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Engineering consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates has taken steps to boost its talent pool with the introduction of graduate apprenticeships which create sought-after “earn-as-you-learn” opportunities. The East Kilbride-based firm is currently putting two young people through a civil an

Barratt Homes has donated £1,000 to a foodbank in the west of Scotland, to help continue providing food and support to those in need. Coatbridge Community Foodbank received £1,000 as part of Barratt Homes Scotland West’s Community Fund, and will be using its donation

The take-up of industrial & logistics space as hit record levels in Scotland in the first half of 2020, according to Savills latest Big Shed Briefing. The occupation of such units reached 704,531 sq ft (65,453 sq m) across four transactions, marking a 165% increase on the long-term half-year ave

Explaining the similarities between road construction and a chocolate desert has won Nicolas Fauvergue ICE Scotland’s Pitch 200 award.

A 19th century hotel in Edinburgh could be demolished to make way for new student accommodation.

Springfield Properties has recorded its highest ever number of reservations in a one-week period following the re-opening of sites and sales offices across Scotland. The housebuilder recommenced operations on site from June 15 and construction activity has now resumed on every site, along with

Work on the restoration of a 200-year-old bridge linking Scotland and England is set to begin next month after the appointment of the main works contractor.

Plant hire firm has Morris Leslie has started a redundancy process with some of its workforce after feeling the impact of a downturn in the construction sector. The company has its headquarters just outside Perth and operates its plant hire business from 12 locations across the UK.

The cut to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) announced today by the Chancellor must be matched in Scotland to avoid a housing market collapse, according to property firm apropos. The firm believes that cutting the SDLT in England and Northern Ireland without a comparable reduction in land and buildings tra

Edinburgh-based developer Hopefield Partnerships has appointed Hart Builders to deliver a multi-million-pound new housing development at a former primary school in the capital.

The JR Group was founded in 1995 and employs around 170 staff. It started as a scaffolding business and is now one of the largest building and construction firms in Scotland. The business operates throughout Scotland and Northern England, working on behalf of a number of the UK’s leading house

Construction lawyer Lisa Dromgoole considers the parallels between Hearts and Partick Thistle’s ongoing legal battle with the SPFL and alternative dispute resolution in the building sector. It's not often that a construction lawyer has cause to consider the world of football, or not this const

Plans have been submitted to Fife Council to build 25 new affordable homes in Lochgelly.

Paisley-based construction firm The JR Group is celebrating the completion of a landmark inner-city development in Glasgow’s East End. The 68 homes for social rent on Olympia Street in Bridgeton were built by the company on behalf of Link Group.

Stirling Council has agreed plans to build 32 new council homes as part of two separate developments in the St Ninians area of Stirling.  Significant investment is being made to transform sites at Glasgow Road and at New Park Farm in Cultenhove for the benefit of the local community, deliv