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The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is to press ahead with hosting the Scottish heat of the UK Plant Operator of The Year 2023 after the competition was suddenly cancelled last week. The organisation joined with sponsors of the Scottish heat to share their "incredible disappointment" t

Another major milestone has been reached in the development of Scotland’s biggest placemaking project as work got underway to install five concrete beams each weighing more than 100 tonnes for the new dual-lane Winchburgh Rail Overbridge in West Lothian. One of the UK’s largest crawler c

Livingston-based contractor Maxi Construction has secured a place on Scotland Excel’s Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Framework.

The Dundee office of Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has gone from housing a skeleton staff of six employees over the past three years to a full capacity of 26 full-time employees within the last six months. The newly refurbished office in Albert Square hosts employees from Hard

Edinburgh and London-based QS, claims and dispute resolution specialist Fortis Contracts Ltd has appointed Susan Hanley FRICS as director. The move comes as the firm continues strong growth in the UK and Ireland.

Members of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Scotland have elected Diane Drummond, managing director of B-DACS Air Conditioning, to be their chair for 2023/24. Diane has been a director of B-DACS, which installs, maintains, and repairs commercial ventilation and air conditioning s

A unique new housing development that promotes independent living for North Ayrshire residents has been officially opened by North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson.

To help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service and to say thank you for the amazing work it does, Barratt Developments Scotland is helping all NHS workers to afford a new home by helping to pay their deposits. Barratt Developments - which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilso

Renowned architect and TV presenter George Clarke crowned the winners of a creative design challenge that will inform the design of a new £28 million complex-needs facility in Perth. Capability Scotland, the charity behind ‘Our Inclusive Community Project’, partnered with MOBIE (Mi

With work on the Caol and Lochyside Flood Protection Scheme in Lochaber near completion, the chair of the Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has praised the work of staff leading on the major project. The work will provide protection to around 300 homes in a coastal commun

A new framework has been launched to provide retrofit and professional consultancy services to support Registered Social Landlords with the delivery of decarbonisation works.

Four Scottish Miller Homes’ site managers have been awarded a Quality Award from this year’s NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Winning Site Managers include Colin McNeish from Stoneyetts Village in Moodiesburn, Robert McGinney from Newton Fields in Cambuslang, Jim Martin from Carberry Grange

The replacement Galashiels Academy school building will proceed to the construction phase following the conclusion of the planning, design and procurement stages of the project.

Persimmon Homes has donated over 3,000 bricks to Forth Valley College to support the next generation of construction workers.

Bancon Group has unveiled the design of the hare sculpture, which is now on display in Scott Skinner Square, Banchory. Part of the company’s 2023 Clan Cancer Support Big Hop Trail sponsorship its Pictish Hare has been painted by Aberdeenshire artist Lucy Jean Thomson.