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Former Clark Contracts director Iain Blair has retired from the business after almost 30 years of service. A qualified quantity surveyor, Iain started his career in the industry in 1981, joining Clark Contracts as commercial manager in 1995 and became a director in 2002.

Scottish engineering firm xburo was among the Scottish winners at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) awards last week. Winner of the Best Small UK Consultancy, xburo received the coveted accolade at an award ceremony held at the Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge Hotel which

Scottish Engineering has appointed Bernie O’Neil, operations director at Thales, as its second consecutive female president. Two years ago, Aine Finlayson became Scottish Engineering's first female president in its almost 160-year history.

A solar project in Moray, which will enable The Macallan Estate to further decarbonise its processes, has been given the green light by local planners.

The first students of a new course that was introduced to address the skills shortage in the civil engineering industry had plenty to celebrate at their graduation ceremony when they were all guaranteed job offers. The graduation was held at the Balloch campus of UHI Inverness to celebrate the very

Proposals by Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group for a £50 million hotel in Edinburgh have moved to the planning stage. A four-star Clayton hotel consisting of 167 rooms is planned for the site at 28 St Andrew Square.

A strike involving thousands of construction workers at energy sites across the UK has been called off after they accepted a ‘whopping’ pay offer.

Walkers, wheelers and cyclists will be able to stay on track as they travel through Gourock train station thanks to the creation of a new active travel route. Funding from the Scottish Government, administered through Sustrans’ Scotland’s Network Development Fund, together with partners

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cowal Design has promoted James Devenay to the position of director. Joining forces with the other directors to drive the continued growth and success of the firm, James will play a pivotal role in nurturing talent within the organisation and attracting new

Network Rail has taken another significant step forward in the rebuild of the platform one building at Troon station.

Property development company S Harrison has agreed a forward funding deal with Singapore-headquartered Q Investment Partners (QIP) to deliver two major new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes in Edinburgh. S Harrison secured planning permission in late 2022 for a project on East Newin

Avant Homes West Scotland has started construction on a £72 million development of 280 multi-tenure homes in Armadale, West Lothian.

A comprehensive survey into the housing needs of the population has found that more than a quarter (28%) of households in Scotland do not live in accommodation that adequately meets their needs.

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) is hosting the first-ever DIveIN conference focused on developing equality, diversity and inclusion in businesses in the built environment sector. Taking place at the City of Glasgow College on 29th February, DIveIN is funded by the Scottish

An increase in privacy pods that offer a quiet escape from modern workplaces is being blamed for the demise of office gossip.