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UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business Tilbury Douglas has appointed Gordon Stirling as its national health director. With more than 30 years of experience within the industry, Gordon has successfully delivered multiple projects and frameworks in healthcare, covering primary,

The Scottish Government is at risk of missing a key target of building 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, according to new analysis from Scottish Labour.

The Highland Council has appointed urban regeneration specialist Threesixty Architecture to assist in the preparation of the town centre masterplan for Fort William.

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing development on Dundee's Kingsway officially kicked off construction following a visit by Cllr Mark Flynn, convenor of City Development, last week. Cllr Flynn and Robert Patrick, land director of Persimmon North Scotland, jointly broke ground for the n

West Lothian Council has updated its Housing Capital budget with £164 million now set to be invested over the next five years towards the creation and acquisition of new council homes and the ongoing maintenance of quality standards across existing housing stock. Within the updated Housing Cap

Richard Adam, who served as group finance director for Carillion plc from 2007 to 2016, has been disqualified for a period of 12.5 years.

A construction worker redeveloping Liverpool Football Club's Anfield Road stand was asked to leave the site after leaking a behind-the-scenes video of the work in progress.

The Eden Project has embarked on an extensive consultation process ahead of the submission of a planning application for its Dundee project.

Nearly 10 years on from the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, a Scottish Parliament committee wants to know if the reforms have delivered on their aims.

North Ayrshire Council's planning committee has granted full planning permission for XLCC’s HVDC subsea cable manufacturing operations in Hunterston.

Timber products expert GMG Energy has announced a boost to its environmental credentials by planting an additional 10,000 trees within its 400-acre reserve in the far north-east of Scotland, significantly surpassing industry norms of one-to-one replanting.

An evaluation of a decade-long regeneration fund shows major social, economic and environmental benefits across Scotland as well as the creation of more than five thousand jobs.

Global building materials manufacturer Etex has closed the acquisition of UK insulation producer Superglass. The move increases the European presence of Etex beyond its existing glass mineral wool and extruded polystyrene manufacturer URSA.

Piling specialist Will Payne has been appointed by Akela Ground Engineering as its general manager. Will joins from Roger Bullivant where he managed piling works in Gibraltar, the Midlands and East Anglia and has been appointed to help Akela expand and grow its reputation in England.

Output in the UK construction sector recorded a third consecutive monthly decrease in May 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).