Subscribers to the free SCN daily newsletter also continued to grow with another 177 readers signing up to keep abreast of developments in Scotland’s dynamic construction scene. The figure for total daily subscribers now stands at 10,287.

SCN’s social media accounts also did well with a surge in LinkedIn followers of 714 readers taking the total to 9,576. Twitter also increased with 154 new followers taking the total to 6,812.

Editor Kieran Findlay said: “It has been a fantastic start to the year. With the vaccine rolling out, confidence is returning to the sector - something that our sales team of Jeff Anderson and Raymond Carr is also reporting. Once again, I’d like to thank our loyal readers and advertisers as well as our contributors and the ever-helpful PR and comms professionals.”