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DAC Beachcroft has announced the appointment of construction litigator Jilly Petrie as a partner in its national professional & commercial risks team, which sits within its global insurance practice. Ms Petrie, who is based in DACB’s Glasgow office, moves from BTO Solicitors where she has

A woman who hired a construction company to build a luxury dog hotel in Aberdeenshire has lost an appeal seeking to reduce a decree ordering her to pay over £40,000 to the company.

Clare Haughey MSP, minister for children and young people has visited the construction site of the Maybole Community Campus as the £50 million site starts to take shape. Work is progressing well, with one of the two all-weather pitches already in place and steelwork appearing on the

Construction professionals are still suffering the “scourge” of a Victorian era payments system that was brought in to stop cowboy railway builders doing a runner, the managing director of electrical trade association SELECT has told national radio. Speaking on the Clive Holland Show on

Edinburgh boiler service repair start-up HeatFix Scotland hopes to create 20 new jobs in the city within the first year of operation. Founded by former Royal Navy helicopter engineer Andrew Lamond, the new boiler repair business launches this month.

A new primary school for East Kilbride has moved another step closer with the approval of a full business case for Jackton Primary School.

The second online Build Ayrshire programme which guides local construction-related businesses on how to win more new, high-value work from Tier 1 contractors, kicked off today with eight businesses operating across Ayrshire and beyond. The programme is designed to support and help businesses in the

Regeneration project Clyde Gateway has completed the multi-million-pound sale of two key commercial office buildings to a joint venture between investment and asset manager M7 Real Estate and overseas investors. The properties are the award-winning Albus building in Bridgeton and One Rutherglen Link

Network Rail's revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the iconic Forth Bridge have now been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council.

AECOM has been appointed to the new Scottish Water Commercial Services Framework to deliver programme support, cost, people development and consultancy services.

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Highland councillors have expressed concerns that the Scottish Government’s new national planning strategy and policies could fall short on delivering regional priorities for the region and in achieving Scotland’s transition to net zero.

The latest generation of modern and energy-efficient council homes have been completed in North Ayrshire on the site of the former Largs Academy and Kelburn Primary School. The £20 million project at Flatt Road, Largs, has seen 123 new units created as part of a wider commitment to build 1,625

West Dunbartonshire Council’s pioneering heating network has been shortlisted for another prestigious national award.

An industry-first low carbon reinforced concrete solution is being trialled on National Highways M42 Junction 6 improvement scheme.