local authority would offer to purchase the former council properties, with their owners’ c

Clyde Gateway has welcomed ten new tenant companies to the area, as they move into their modern new premises at the newly-opened Grade A Red Tree Magenta office building. The £9 million, 40,000 sq ft Red Tree Magenta building has been delivered by Clyde Gateway Development Limited at Magenta,

Scottish specialist glass and aluminium installer Cube Glass has won another substantial contract in the petrochemical industry which is likely to speed its entry into new sectors and increase it product range. In a highly technical project, it supplied and fitted blast resistant windows, framings a

Forty-five workers employed by Glasgow construction and fit-out company Pacific Building Ltd have started the New Year in new roles as joint owners of the business. Managing director and majority shareholder, Brian Gallacher, said the decision to move to employee ownership was taken to lay the found

Essential enabling works are now under way at a recently-approved housing development in Midlothian. Proposals from CALA Homes and Avant Homes to build at Mauricewood, to the north of Penicuik, were unanimously supported by the planning committee of Midlothian Council.

Hundreds of workers have been made redundant after Dundee-based building contractor McGill & Co Limited went into administration. Established in 1981, McGill & Co provided services to clients in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors from its headquarters in Dundee and ancillary

The most exclusive development built by CALA Homes to date in the West of Scotland has been unwrapped showcasing the largest showhome ever created by the homebuilder in the region.

A father-of-two who was made redundant built a full-sized flight simulator of a Boeing 737 in his home and is now offering flying lessons. With the help of tutorials on YouTube, David Naylor from Barnsley set about buying parts from around the world to complete his build.

The contract for refurbishment works including the removal and replacement of the existing viewing tower at Nairn Courthouse has been awarded by Highland Council to Laing Traditional Masonry Group (LTM Group). The £809,000 project at the Category B-listed Court House involves the renovation of

Work has started on a new footpath with viewing areas overlooking the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Highlands. The viaduct and a steam train that operates on its railway line both feature in movies from the Harry Potter series.