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After more than 1,000 registrations and 17 regional heats, the top construction trainees from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Final 2023.

Mechanical and electrical engineering services specialist Livingston Building Services Limited (LBS) has reported strong growth in the last year, with improved turnover and profitability and a positive forecast of continued development into 2024. Turnover for the last financial year (ending December

Moray Council has allocated £1.5 million of external funding for town centre regeneration and a business grant scheme. This year’s funding includes allocations for town centre regeneration projects in Aberlour, Buckie, Dufftown, Forres, and Keith, where town centre improvement plans (TCI

Work to replace the bridge over the railway on Glasgow’s Shields Road has taken a step forward with the installation of a temporary footbridge.

Consulting civil, structural and conservation engineering practice Will Rudd Davidson has today announced the appointment of two new directors in its Edinburgh practice through the internal promotions of Alan Lamb and Even Sørgjerd. Both Alan and Even bring a great deal of in-depth knowledge

Members of the Highland Council's Sutherland Committee have agreed the investment priorities in the Sutherland Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme with £5.2 million spent on projects to improve Sutherland Council homes for 2023-27. The HRA Capital Programme 2023-27 has been de

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just completed four new homes for special needs in Dunoon. The site at Eton Avenue in the centre of Dunoon previously housed buildings which had reached the end of their useful life, and were demolished by the Association leaving the site available for

It was messy playtime at Shawhead Family Learning Centre in North Lanarkshire as local children enjoyed their new mud kitchens and planters donated by Cruden Building as part of its work to deliver new homes for the local authority. Supporting North Lanarkshire Council’s new house buildin

A time capsule that was buried in a Liverpool police station in 1971 has been unearthed during building work. Bricklayers calling themselves Swooper, Smiler and Boss planted a newspaper covering the UK's entry in the European Economic Community in the container.

Sir Andy Murray has been told he must build new homes for bats living on the grounds of his Cromlix Hotel near Dunblane as a condition of a planned expansion.

Karen Boswell OBE is to leave Baxi Heating UK & Ireland at the end of November, after three years as the company’s managing director. Ms Boswell has led Baxi through considerable UK & Ireland reorganisation and consolidation, the pandemic and major supply chain challenges in 2022, and

Residents will be able to get on their bike thanks to the completion of a dedicated cycle lane in Port Glasgow.

Maybole Town Hall has reopened following an extensive restoration.

Aberdeenshire Council has announced it intends to develop an active travel route between Montgarrie and Alford. A feasibility study has been developed and identified a preferred route which would allow for walking, running, cycling and wheeling.

More school building projects across Scotland are set to benefit from a share of the £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) to build new, modern, state of the art facilities.