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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.

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

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.

Councillors have approved the next stage of work in the first phase of the transformation of Aberdeen’s beachfront.

Falkirk Council is to consider revised plans for the Westfield development after significantly increased construction costs made the iconic pedestrian bridge unaffordable.

Construction work has resumed on the Rothesay Pavilion with Robertson Construction Central West taking the keys to the historic building on Bute to progress its multi-million-pound transformation to a modern-day resource.

An annual event that recognises outstanding people and businesses within the North East construction industry has launched this year’s search by revealing a new main sponsor for the first time in eight years. Scotia Homes has taken over the prestigious partnership from Stewart Milne Group and

Cala Group has boosted its sustainability targets with the 100% acquisition of timber frame construction specialist Taylor Lane Timber Frame Ltd. The investment will also support delivery of the group’s ambitious growth plans in the South of England.

Major improvement work is taking place at Kirkhill Primary in Broxburn and Livingston Village Primary. A joint £1.7 million renovation and extension programme will see major works carried out at both schools.

Independent decorator's merchant Brewers has acquired Stirling-based The Paint Shed, which has 20 stores across Scotland, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has provided growth capital investor BGF, which has backed The Paint Shed since 2020, with a successful exit.

Construction has begun at Sutherland Spaceport, the UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport. Located on the North coast of Scotland, the spaceport will be the 'home' spaceport of Forres-based rocket and launch services company, Orbex, which will use the site to launch up to 12 orbital rockets

L&G is to cease production at its timber-frame modular housing factory and will make the "majority" of its 475 staff redundant following £174 million of losses over seven years. The insurance and pensions firm began building prefab houses at its Sherburn-in-Elmet factory, near Se