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BakerHicks has played a leading role in the development and delivery of version 2.0 of the Scottish Futures Trust’s (SFT) Standard Information Management Plan resource, in conjunction with a consortium of building contractors and local authorities from across Scotland.

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with global asset manager and renewable energy provider Brookfield to buy clean energy and support the construction of a new wind farm in Scotland.

Renfrewshire Council is to form a Development Partnership LLP with Tarras Park Properties Ltd, part of Buccleuch Property, to secure investment into the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS).

Construction, property development and manufacturing company Heron Bros has secured multiple new contracts across the UK to add to its diverse portfolio. In Scotland, the firm has picked up a range of projects including the £13 million Eurostampa UK project, which will provide an 82,000 e

Plans have been lodged to build 25 social houses on a patch of land in Tarbolton. The plans, which are part of a wider development, relate to a parcel of land at the Croft Street and the Westport area of the village. Behind the proposals are Hayhill Developments Ltd, of Mauchline, and the agents in

Goodstone Living and contractor McAleer & Rushe have officially broken ground on the construction of a next-generation build-to-rent neighbourhood in Leith. Once completed the Dockside scheme will supply at least 338 sustainable rental homes across four apartment blocks and provide over an acre

Blairs Windows & Doors has welcomed the newest addition to its factory in Inverclyde - a specifically designer profiling and tenon machine and 5 Axis CNC machine. This timber manufacturing machine will help increase the efficiency and accuracy of Blairs timber windows and door products, without

A young artist has won Dandara's yearly competition to design the front cover of the event programme for Run Garioch, which will be held in Inverurie on 14th May. Eight-year-old Ruaridh Young’s design, featuring a smiling runner crossing the finish line against a backdrop of picturesque scener

The switchover of traffic restrictions for the resurfacing and waterproofing work on King George VI bridge happened yesterday. The work is being split into two phases and one lane of one of the two carriageways will always be open in one direction during these phases. Both pavements on the bridge wi

Muir Construction has awarded £1,000 to local Fife project, Save the Cage, who are aiming to display a range of pit equipment in Lochore Meadows, Lochgelly.

As of yesterday, it was 100 days until East Lothian’s newest secondary school opens.

Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman is celebrating its award to four frameworks in Scotland valued at over £180 million.A series of bid successes has seen the firm secure places on frameworks for Scotland Excel (£100m), Wheatley Housing Group (£55m), the Scottish Po

Kirriemuir youngster Caitlin Wilkie and charity fundraisers enjoyed a five-star welcome to BT Murrayfield Stadium thanks to an event backed by various businesses in the construction industry. The Scottish Rugby Union rolled out the red carpet as a 14-strong team of cyclists embarked on the latest le

A couple have been ordered to demolish their £80,000 extension and handed £200,000 in legal bills after being found to have built just over two inches too close to their neighbours’ house. Shabaz Ashraf, 45, and his wife Shakira, 40, were told by a judge to tear apart the

The construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) picked up in April, adding to the positive signs from other indicators that the economy is turning a corner.