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Tasmania's premier has promised to build the world's largest chocolate fountain if re-elected later this month. Jeremy Rockliff, who has led the Australian island state since 2022, said the project would bring more tourists, The Guardian reports.

Gilson Gray has made two appointments to its corporate team. Donald Lawrie Morrison, a senior solicitor based in the firm’s Aberdeen office, joins from Squire Patton Boggs in London where his practice focused on multi-sectoral UK and international M&A, private equity and venture capital tr

Engineering services provider Edwin James Group has appointed Daniel Longden as its first head of corporate development. A qualified chartered accountant, Mr Longden brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles at K3 Capital Group Plc and JLA Group. His appointment is part of the Edwin Jame

Kilmac has secured a new contract to deliver a residential development project on behalf of Campion Homes in Dundee. As part of the project, Kilmac will construct three semi-detached houses, two units within a four-in-a-block structure, and a block comprisign seven flats.

One of Edinburgh's newest and greenest office developments, 30 Semple Street, has secured its first pre-letting tenant six months before construction completes. Six months prior to completion of building works, independent pensions and investment advisory firm Hymans Robertson is the first tenant to

Twenty of Scotland’s most impressive recent building projects have been revealed as finalists in the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Awards, Scotland 2024. The projects, which include a hotel, community hub and museum will be judged by an expert judging panel.

Avant Homes Scotland will deliver 170 new homes in Rosyth with a gross development value of £43.85 million after acquiring a 16.5-acre site with planning permission off Admiralty Road.

National Gas has secured Ofgem Strategic Innovation Funding (SIF) to study a new type of underground hydrogen energy storage – developed by Edinburgh storage specialists Gravitricity – as a potential technology in their plan to decarbonise the UK gas network. Gravitricity's H2FlexiStore

The Highlands’ first internationally approved wind turbine safety and technical training centre will train up to 1,000 workers each year who will be crucial to Scotland’s transition to a net-zero economy.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the Glasgow construction and manufacturing company which operates across Scotland, has announced its apprentice intake for August 2024. With a commitment to staying at the forefront of evolving construction methods and technologies, CCG is dedicated to replenishing and upskilling

Independent government advisers have criticised proposals by Scottish ministers to replace gas boilers with heat pumps stressing that the current timetable for implementation is “unrealistic” and that households risk becoming vulnerable to “rogue traders”.

Proposals to deliver a “once in a lifetime” regeneration of Charing Cross have taken a step forward with the submission of a new planning application by CXG Glasgow Limited, a subsidiary of Tracey Investments Limited and owners of the Venlaw building and Elmbank Gardens, in conjunction

Community-based housing associations want their homes to be as warm as possible, and their tenants’ wellbeing is paramount. But difficult choices will have to be made about how much energy efficiency work can be afforded and which property types to focus on most. That’s the view of the G

A construction company has made international headlines after offering staff a bonus of nearly £60,000 each time they have a baby. South Korean construction giant Booyoung implemented the policy in 2021 and has already paid out seven million won (around £4.1 million), The Korea Times rep

As Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024 draws to a close, brother and sister duo Johnathan and Caitlyn Beaton are sharing their apprenticeship journeys with Glasgow-based construction firm City Building. City Building, known for operating one of the UK’s largest apprenticeship programmes, welcome