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Three trainees gravediggers unleashed a JCB on an “unspoilt gem” of ancient parkland after confusing it for a cemetery. The contractors were asked to dig a practice grave in an area of Easthill Cemetery in Frome, Somerset.

The Tomatin Trading Company has announced the appointment of a number of key contractors for its planned hotel, shops and restaurant venture in the Highlands.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build a block of apartments with rooftop gardens at a vacant site in Maryhill.

A youth charity is to expand permanently into Arbroath with a new £2 million community centre and football pitch after securing land from Angus Council.

The Scottish division of property consultancy Bidwells has posted a record turnover for 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Scotland managing partner Finlay Clark said a focus and belief in their chosen key markets has resulted in the Scottish arm of the business, which is hea

Contractor and plant hire firm D & I Bain has extended its 56-year business relationship with JCB with the purchase of a new tracked excavator.

Family firm Old Plean Roofing has been admitted to the prestigious Guild of Master Craftsmen. The company, run by Mark and Fiona Thornton, is the first Scottish specialist roofing firm in seven years to be accredited by the Guild in recognition of its high standards and expertise.

Merchant Homes is following its previous success in Dundee with the launch of its latest development in the city. The housebuilder is set to unveil the boutique new development at Haddington Gardens which comprises a selection of just 16 homes.

Arkadiusz Rudzki, executive vice president of leasing & sales at Skanska commercial development business unit in CEE, believes that the pandemic has created a reality that will strengthen the trends which have existed in the industry for years. In 2021, however, developers will prepare a new off

Construction trade association SELECT is throwing its weight behind the Scottish Government’s vaccination roll-out with the offer of a ready-to-use facility which could accommodate hundreds of people.

Architecture and planning practice Halliday Fraser Munro is launching a search across the UK for young creative designers to show off their skills and imagination in its latest competition ‘Design your dream school’.

The Edinburgh Evening News is inviting nominations for its Edinburgh Apprenticeship Awards in partnership with Openreach. The capital's new workforce will be celebrated at an inaugural virtual event, as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021.

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS), Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) and greenspace scotland have today welcomed the 40 organisations who will participate in the 18-month NLHF funded Business Support Programme, ‘Surviving to Thriving’ (StT). At a time when heritage organisations are

The average property selling price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders over the past three months was £265,953, up 7.4% compared to the same period last year, according to ESPC.

A 14ft python has been found near a pub in Greenock by passing builders. The huge reptile, believed to be a Burmese python, was coiled up next to a metal fence and the men thought it was dead - before it started to slither.