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Timber expert Donaldson Group has appointed Mark Murphy as chief risk officer in a newly created role. Mark’s appointment will see him join the group’s board and executive team, and follows a period of significant growth for the business.

Indeglas has won a Perfect Delivery Award at Morgan Sindall Construction Scotland’s recent Supply Chain Awards. Iain McAlpine, director of the Internal glazing specialist, said: “Customer satisfaction is a key driver for us and the fact that this award reflects consistency of performance

Dundee City Council's neighbourhood services convener Heather Anderson met with a group of twelve highly-skilled refugees at the city’s Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc for a Robertson Construction site visit as part of a project which offers training and support for refugees to take a key co

Property and regeneration specialist Hargreaves Land has moved its team to new premises in Glasgow as part of plans for further growth in Scotland. The company is now based at The Beacon on St Vincent Street having relocated over the summer, following the appointment of Martin Hannah as strategic la

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its Advisory and Transactions team with a key appointment. Kirsty McKenzie has joined as a data analyst and will be based in the firm’s Glasgow office. She is relocating from CBRE’s market-leading Manchester office where she has worked since 2017

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to adopt the Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 as modified. The Examination into the Local Development Plan concluded in June this year with a set of conclusions and recommendations from the Scottish Government Reporter which are normally binding, except in limite

SURF, Scotland’s Regeneration Forum, has announced the 2022 shortlist for the SURF Award national awards scheme, which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300

Stewart Milne Homes will no longer be required to pay towards an extension of Ballumbie Primary school in Dundee after a successful appeal. The housebuilder argued that because the school is short of full capacity, the extension is not required and it should not need to contribute around £380,

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has lost a planning appeal over a proposed new development in Monifieth. The firm submitted a planning application to build 50 homes at the Victoria Street development last October.

Network Rail has completed one mile of boundary fencing renewals with a difference on Glasgow’s south side. Hedgehog-friendly holes have been included in a timber fencing renewal at Muirend to allow the little creatures to move freely in and around railway property.

Consulting engineer Atkins has announced major improvements to its family leave and pay entitlements for staff in the UK, including an extended maternity pay offering of six months. According to the firm, the changes offer a significant level of support to colleagues taking or returning from family

Cala Homes has celebrated two team members completing a leadership qualification by dedicating a tree to the pair. Sales administrator, Jo Langley, and senior quantity surveyor, Callum Cowie, from Cala Homes (North) now have a lasting legacy to remind them of their achievement, which they planted at

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC) have approved a funding package totalling £2.8 million towards the second phase of development at Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC). The announcement was made this morning as part of the official opening of the

Plans have been announced for the redevelopment of the former Marks and Spencer store on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street. The proposals would see the creation of a large unit for a new retailer to maintain activity at street level as well as recreating the former arcade and providing a publicly accessi

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has been granted planning permission from Fife Council for a programme of preconstruction ground remediation works as part of the delivery of the new neighbourhood Whitefields, Dunfermline. In a further positive step for this impressive allocated and master planned develo