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Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland has joined forces with SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) to create a new suicide prevention training programme tailored to the Scottish construction industry.

Construction work on the George V Bridge in Glasgow to deliver a safer and more appealing environment for people who walk, wheel and cycle got underway today. The road layout will be reconfigured - reducing the number of live traffic lanes from five to three, with the freed-up space used to install

More than half of the £300 million pledged at the start of the Tay Cities Region Deal (TCRD) has been successfully distributed to projects across the region. As the deal marks its halfway milestone, the figures are revealed in the 2023/2024 Annual Report published today.

Work on the £27 million flood protection scheme at Comrie is underway. 

Argyll and Bute Harbour Board has agreed funding of £3 million, over the next two years, to progress the next phase of work to replace Craignure Ferry Terminal, Mull, and support wider plans to improve island connectivity. This will help bring the project to its construction stage by funding t

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has commenced construction on its final development in Calderwood, East Calder.

Scottish Borders Council has unveiled the areas and projects that will be part of a regeneration programme resulting from a £20 million investment for the region as part of the UK Government’s Community Regeneration Partnership. This initiative, formerly known as the Levelling Up Fund, f

Hundreds of people gathered to watch the demolition of three multi-storeys in Glasgow yesterday as part of a £100 million regeneration project.

Lovell has donated high-quality kitchen appliances to help Mayfield and Easthouses Development  Trust (MAEDT) expand their community cafe kitchen, enabling them to prepare a wider variety of meals for local residents.  The donation includes two ovens, two integrated fridge freezers and an

Can’t Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers is the most popular song to listen to when doing a trade job, according to a new study.

The UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has hit out at a series of failed measures to address the cladding crisis in England with thousands of unsafe buildings still yet to be identified eight years on from Grenfell and a serious under-estimation of the impact its policies are having on

Glasgow-based construction firm City Building, a joint venture between Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Group, has reported a £16 million loss amid rising costs and unforeseen operational expenses. The figure in its latest annual accounts for the year ending March 31, 2023, follows

Highlands-based Global Infrastructure (Scotland) Ltd. has opened a new office at Aurora House, at the heart of the Inverness Campus in Inverness, after a period of steady growth. With the company’s operational base remaining in Beauly, the civil engineering and construction contractor to the e

Councillors have endorsed a £10 million programme of work to improve Argyll and Bute’s roads and support recovery work resulting from Storm Eowyn.

A Renfrewshire surveyor is celebrating the completion of her degree with help from her employer Persimmon Homes. Kirsty Reade, 22, successfully achieved a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Quantity Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University, balancing her studies with hands-on experience at Pers