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Significant updates on two major city centre improvement projects – a new urban park and streetscape works to the Castlegate – have been agreed today by Aberdeen City Council.

Bobcat has appointed Inverness-based MacGregor Industrial Supplies as the company’s new authorised dealer for the Highlands and Islands, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire regions of Scotland.

Construction company Henry Brothers has partnered with the Scottish Prison Service to support its workshop joinery training programme, designed to improve employability skills for inmates upon release. As part of its ongoing work with the Dunfermline Army Reserve Project, Henry Brothers has acquired

The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) is holding a free breakfast seminar in September for an overview of the JCT 2024 launch, SBCC 2024 progress update and a Legal Case Update.

Prime city centre office rents in Edinburgh are rising at their fastest rate in nearly a decade, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

More than half a million pounds worth of funding has been used to support vital community projects across South Lanarkshire thanks to a fund from a nearby wind farm. Since Kype Muir started generating in 2019, OnPath Energy has provided over £630,000 worth of funding to communities through its

Professional services business Turner & Townsend has reported double-digit growth across all its three core segments – real estate, infrastructure, and energy and natural resources. The company’s worldwide turnover and net revenue for the twelve months to 30 April 2024 have risen to

Persimmon is continuing to invest in its future talent pipeline following the recruitment of 10 new apprentices across its three operating businesses in Scotland. The apprentices are undertaking a mixture of bricklaying, carpentry & joinery, and painting & decorating modern apprenticeship fr

Procurement Hub and Places for People have been verified under Constructing Excellence’s ‘Gold Standard Verification Scheme’ for their Major Projects Framework (MPF2). Procurement Hub is part of Places for People, which now not only becomes the first social enterprise and the first

Campion Homes has officially handed over the first accessible homes as part of the new Charleston development in Dundee.

A construction worker had an ingenious solution to free a seagull whose foot was stuck on a building – using an umbrella to free the distressed bird.

Amy Wootton has been promoted to the role of head of interiors at 56three Architects. Over the past two years, the Edinburgh-based practice has seen its Interiors division grow beyond expectations. The dedicated team, led by architects and interior designers, is now working with clients across a ran

Glasgow City Region’s £1.13 billion City Deal continues to make significant progress since it started in 2014 with more than £495 million spent to date on infrastructure improvements and business and employment programmes, a new report published today has revealed. The latest Perfo

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £185 million contract by Transport Scotland to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 21 kilometres (13 miles) south of Inverness.

A planning application for the proposed refurbishment of the Calton Square office building, currently home to Baillie Gifford, has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council by Ardstone Capital on behalf of the building owners. The vision for Calton Square is to create a best-in-class office bu