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Scotland's top plumbing apprentices have demonstrated their expertise at the first SkillsPLUMB competition since the start of the pandemic.

Edinburgh's Leith Walk will reopen to two-way traffic between Pilrig Street and London Road from Monday, marking a key milestone for the Trams to Newhaven project.

Glasgow-based Bell Building Projects has announced the promotion of David Gillespie to construction director. Mr Gillespie joined the business in 2019, having previously held roles with Pacific Building, akp Scotland and other companies.

Daltons Demolition Limited has been appointed by the board of Waverley Housing as its preferred demolition contractor in the Upper Langlee Regeneration Programme.

Proposals to transform a former nightclub in Livingston into a new care home have been submitted by developer and housing provider, Morrison Community Care.

Clark Contracts has begun work on the £2.8 million transformation of Paisley Arts Centre which will add new modern performance facilities and an extension to the historic venue.

Balfour Beatty has become the first construction company in the UK to roll out automated cone laying machines. The new pioneering technology aims to reduce the risks associated with cone laying activities across the company's highways operations.

A Highland Council project has successfully established five wildflower roundabouts in the Inverness area in order to provide safe havens where bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators can thrive.

Applicant: E&A Partnerships Ltd & Niddrie Development Company Ltd. Planning Authority: Edinburgh

A 38-year-old-man has been sentenced for health and safety failings which led to an employee being thrown to his death. Kevin Bowie, sole director of Denny-based Precision Decorating Services (Scotland) Ltd, was yesterday given a community payback order requiring him to be under supervision for 18 m

Crucial work that must be carried out ahead of the A955 Leven Rail Bridge being replaced is due to start in two weeks.

7N Architects has submitted a formal planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council on behalf of Cruden Homes, seeking to build 99 flats as part of a new residential development at Salamander Yards in Edinburgh. The project will deliver a mix of one, two and three-bed homes with 35% of the un

Edinburgh accounted for almost a quarter of new build starts in the private sector in Scotland last year, according to DJ Alexander Ltd. DJ Alexander Ltd, part of the Lomond Group, examined the latest statistics and found that 23.3% of new build starts (3,166) in the financial year 2020-2021, the la

Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), part of the Glasgow City Council-owned City Building group, has completed bespoke kitchens, bathroom furniture and wardrobes for the flagship Buchanan Wharf built-to-rent (BTR) development.

Kilmac has been awarded the groundworks package for the new Eden Campus external yard in St Andrews. Working with Robertson Construction Tayside, Kilmac will undertake works including kerbing, main slab works, surface and foul water drainage, combined water drainage and an interceptor tank.