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A free resource has been launched to help tackle the chronic skill shortages in the roofing and cladding industry.

Clark Contracts welcomed 23 new trainees to its award-winning academy throughout 2021 in a range of roles including trainee, graduate and apprentice positions.

The number of projects in Scotland's construction pipeline database has increased to over 1,500 across 20 sectors, taking value to £11 billion, the Scottish Futures Trust has unveiled.

Fiduciam, the institutionally funded short-term lender to housebuilders and entrepreneurs, is targeting a major expansion in Scotland for 2022. A new Scottish team has been established with a nationwide lending appetite and an ambitious target to achieve £55 million of lending in 2022.

A new fund managed by Clearbell Capital LLP has today announced the acquisition of 150 St. Vincent Street in Glasgow with plans to double the size of the existing building.

Glasgow-based property developer PVP Developments has commenced the build of a new drive-thru complex on the Clydeside Expressway, with support from Bank of Scotland.

Glasgow construction firm City Building has won a £1 million contract with East Renfrewshire Council that will secure employment for more than 150 staff with a disability or learning difference.

Proposals to partly demolish a former art deco cinema in Edinburgh to create new homes have been rejected by councillors.

Housebuilder Persimmon has appointed Jason Windsor as its new chief financial officer as the firm noted a return to near pre-pandemic levels. Mr Windsor is expected to join in the summer and will become an executive director on the board at that time. He will succeed Mike Killoran, who announced in

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Plans to build 24 flats for Parkhead Housing Association on a surplus green at Belvidere Bowling Club in Glasgow have been rejected by councillors.

Ministers in India rushed to inaugurate a new road with a shiny new plaque conveniently before a spade has been put in the ground.

Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has started the new year on a high with a record turnover and plans for expansion during its landmark 60th anniversary year. With 215 people working from a network of nine regional offices across the UK, including Edinburgh, Lichfields recently hit fee

BAM Construct UK has appointed Glasgow-based building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) to its Category 1 Preferred Sub-Contractor Supply Chain Management. Designed to “improve the construction process, build quality, health & safety and to establish more efficient methods of working t

A Haddington-based malt ingredient supplier has agreed a £7 million funding package with HSBC to expand its grain-processing capacity by building new facilities. Puremalt manufactures natural malt ingredients for the food and beverage industry.