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SNIPEF, the Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation, has welcomed sweeping reforms to the UK Government’s Prompt Payment Code as a "major milestone" on the road to fairer payment terms for small businesses. Under the new obligations, announced in Janua

Womble Bond Dickinson partner Simon Lewis on the continuing discussion around building safety, and particularly the replacement of combustible cladding. The UK Government’s February 2021 announcement on support measures for affected buildings came against a backdrop of increasing pressure to i

Perth-based medium wind turbine service & maintenance firm Realise Energy Services has acquired Optinergy Ltd (NI), the Northern Ireland medium wind turbine operation and maintenance arm of Optinergy Ltd (ROI), an established technical services provider in the marketplace.

Reliable, robust and compact, the 4,855kg Yanmar ViO50-6B zero tail swing mini excavator combines stylish Japanese design with pioneering technologies and proven components to deliver a truly best-in-class operator experience. 

Stopcocks Women Plumbers is calling on tradeswomen from all industries to join its new National Register of Tradeswomen, which launches officially on March 1.

CALA Homes (West) has appointed Moray Stewart as land director in a strategic move for the firm as it focuses on growth within its urban development portfolio. With more than 16 years' experience in the land and planning sector, Mr Stewart was land manager at CALA Homes (West) for four years before

Work has resumed on the third and final stage of the North Kelvin Apartments development in the west of Glasgow following a year of Covid-imposed shutdowns, restrictions and delays.

Morrison Construction has announced the promotion of Paul Ingham to lead its environment business in Scotland. Mr Ingham, currently head of service delivery for water frameworks, will succeed Steve Slessor, who has been promoted to lead the environment business across the entire UK-wide Galliford Tr

The managing director of Scottish-based roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has celebrated 30 years in his post, overseeing significant expansion for the nearly six-decade-old company. Andrew Hayward joined the company as a sales executive in 1991 and became managing director in 2004. Du

Aberdeen's historic Monkey House is set to be converted into high-end apartments. The Press and Journal has exclusively revealed that The Epic Group has submitted plans to the Aberdeen City Council to build 4 high-end two- and three-bedroom flats on the three upper storeys of the A-listed forme

Plans to enhance and improve the village greens and wayfinding in the centre of Ballater have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. The planning application, submitted by Moxon Architects and Ballater Royal Deeside Ltd, follows the Storm Frank floods in 2015, which led to serious damage in the vil

The costs of the much-delayed Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh will increase further due to the works required to make it fit for opening.

The Scottish Government’s Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) is rethinking a controversial proposal for a housing development in Aberdour. The owners of Hillside School are seeking to secure permission to build 125 new homes at the site off Main Street in Aberdour, which they s

In April, the UK’s first homes to be fitted with boilers and hobs that run on hydrogen rather than fossil fuel gas will be built in Gateshead. The semi-detached houses will use 100% hydrogen for heating and cooking in appliances including boilers, hobs, cookers and fires under a new government

Juniper Residential and Yeoman McAllister Architects have joined forces to build a retirement living development at Barnton Avenue West, Edinburgh. Consisting of 44 apartments and four houses earmarked exclusively for the over-55 market, Barnton House will provide a range of communal facilities and