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Emtec Building Services has marked a number of significant milestones, developments and new appointments within its Scottish region.

Redpath Construction has secured another contract in the health sector.

CALA Homes has launched its Construction Academy of Excellence to reinforce build quality and standards in site management by providing a structured career path for its construction workforce. Partnering with industry-leading training providers, the National House Building Council (NHBC), Keystone T

Bill Barr, who ran the family building and civil engineering business Barr Construction for some 35 years, died on November 8 after a long illness. A full obituary published in The Scotsman highlights Barr’s life as a businessman, philanthropist and sports club owner.

Property consultancy Thomas & Adamson is hoping to take advantage of a gap in the US construction market where it has doubled revenue in the space of two years. In an interview with The Herald, senior partner Alastair Wallace said the Edinburgh-based company is expanding its US arm Planb Interna

Wheatley Group has joined Home Group in planning to develop new homes near the former Meat Market site in Glasgow's East End. Wheatley has lodged plans to build 254 units, made up of a mix of family housing and flats at the site which is bounded by Barrack Street, Gallowgate, Melbourne Street, Sydne

Covell Matthews Architects has reduced the number of homes it plans to deliver at a disused vehicle repair workshop in Edinburgh.

Halliday Fraser Munro design director Yunming Thomson discusses how community involvement in the early stages has transformed how we as architects approach the design of education projects.

The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala banquet at Edinburgh Castle later this week. SJIB members and special guests will gather at the historic landmark on Thursday 21 November to mark five decades of achievement.

Independent flooring retailer Direct Flooring is poised for expansion with the support of a £1.5 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. Hillington’s Direct Flooring has acquired new premises in Perth and Glasgow, increasing the firm’s retail space by 20,000 sq. ft. and

The value of Scotland’s property market is on course to top £18 billion for the second consecutive year – despite rising homeowner anxiety over Brexit, according to new figures from Aberdein Considine. The firm’s Property Monitor report found that sales hit £5.3bn durin

Edinburgh has been named as one of the leading cities for rising luxury house prices in the Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.

A local community benefit society which delivers the Home Energy Efficiency Programme: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS:ABS) to the Outer Hebrides is celebrating a national award. (from left) Top - Norman Kerr, OBE director of Energy Action Scotland and Stewart Wilson, TIG CEO. Bottom - Donald Mackinnon, TI

A new image has envisioned how Glasgow could embrace a greener future through vertical forests, biomimicry, forest cities and roof gardens.

Claudio Veritiero has left Kier with immediate effect, just over a year from his promotion to chief operating officer. Promoted to the role last August, Mr Veritiero was charged with leading the ‘Future Proofing Kier’ cost-saving programme.