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Gleeds’ latest market report has revealed that 95% of contractors or members of their supply chains had declined a tender in the last quarter, up from 78% in the consultancy’s spring survey. At least 40% attributed this move to a lack of capacity, while 52% said that the proposed tenderi

A significant programme of work has been agreed to ensure St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn can remain operational for pupils and staff.

At a meeting of the executive next week, Falkirk councillors will consider a visionary plan that will help transform Falkirk town centre.

Aberdeenshire Council is seeking community feedback on a proposed new active travel route linking Ellon, Foveran and Newburgh. The aim of the project is to provide a safe route which will help increase accessibility between nearby settlements in the Formartine area and encourage a shift in travel ch

A popular Scottish Borders holiday park, which is owned and operated by Cove UK, has unveiled a series of major luxury upgrades, featuring architecturally-designed accommodation, community spaces and a new bar and owners’ lounge.

A pair of American tourists were left stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower overnight after drinking too much. The men had tickets to visit the tower on Sunday evening but were found to still be there on Monday morning when staff arrived to open one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.

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Pacific Building has secured two major tourist hotel refurbishment projects in Edinburgh worth £11 million. The extensive works are underway at the Holyrood Hotel and the Mount Royal Hotel, which are both high-profile, busy stopovers for visitors to the capital.

The procurement process for the Ardrossan Harbour Redevelopment is being paused to deliver a refreshed business case for the project.

Canmoor has appointed Muir Construction as the main contractor to deliver the £25 million speculative development at Westway, next to Glasgow Airport. Works have now commenced on the 13-acre site, which will consist of two high-quality industrial/ warehouse units of 86,630 sq ft and 202,230 sq

The Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for energy, Neil Gray MSP, has called on the UK government to give developers the certainty they need to invest in a new generation of pumped storage hydro plants, a move which could create almost 15,000 jobs and enable more renewable electricity to

A rapidly-expanding Highland timber products specialist has made a keystone appointment to its management team which will enable it to enhance its contribution to the sustainable trading environment of the sparsely-populated region. Biomass supplier GMG Energy, which contributes significantly to the

Onshore wind turbine crane and installation services provider Global Wind Projects has commenced work on what is its first offshore wind project. The company, which was created in April 2021 by Global Port Services - part of the Inverness and Aberdeen-based energy sector service group, Global Energy

CITB is piloting changes across a series of plant training standards and grants to help standardise plant training and testing requirements across the construction industry.

In the second quarter of 2023, Scottish commercial property experienced a surge in investment, reaching £320 million, according to Colliers' Scotland Snapshot. This is a significant rise from the £250m of Q1, yet it remains 35% lower than the five-year quarterly average of £490m. T