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A VAT cut on home improvement works from 20% to 5% for a temporary five year period would generate an economic stimulus worth £51 billion and create 345,000 new jobs, according to new research published today by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Sur

Construction, development and property services company Wates Group has today launched a self-service, interactive and intelligent marketplace for sustainable innovation.

East Ayrshire has been named the most affordable area for first-time buyers in the latest Affordability Report published by Nationwide Building Society.

To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021 (1-5 March), Glasgow-based construction firm City Building has confirmed that 60 new apprentices will be recruited as part of its annual intake this year.   As one of Scotland’s largest employers of apprentices, City Building trains more than 200

Scotland’s largest construction trade association SELECT has teamed up with the industry’s leading training providers to launch a new video celebrating the many benefits that apprentices bring to businesses, individuals and the economy.

Housing developer Campion Homes has highlighted the benefits of backing talent through apprenticeships as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week which takes place this week. The theme this year is ‘Business Backing Talent’, showcasing the great things that happen when employers back t

The team at integrated brickwork, scaffolding and stone sub-contractor Lee Marley Brickwork Ltd (LMB) has shown its support for Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 1-5) adding that this year it’s more important than ever to support apprenticeships across the country. (from

Electrical contractor and renewables specialist Alliance Electrical has future-proofed Dundee Science Centre by completing a 40 kilowatt (kWh) Solar panel installation on the south facing roof as part of the on-going capital investment and refurbishment project.

Excess heat recovered from the sewage treatment process could be used to power more than 2,000 homes thanks to a new carbon-cutting partnership between Thames Water and Kingston Council.

A multi-disciplinary design team led by architects Hawkins\Brown and civil and structural engineers Civic Engineers has been appointed to regenerate both banks of the River Clyde at Custom House Quay.

A national contract to help Scottish councils source specialist engineering and technical consultancy services has been awarded to 31 UK suppliers. Scotland Excel’s third generation Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework is expected to see a spend of around £18m a year. It will

Morrison Construction is to begin work on a replacement for Sacred Heart Primary School in Girvan this May.

Architecture and planning practice Halliday Fraser Munro has been named as a finalist in three categories in the prestigious annual Scottish Property Awards. The firm has been shortlisted in the Business Resilience category and the Inverurie Community Campus development, on which it was design team

A Scottish company with interests ranging from housebuilding to quarrying put its trust in Liebherr when it came time to replace an eight-year-old crane, its only item of heavy lifting equipment. MacLeod Construction was founded by twin brothers Murdo and Kenny MacLeod in 1975 as a small building co

Independent hire company GAP Hire Solutions and Scottish Water are to further their well-established partnership with a brand-new four-year deal.