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A woman who claimed to have suffered from whiplash has been given a suspended jail term after she posted pictures of herself climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lois Cartridge has also been given a £20,000 bill for lawyers’ fees after a judge in the English High Court ruled that she was in c

Utility and Construction Training (UCT) has been acquired by the 3t Energy Group, a provider of training, learning technology and simulation solutions. The seven-figure deal reinforces 3t’s growth plans both in the UK and globally where it offers training through its businesses Drilling System

A builder has been disqualified for 10 years after his company took at least £181,000 from clients despite knowing it couldn't carry out the building works. Daniel Eric Carter was the sole director of DC Building & Extensions Ltd, previously known as Carters Building Ltd. Incorporated in A

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has issued a safety alert after a large volume of non-standard battens, falsely coloured and/or stamped with BS 5534, entered the UK market. The trade association for the roofing industry has published guidance for site operatives and managers on

Dundee councillors have approved plans for a £10 million car dealership on the site of a former Levi's factory. Eastern Western Motor Group (EWMG) will redevelop the 4.7-acre site on Dunsinane Avenue into a dealership for electric and hybrid-powered Lexus and Toyota cars.

Plans for a £25 million biogas facility in Easter Ross have been submitted to The Highland Council. Acorn Bioenergy, headquartered in London, is seeking to build the first of a series of anaerobic digestion plants in the north of Scotland on a 7.5-hectare site at Fearn Airfield, near Balintore

The Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) team has struck up a partnership with Perthshire Women’s Aid. The team will be supporting the charity which helps Perthshire women, children and young people, who are experiencing, or have experienced domestic abuse. This partnership will be delivered through the

Up to £14 million could be invested in Hampden Park if the UK and Ireland win a joint bid to host the 2028 European Championships.

Orchard Park at Eurocentral, a distribution hub in North Lanarkshire, has received planning permission for a new industrial and logistics development totalling 353,000 sq ft, with five buildings on this prime site of just under 24 acres. Glasgow-based Tulchan Developments and its partner, logistics

Housebuilder Dandara is celebrating another excellence award win for its Foxhall Gait development in Kirkliston, Edinburgh. Having won an award for its Eskbank Gardens development two months ago, the development of modern family homes in Kirkliston has now also received a prestigious ‘Quality

CCG (Scotland) has completed the supply and installation of high-performance fire doors at a multi-storey tower block in the town centre of Cambuslang. Undertaken on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council, residents of Kyle Court, located on Main Street, have each received new 60-minute fire resistant

Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has appointed Andrew Halliday as a commercial director. Founded in 2016, Arc-Tech specialises in the delivery of mechanical, electrical, and renewable service installations to support residential and commercial construction.

A construction firm has been fined £10,000 after an employee was crushed to death by an industrial drill in Glasgow. Core Cut Limited employee Derek McLean, 43, was crushed after attempting to manoeuvre a 3.5-tonne BROKK machine up a set of stairs in Glasgow's St Enoch shopping

Cala Homes (East) has confirmed an agreement worth £2.995 million with Manor Estates Housing Association (MEHA) to deliver much-needed affordable homes at a famous setting. The developer, which has recently started construction on its Queensferry Heights project on land made available after th

Ground has broken on a new hands-on learning centre at Scottish charity Harmeny Education Trust’s 35-acre estate, designed by Loader Monteith with Studio SJM Architects. Located just south of Edinburgh, Harmeny Education Trust provides education, care and therapeutic support to young people wi