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The first opening road bridge across the River Clyde opened for the first time today, marking the completion of the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project. Renfrewshire Council has successfully delivered the £117 million Renfrew Bridge, supported with £39m from both the Scottish

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) and DC Thomson have entered into a long-term facilities management agreement, enabling a step-change in the delivery of technical services across the media company’s property portfolio. As part of the agreement, CBRE will deliver hard services across 17 si

Capsule accommodation provider TARKA Hotels has collaborated with Studio LBA on a new seven-story hotel in the heart of Edinburgh.

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has extended its sponsorship of Edinburgh boxing star Lee McGregor. The Capital-based builders’ merchant has been in partnership with the 28-year-old for the past year and a half and has agreed to extend the deal by a further 12 months.

Falkirk Council has launched a major community engagement programme to help ensure the new Falkirk Town Hall works for the people who’ll use it. 

South Ayrshire Council has granted permission for an extension to the visitor centre at Dundonald Castle. The planned extension will create more space for community activities, events, education and enhance the overall visitor experience.

The Metropolitan Police are considering the construction of a full-scale replica of a section of Grenfell Tower as part of a multi-million-pound effort to support future criminal prosecutions related to the 2017 fire that killed 72 people.

The sixth annual John Hartson Charity Golf Day, held at Bathgate Golf Club on Friday 2 May, raised an impressive £13,500 for The John Hartson Foundation, taking the total donation to over £120,000 to date.

A unique 200-year-old mud-and-stone house in Ireland is set to be dismantled to make way for road improvements. Located in Tullaroe, near Querrin, the structure is one of the last surviving examples of traditional mud housing in Ireland. Clare County Council has cited “road safety” conce

Balfour Beatty has reported a solid performance in the first quarter of 2025, ahead of its Annual General Meeting today.

Statera Energy has secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Aberdeenshire Council for the UK’s largest green hydrogen project.

Glen Earrach Energy (GEE) has submitted its application for a 2GW pumped storage hydro (PSH) project near Loch Ness, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.

Kilmac has promoted Ross Gallacher and Owen Hunter to senior quantity surveyor roles.

An office fit-out project by Morris & Spottiswood that incorporates modular construction and circular economy approaches has delivered embodied carbon savings equivalent to driving 45,255km, enough to circumnavigate the globe, in a large diesel car.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its annual figures for 2024–25, revealing it delivered close to £130 million in grant funding to support construction employers and workforce development across the UK.