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The engineering construction industry (ECI) is at risk of failing to deliver the 40,000 extra skilled workers needed by 2028 unless it better understands what motivates new entrants, according to a report out today.

Edinburgh-based luxury accommodation pod manufacturer Armadilla is set to increase production by 120 % with a move into a new factory following a year of exceptional growth. Previously based in Rosewell and Bonnyrigg, the company has just acquired a 42,000 square feet production facility in Dalkeith

A funding package has been agreed to secure an estimated £350 million in inward investment for a major energy industry expansion in the Highlands. Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables Ltd (SEUK), a subsidiary of Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) is planning to establish

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry will be holding its final planned evidence session in relation to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (RHCYP/DCN) this month.

Highlighting procurement opportunities for local businesses and encouraging them to bid for tenders is a key part of Argyll and Bute Council’s revised Procurement Strategy.

Bield has appointed a new director of assets in a bid to meet the housing needs of future generations of older people. Drew Moore will lead Bield's Strategic Asset Management Strategy (SAMS) – in which the housing provider commits to investing £225 million in the next decade to support h

A resident in an Aberdeen home believed to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has launched a petition calling for more support from the Scottish and UK governments. Approximately 500 homes in the Balnagask area of Torry are likely to be affected by the presence of the materia

West Dunbartonshire Council has published its masterplan on decarbonising heat and improving energy efficiency within buildings in the region as it works towards achieving net zero by 2045.

Logs the length of a double-decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are now being used to build a full-scale log house.

Celtic Football Club is soon to have a brand new state-of-the-art training centre as work has started on the Barrowfield facility.

Property developer Downing is to redevelop the former Scottish headquarters of Reach PLC after acquiring the site in a multi-million-pound deal.  The 150,000 sq ft office building, previously housed Scottish titles including the Daily Record, Glasgow Live, Sunday Mail and Scottish Daily Mi

Independent property consultancy Galbraith has appointed Kerry Harvey and Andrew MacLachlan, who join the firm as associate and senior surveyor respectively, both working in the growing commercial property management team. Based in the firm’s new headquarters on George Street, Edinburgh, Kerry

Morgan Sindall has delivered a record set of results across the breadth of the group’s operations. Figures published to the London Stock Exchange this morning revealed that group revenue increased by 14% to over £4.1 billion, while adjusted operating profit before tax was up 6%

One of the biggest family-owned homebuilders in Scotland is pivoting new developments towards providing more bungalows, which tend to be most popular amongst more mature age groups, for the first time since 2018.

Hot on the heels of improvements to the National Cycle Network Route 1 at Barry Station and ongoing works at Carnoustie, further works are beginning elsewhere along the Angus coastline.