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Workloads for roofing contractors grew once again during the first quarter of the year and a balance of 16% of firms saw a rise in enquiries against the previous quarter, the State of the Roofing Industry survey from NFRC and Glenigan has indicated.

Employers working in the property and construction sector had a unique opportunity to meet some of the most talented built environment undergraduates in the region, at the Women in Property Central Scotland Student Awards, held at a sold-out event at Citation in Glasgow. Eleven students took part in

Clark Contracts held its 11th annual Spring Classic at Loch Katrine last month and raised over £2,000 for its nominated company charity, Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH).

Passenger services on the new tram route to Newhaven are scheduled to start at 12pm on 7 June 2023, it has been announced as the Pilrig Wheels were installed at Iona Street.

A new charitable foundation aimed at helping children succeed in life has been launched by Scottish businessman Calum Melville, whose fast-growing Edison Group has been acquiring companies in the construction sector throughout the UK over the last year. The Melville Foundation, registered as a chari

Argyll and Bute Council is investing in the area’s bridge infrastructure after successfully securing £5.4 million from the Scottish Government’s highly competitive Local Bridge Maintenance Fund. At a meeting of this week's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee, members

Scottish chartered surveying firm DM Hall has ventured beyond Scotland for the first time by acquiring Hyde Harrington, a respected chartered surveying practice based in the north-west England region of Cumbria. The move, which comes on the heels of DM Hall’s 125th anniversary last year,

Balfour Beatty has unveiled Jacobs as the new partner for its Strategic Design Partnership.

Andy Steel, the operations director at rail contractor QTS Group, has joined the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Scotland’s board of directors. The move follows Andy’s 11-year career at QTS. He joined the firm in 2012 as design manager before progressing through the rank

McLaughlin & Harvey's trainee engineer Christy Dickson has picked up the coveted CECA Scotland’s Most Promising Apprentice 2023 award. Developing the engineering stars of tomorrow is part of the ethos at McLaughlin & Harvey, with the company committed to ensuring 5% of the workforce is

The commercial real estate market in Scotland started 2023 on a sluggish note, with only £250 million worth of transactions, a sharp drop from the five-year quarterly average of £550m, according to a recent report by Colliers.

Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) services are supporting modernisation works at Merchiston Castle School, a boy’s Boarding School located in Colinton, south-east Edinburgh. Arc-Tech (Scotland), a specialist for M&E service installations, is supporting Linear Design and Construct to up

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is encouraging people to transition more quickly into renewables by installing hybrid heat pumps for free. Grants of up to £7,500 are available from the Home Energy Scotland Scheme for eligible homeowners looking to replace their natural gas boilers with heat

The Deputy First Minister yesterday switched on an innovative new District Heating Network in the east end of Glasgow. The system is part of a multi-million-pound investment by Clyde Gateway which is reducing energy costs and helping the transition to net zero.

Moray Council has published a long-term expansion plan for Mosstodloch which includes proposals for up to 500 houses.