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Springfield Properties has added new faces to its senior management team with a number of key appointments and promotions, which have seen Martin Egan take on the position of chief operating officer. Currently the managing director of Dawn Homes, which Springfield acquired in 2018, Mr Egan will over

Paisley-based JR Scaffolding Services has been fined £5,000 after one of its workers fell from an eight-metre-high scaffold. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that a cantilever scaffold collapsed leaving a scaffolder with serious injuries at the city’s Alexandra Parade in September 2016.

Outsourcing contractor Mitie has announced it is to buy the facilities management (FM) arm of Interserve for a combined consideration of £271 million.

East Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principle plans for 142 new homes to the northwest of Macmerry

Mark Beard FCIOB, chairman of Beard Construction, has become the 117th President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). His presidency starts as CIOB members and the wider construction industry are facing some of the greatest challenges in the Institute’s 186-year history.

SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have teamed up to develop another animation which this time shines the spotlight on the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA).

Senior site managers at five Stewart Milne Homes developments across the UK have been awarded a national accolade in recognition of their commitment, passion and attention to detail. The NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Award is presented annually to site managers who demonstrate excellent standards on

Organisers of the Scottish Home Awards have set a new date for the annual dinner which was scheduled to take place in Glasgow this month. 

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have joined forces with Safer Highways and announced today the first major benchmarking exercise to understand where our industry lies in its Road to Wellbeing. As construction gets back to work and faces the challenges of tryin

IFT has appointed Luke Smillie to its team. An experienced estimator, Luke joined IFT’s East Kilbride office in June 2020. Working closely with the contracts team, he is able to provide advice and estimates for all screed enquiries and tenders.

The new charity running one of the most important Robert Burns sites in Scotland has warned it will close without firm action to deal with its finances.

Aviva Investors has announced plans to redevelop a 1970s office block in Edinburgh's Haymarket.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded the defence team at Galliford Try a new £20 million contract to provide facilities for RAF Lossiemouth’s newest Typhoon squadron. The two-year project will see Galliford Try's Inverness-based Morrison Construction busine

Guidance for the construction industry has been updated following the move into Phase 2 of Scotland’s route map out of lockdown and the next phase of the industry's restart plan.

A planning application has been submitted with Highland Council for a new life sciences innovation centre on Inverness Campus.