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Moray Council and the Elgin Neighbourhood Board are pleased to announce the appointment of MBLA Design, landscape architects as the lead design team to further develop the Cooper Park Masterplan.

The Scottish Government has now allocated £20 million through the new Bus Infrastructure Fund in 2025-26 to help improve accessibility, tackle congestion and shorten journey times. Meeting the commitment outlined in the Programme for Government, the investment will improve bus infrastructure a

The controversial Carbuncle Awards have returned after a decade-long hiatus to hand this year's unwanted title of “most dismal town” – complete with the notorious Plook on the Plinth trophy – to Port Glasgow. Event organisers claimed that despite its “great bones,&rdquo

Ireland’s largest construction and civil engineering company Sisk has reached an agreement to acquire Farrans Construction.

New images have been unveiled showing how the replacement for Peterhead Academy could look, following major changes to the long-discussed community campus project. Councillors first approved plans for a £71 million community campus in 2018, which was to bring together a new Peterhead Academy,

Industry leaders have joined forces to form a Community Interest Company (CIC) with the ambition to establish a nationally significant, industry-led Centre of Excellence for Skills, Safety and Innovation in Inverness. Known as Highlands and Islands Skills, the initiative aims to redefine how infrast

Blackwood Plant Hire has added 51 JCB machines to its fleet in a move that highlights the company’s continued growth and its long-standing relationship with Scot JCB.

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the independent champion for change in the construction and development sector, has appointed Desiree Blamey as its first managing director. Desiree Blamey is a seasoned finance and business executive with over 15 years of experience across construction, engine

New home warranty and insurance provider NHBC has launched its biggest ever entry-level recruitment drive.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published the first global professional standard for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surveying practice - a decisive move to guide the profession through the rapid evolution of AI technologies.

Edinburgh-headquartered CRC Evans, the global welding and coating specialist across international energy and infrastructure projects, has announced the appointment of Mauro Piasere as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

Alexandra (Alex) Pearsall has been appointed the new president of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES). Currently an associate director at global professional services company Turner & Townsend, at 32, Alex makes history as CICES’ youngest ever president.

A charity in Dunbar that provides Surf Therapy to young people facing mental health challenges has been able to purchase vital new kit, thanks to the support of a recently launched community initiative in the town.

Although Scots are less likely than those from other nations in the UK to hire builders, when they do, they pay a steeper price, a new survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has revealed.

Clare Wade is the owner of professional lighting design company Cat Lighting based in Fife. Cat Lighting is one of over 120 exhibitors at The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston 4 – 5 October 2025, where she will present a masterclass on getting