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Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman has promoted Michael Pollock to head of building surveying (Scotland) as it targets expansion into new sectors. Based at the firm’s Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh, Mr Pollock’s promotion to director will see him focus on managi

Facilities management services provider Richard Irvin FM (RIFM) has won a series of new contracts in Scotland and the North of England.

A major milestone has been reached in the build of the new Meadowbank Sports Centre with the completion certificate being issued to the main contractor Graham Construction. This enables the project to progress to the next stage - Edinburgh Leisure can now begin preparing the building for opening. Al

Edinburgh College has officially opened a new Renewables and Energy Efficiency Training Centre aimed at helping people save energy in their homes, thanks to funding from SP Energy Networks. The new facility will see students, apprentices and industry professionals learn how to use cutting edge equip

A group of local dignitaries have paid a visit to a proposed Eco-Therapy Wellness Park, located on the site of the former Barony Colliery, near Auchinleck in East Ayrshire. Attending on the day to hear more about the ambitious proposals from Community Interest Company (CIC) National Pride UK were lo

Global temporary power company Aggreko has successfully completed a £4.5 million sustainably-resourced low-carbon expansion of its production facility in Dumbarton.

The next oral hearing of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is set to begin on May 9 with the focus on the role of ventilation in a hospital setting and the early planning stages of Edinburgh’s new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (RHC

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has reassured clients that ongoing price rises for projects are caused by global events not “profiteering” and said any increases only reflect the spiralling costs that are affecting the whole construction industry. Clients have voiced co

McGill has been appointed to carry out electrical upgrade works at one of Dundee's Caird Hall.

Nairn-based timber processing firm Gordon Timber (GT) is set to increase production and company turnover after securing £95,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), to help pay for the cost of installing new automated equipment for handling materials.

Confida FM, an Ayrshire-based business, specialising in commercial facilities management, has grown three-fold after pivoting its business model during the pandemic, thanks to a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland.

Property firm Bowman Rebecchi has added a new arm to its business operations with both the launch of Bowman Rebecchi Estate Agents and a new contract to oversee the sale of 22 new homes in Gourock. The new business will be led by Linda Swan, who joins the firm as sales director with an initial focus

Following an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning consent in February of this year from South Lanarkshire Council for the provision of 203 private new homes, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed that it has acquired the land required for this development off Meikle Earno

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has officially opened its new development at Sgeir Ghlais, Breasclete on the Isle of Lewis.

A local charity has received a fourth funding boost from its charity partners at Maidenhill.