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Balfour Beatty has been ‘highly commended’ by the prestigious Princess Royal Training Awards for its training, learning and development response in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At least three of Scotland’s islands will become fully carbon neutral by 2040, the islands secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced.

The Queensferry community will have the chance to hear about revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the south side of the Forth Bridge.

A biomass power generator built by Aviva Investors should be torn down because of planning irregularities, a council has ruled. Vale of Glamorgan Council said that it would issue a legal enforcement notice against the Barry Biomass site requiring that “the plant and all buildings are removed f

Updated plans have been unveiled to transform the former Royal High School into a national centre for music.

The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has given its approval to a project to upgrade the Sheriffhall roundabout on the Edinburgh City Bypass.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc has teamed up with developer FM Group to submit a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the delivery of a supermarket at Ury Estate, just outside Stonehaven.

Forth Ports has today announced plans to fully repair the Category A-Listed Victoria Swing Bridge located at the Port of Leith to conserve the bridge for the future and create a useable space for the local community. The private six-figure investment will see the bridge, which is the largest counter

UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August, however the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index.

Partnership housing provider Lovell has hired a new partnership manager to grow its activity in Scotland's social housing sector. Sarah Freel has re-joined the company, having previously worked for the company in customer relations and partnership roles for 15 years between 2003 and 2018. Her role w

Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed a record eight trade apprentices to its business this summer. Arc-Tech first launched its annual apprentice intake in 2017 and has since undertaken a year-on-year commitment to providing young people – as well as a

Argyll and Bute Council is looking for a buyer for the former Bridge of Orchy Primary School and Schoolhouse.

HHA, the Inverness-based not-for-profit property development company, has submitted a planning application to Highland Council to create 15 new homes in Drumnadrochit.

Miller Homes in the East of Scotland has launched a brand new showhome at its Bertha Park development in Perth featuring a host of the town’s favourite small businesses.  The showhome which is now open features products from Perth businesses including Quince & Cook, Heather

Super-stretchy wormlike robots capable of ‘feeling’ their surroundings could find applications in the construction industry, scientists say. A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed robots with forms of motion inspired by the movements of inchworms and earthworms