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A Scottish electrical firm has announced plans to create nearly 200 jobs over the next five years. NES (North Electrical Services) Ltd, which is based in Inverness and Elgin, aims to boost its workforce from 60 to 250.

A sustained drop in new work has led to the first reduction in overall UK construction activity since August 2016. The Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 48.1 last month from 51.1 in August. The latest reading signalled the steepest decline in overall construction outpu

Lewis Jones SES Engineering Services (SES) has strengthened its senior team as it continues to expand its Prism prefabrication facility used on the Queensferry Crossing project.

Glasgow-based plant machinery firm Scot JCB has delivered an upbeat verdict on the prospects for the company following an 8% increase in profits. The business reported a profit of £4.1 million in 2016 despite turnover falling to £119.1m from £124.6m the year before.

Plans to bring the Grade A-listed Rothesay Pavilion back to its former glory can move ahead after the ambitious £14 million fundraising target was achieved for the restoration. A £4.1m National Lottery grant, over £1m from the European Regional Development Fund and £750,000 from Historic Environ

Alan Robertson Consistent recognition for award-winning site manager

Possible evidence of a medieval Norse parliament meeting place may have been found at an archaeological site in the Highlands, the BBC has reported. A geophysical survey of Thing's Va Broch near Thurso has found "faint features" that may relate to activity associated with the meetings.

Upmarket housebuilder CALA Group increased its housing completions by 46% in the year to June as it reported a fifth consecutive year of growth and record profits. Despite its average selling price of homes falling by 8% and operating margins decreasing from 14% last year to 12%, CALA’s revenue fo

Work on a £66 million overhaul to transform the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow will get underway within months after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) confirmed the £15m it had earmarked for the project back in April 2015. The A-listed building in Pollok Country Park, which closed to the publi

Developers are being invited to register their interest in developing a hotel at Inverness Campus. Campus owner, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is promoting a site of around three acres for the development of a business-class hotel with around 120 bedrooms, meeting rooms, bistro, bar and lo

Callum Grant Energy efficient timber frame kit homes, windows and doors manufacturer Norscot has appointed Callum Grant to the dual role of managing and commercial director.

GVA’s Peter Fraser on why proposals to extend the tram service to Leith could see the area’s conversion into one of the premier places in Edinburgh to live, work and visit. Other than the famous footballing rivalry between Hearts and Hibernian, you may struggle to find a more divisive subject in

(from left) Convener of the infrastructure committee, Councillor Michael McPake; Steve Dillon, regional co-ordinating officer at Unite; Michael Farnell and Graham McNab from Unite and leader of the council, Councillor Jim Logue Construction firms planning to work on North Lanarkshire Council build p

A ground-breaking initiative designed to make buildings safer for both construction workers and users in the future has been launched by the Association for Project Safety (APS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

Specialist supplier of cabling infrastructure and networked wireless systems and services Xtreme Business Solutions Limited has been placed into administration. Administrators FRP Advisory LLP said the Aberdeen-based business has ceased trading with immediate effect, resulting in all 50 staff being