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Nicole Paterson, chief executive and accountable officer at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), features in an exhibition which is on display at the headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London. The exhibition is part of the ICE’s initiative to increase the

Plans to convert a historic north Glasgow building into student accommodation have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. The proposals concern the A-listed former North British Locomotive Company offices, Springburn.

Modular construction specialist Connect Modular recently paid a visit to The Alex Linkston Skills Centre for Sustainable Living at West Lothian College, in the first of many engagement activities lined up with the further and higher education provider. West Lothian College is situated adjacent to We

Springfield Properties has returned to paying dividends earlier than expected as a result of its focus on debt reduction over the past year and its confidence in a recovering sales market. Announcing its FY24 results to 31 May, the group confirmed it is on track to report results for FY25 in line wi

Flamingo Land's plans to build a £40 million tourism and recreation-led destination on the banks of Loch Lomond have been unanimously rejected by the national park authority.

Helping to sustain small businesses and community organisations, making Argyll and Bute more investor-ready, and improving the area’s towns and villages as places to live, work and visit are just some of the benefits from £45 million of investment secured by Argyll and Bute Council. At a

South Ayrshire Council has completed refurbishment works at the Heathfield Waste Transfer Station in Ayr. The project was led by the council's Professional Design Services team in collaboration with external contractor Aroha Escapes.

A man is suing a real estate company after finding out out that Jeff Bezos purchased his home for a discounted price. The Brazilian businessman claims he was deceived into selling his Miami Beach mansion for $6 million (c. £4.5m) less than its worth.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today introduced an anonymous online reporting system as part of its commitment to addressing the issue of Levy-registered employers passing on the Levy to subcontractors.

Edinburgh-based Avant Homes Scotland has appointed a land and special projects director as the housebuilder prepares for further expansion across the country. Iain Allison has 35 years’ housebuilding experience and has held senior roles at Bellway and Taylor Wimpey.

A new architecture practice has been launched that pledges to "bring knowledgeable, ethical design to Edinburgh and the Lothians".

An extension to Inchgarth Community Centre is to start in the Spring with practical completion on the building achieved in a year.

Balfour Beatty is the latest organisation to sign the Buy Social Pledge, a new initiative that sees businesses use their everyday spending to make a tangible difference to improving social and environmental impact across Scotland’s communities. The Buy Social Pledge, run by Social Enterprise

Staff from construction firm The JR Group have set themselves the challenge of scaling Ben Arthur in Arrochar, best known as The Cobbler, in aid of The Beatson Cancer Charity.

Engineering services firm Edwin James Group today unveiled it has rebranded to MARCH.