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Some of Scotland largest contractors figure prominently in our first segment of the 30 most read stories of 2018. Here are numbers 30-16.

The newest - and greenest - addition to Scottish Water’s vehicle fleet has taken to the road to help reduce carbon emissions and combat the effects of climate change. A fully electric-powered Renault Kangoo ZE. 33 will be used by water samplers in the Highlands in an effort to fuel green energ

A planning application for the Coul Links golf course at Embo in the Highlands could be under threat by a team of animal charities and a super rare fly. Golf tycoon Mike Keiser and his business partner Todd Warnock want to build the new course on protected dunes along with the erection of

The first tranche of investments in a series of transformative projects in Edinburgh and South East Scotland have received approval as part of the City Region Deal. Combined funding of £384 million was approved this week by the City Region Deal’s Joint Committee for five projects aimed a

Construction work on a new energy-from-waste plant in Grangemouth is due to commence next year after the £210 million project reached financial close. Specialist green energy project developer and investor Green Investment Group (GIG) and energy-from-waste (EfW) owner and operator Covanta yest

Ceremonies to formally celebrate the start of building work for two major health facilities at Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen were held yesterday. The £163.7 million Baird and ANCHOR Project is the largest project to be procured through the Health Facilities Scotland Framework to date.

Midlothian Council has appointed a contractor to build a new joint campus for two primary schools. At the full council meeting this week, councillors agreed McLaughlin & Harvey would begin work on the new home for St Mary’s RC Primary School and Burnbrae Primary on the site of the former H

Places for People has secured £250 million of new funding with the assistance of HSBC UK to help deliver its business plan. The bank said it entered into dialogue with Places for People about its future strategy and was impressed with the scale of its plans and ambition.

Chartered surveying firm DM Hall has reached agreement with Livingston-based JA Pollock Property Consultants to merge the business into its Scotland-wide operations. The move will see company director Graeme Pollock join DM Hall as the commercial agency director running the East of Scotland agency o

Scape Group chief executive, Mark Robinson, on the Scottish Government’s fresh investment into affordable housing and the barriers needed to overcome for delivery. Scotland is facing a huge shortage of homes for social rent. There are currently over 130,100 households on council waiting lists

Bob Holt is to retire from housing maintenance contractor Mears Group after 23 years at the company. The group made the announcement today as it unveiled Kieran Murphy as his successor.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group Scotland has welcomed an announcement by the Scottish Government to consult on curbing the abuse of the retention system. Business minister Jamie Hepburn revealed that cash retentions in the construction industry will be among the issues consi

Coatbridge-based specialist coatings company Chemco International, which has 24 staff, has become 100% employee-owned in a move made to address succession issues and safeguard local skills and jobs. Chemco delivers environmentally friendly products for a wide range of industries throughout the

Scope of services, standard of care and correct contracting parties. Three standard appointment issues for professional consultants advising on construction projects, but issues which reach the courts on a regular basis as a recent court judgment demonstrates. A site in Cheshire was being developed

A publicly owned energy company must be positioned at the heart of policy making, long-term in its thinking and flexible enough to react to change as it happens, according to a Holyrood committee. The economy, energy and fair work committee has written to the Scottish Government with its findings on