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The British Geomembrane Association (BGA) has recently introduced its successful company accreditation scheme to include gas membrane installation members. This independently assessed accreditation scheme, which mirrors the containment lining company accreditation, has already seen a number of its m

Fife-based specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Smith as operations manager. With 12 years of industrial concrete flooring experience, Mr Smith's arrival is part of ongoing expansion for the Rosyt

Finalised proposals for long-term planning reform are being tabled in the Scottish Parliament later today. The revised National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) will set out policies against which planning applications will be assessed for the next decade.

A public search to name the new museum being developed in Perth has concluded with more than 60% of the respondents voting for the name 'Perth Museum', forcing the existing Perth Museum and Art Gallery to rebrand. A spokesperson for Perth Museum said the name "encapsulates the stories and the histor

Plans have been submitted with Aberdeen City Council to build 30 affordable homes. The planned development would made up of 100% affordable housing and be built on the site of the former Braeside Primary School in Aberdeen’s west end.

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