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Work has begun on the first phase of a major multi-million pound redevelopment at Midsteeple Quarter in Dumfries. RH Irving Construction was selected to carry out the phase one works following a competitive tendering process. The project is being managed by construction project management specialist

Contractor GRAHAM has reported a double-digit percentage increase in revenue to £948 million in its latest published accounts.

The £207 million project to extend Edinburgh's tram network to Newhaven has marked a major milestone with the largest concrete pour to date.

Kilmac has been awarded a contract to deliver a new deposit return scheme across Scotland for multinational supermarket chain Aldi.

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Plans to erect a life-size bronze statue honouring the Aberdonian Nobel prize-winner who co-discovered insulin a century ago have been approved by Aberdeen City Council. The application to place the statue in the city’s Duthie Park, which was submitted by the JJR Macleod Memorial Statue Societ

Housebuilder Cala Group has revealed a strong first half of the year, with profit before tax (PBT) in excess of £98 million, a 26% increase on the 2021 half year PBT of £77.6m.

The Scottish Government has contributed £5 million to the bringing of up to 200 homes in North Lanarkshire back into use on a temporary basis for Ukrainian refugees.

Whiteburn Projects will host the first of two public consultation events to update the local community of its plans for a residential development on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the longlist for its House of the Year 2022 Award. Following the announcement, The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has congratulated and recognised the Scottish projects featured in the list, which include The Den, T

A total of 360 housebuilders went bust last year, reaching record new highs, as smaller firms struggled to cope with rising costs and backlogs in the planning system.

The first phase of cable laying as part of the Shetland High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link has begun off the coast of Caithness, marking a major milestone in the £660 million project. The project by Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission will connect Shetland to

Argyll Holidays has unveiled plans for a £1.5 million investment in new accommodation at its park on the banks of Loch Eck. The Scottish holiday brand, which was acquired by Cove UK in February, is to build six new pods at Stratheck Holiday Park, a mountainside location a short drive from Duno

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated two defibrillators to The Kieran McDade Foundation, which will go on to benefit two local football or sports clubs in Scotland. As part of a joint initiative with the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the homebuilder is donating potentially life-saving defibrill

Fife plumber Rab Fletcher has been elected as president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2022/23. Mr Fletcher, manager of the mechanical services team in Fife Council Building Services, succeeds Neil Brackenridge, who steered BESA through the pandemic during his two-year t