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TPA Portable Roadways (TPA) has marked strong growth in demand for its temporary access solutions with a £4 million investment in new products, vehicles and the expansion of its operations in Scotland. Part of the Vp plc group, TPA offers an extensive range of portable roadways, walkways and ground

A planning application has been submitted for the demolition of several town centre properties in Hawick and the development of a new business incubator centre. It is proposed that the former Armstrong’s department store building in Oliver Crescent and two former church buildings in Teviot Crescen

Aberdeen City Council will join forces with private developers next week with the aim of driving forward with plans to deliver 2,000 new council homes. An open session for developers will be held from 1.30pm at the Beach Ballroom on October 16 as a new approach to meeting housing challenges is progr

Young Robertson employees (from left) Ailsa Howie, Ryan McCord, Euan Martin, David Hill, Shaun Gormley, Christy Robertson and Hayley Shepherd at the Macallan Distillery Infrastructure firm Robertson is celebrating a gold standard after receiving a prestigious industry award that cements its exemplar

House of Fraser buys 'Harrods of the North' for £95m House of Fraser today vowed to create the 'Harrods of the North' after announcing a £95 million deal to acquire the freehold of the iconic Frasers building in Glasgow.

The crumbling 12th-century church where William Wallace worshipped and was reputedly married is being restored and turned into a tourist attraction. Remedial works are underway to ensure the future of Old St Kentigern’s Church which stands in what is now Lanark Cemetery in preparation to ’re-lau

A major redevelopment of the Western Harbour area of Leith including the delivery of around 1,600 new low cost rental homes has cleared a key planning hurdle. A revised design framework (RDF) brought forward by site owner Forth Ports was unanimously approved yesterday by councillors on the developme

The new face of a £20 million hotel built on a key gap site in Edinburgh’s historic city centre has been unveiled after more than two years hidden under scaffolding. The frontage of the 98-room design led Market Street Hotel situated right in the heart of Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage and O

Mechanical and electrical services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has successfully been appointed to a City of Edinburgh Council school contract on behalf of Maxi Construction Ltd.

A young trainee site manager had the honour of handing over the keys for the new Bellfield Centre, the flagship part of the new £37 million Stirling Health and Care Village. Kieran Day, a 21 year old trainee with Robertson, was one of hundreds of construction staff involved in the building.

A proposal to transform the site of the former headquarters of East Dunbartonshire Council into social housing is one step closer. The proposed plan for the Kirktintilloch site is for 98 affordable homes including a mixture of one, two and three bed flats, two bed cottage flats, of which four are wh

Moda Living has secured new institutional investment to fund seven new city centre build-to-rent schemes across the UK, including two in Scotland. The new joint venture between Moda’s backers Apache Capital and North American investment house Harrison Street, with additional investment from th

Healthy and Active Workplace Award: (from left) event compere Fred Macauley, Lynn Stocks, Craig Manson and Marianne Clark Glasgow-based construction company City Building has won two titles at the 21st annual Glasgow Business Awards.

Independent infrastructure specialist Barhale has been introducing civil engineering skills and techniques to local school children as part of its work on the New Cumnock Flood Prevention Scheme. Barhale team members took 64 year six and seven pupils from New Cumnock Primary through the Institution

Architectural lighting company branches out into Scotland With the increase in demand of architectural feature lighting throughout the construction industry, Studiotech has appointed a new team based in Edinburgh to help increase their presence in Scotland and surrounding areas.