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Sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has acquired integrated engineering design firm Hydrock.

In a bid to tackle "systemic" gender disparity within the architecture sector, Glasgow-based practice Threesixty Architecture has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave. With recent research revealing four out of five key roles in the industry are occupied by men, and only a thi

A team of 14 industry-leading organisations have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take urgent action to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes challenge.

Engineering and modular solutions provider Pier Solutions (Pier) has acquired electrical engineering businesses V-TES and V-TES Renewables in a seven-figure deal. Acquired from Valor Energy Group (Valor), the Aberdeen-based consortium of energy enterprises, the transaction marks a significant strate

Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has been unanimously approved in the Scottish Parliament. The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill will allow the creation of

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow has unveiled new appointments and promotions to met growing demand across the UK.

Robertson Construction Central West has celebrated the topping out of Clyde Court student residency at Jocelyn Square in Glasgow with a secret art show by graffiti artist Taio. The new £33 million development will provide 169 studio bedrooms with best-in-class facilities to serve the Universit

Cala Homes (West) has unveiled a new Breathing Space bench at its development in Jackton to help boost mental health awareness among residents who live in the new South Lanarkshire community.

Nine new projects which will improve timber transport in Scotland are to be funded by Scottish Forestry. £800,000 has been allocated to the projects which include upgrades to existing fragile rural roads, creating passing places or building short routes to take timber traffic away from people&

The managing director of Persimmon West Scotland recently met with business students at Ayrshire College to discuss the wide variety of opportunities available in the housebuilding industry.

Donaldson Group's panel manufacturer Perform Panel has expanded into Europe with its wet wall laminated shower panels. Perform Panel has over 35 years of experience and is well known in the UK industry, manufacturing wet wall laminated panels and supplying floor, splashback and ceiling products unde

This year marks Dandara Aberdeen’s twelfth year sponsoring an annual 10K hosted by an Aberdeenshire sports and community centre. The race is part of Run Garioch, a yearly running festival and major fundraiser for Inverurie’s Garioch Sports Centre.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has reminded its members to seek help if they are struggling with low mood or anxiety.

The finishing touches on the renovation of the historic Orrs Department Store site in Airdrie are into new council homes nearing completion.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has opened a new residential office in Bearsden as its strategic growth plan continues apace. Headed up by Bearsden local, Shepherd residential partner Alan Fleming, the new office is situated at 4 Canniesburn Toll and is the first to present its brand-new signage and sh