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Material processing equipment distributor Stewart Plant Sales has secured exclusive distribution rights for the McCloskey Environmental range across Scotland.

An architect who went viral over the New Year’s holidays for getting himself stuck in a decorative vase has said "You're welcome" to the millions who enjoyed watching him drunkenly shout obscenities as he struggled to get out of it. Connor Padgett, an architect for a firm in Birmingham, A

Glasgow-headquartered housebuilder Merchant Homes Partnerships has ceased trading, making 22 employees redundant. Established in 2007 by a highly experience team to provide quality housing, incorporating innovative design, the company is well known and respected in the construction industry, providi

The proposed esports arena at Dundee's Waterfront has now been reimagined as a multi-use facility with a massively reduced capacity. Original plans for the site neighbouring Slessor Gardens, first unveiled in 2020, were for a 4,000-capacity facility centred on the burgeoning esports market.

BAM has confirmed that James Wimpenny, the executive director, construction, UK and Ireland Division, has decided to retire at the end of the month. Following a 38-year career with BAM, James is retiring to spend more time with his family and pursue opportunities in the charitable sector. He jo

The Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards 2024 are now open for entries and employers across the industry are invited to recognise and reward their construction plant apprentices and trainees.

The University of St Andrews has lodged plans for a proposed £13 million cutting-edge research facility for its Eden Campus.

New high-vis vests that aim to address mental health concerns in the housebuilding industry are now available to all Taylor Wimpey employees to wear while on-site at its developments right across Scotland.

In an effort to demystify the language around net zero carbon and environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements in the built environment, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall has created a glossary of sustainability terms most commonly used in the industry.

Scotland's commercial property market witnessed £1.5 billion worth of assets changing hands during 2023, as the market adjusted to the sharp rise in interest rates seen since December 2021, according to research from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy’s analysi

The third core of the 551-bed student accommodation complex at 225 Bath Street, Glasgow, has been completed by GRAHAM and its frame partner, Hampsey Ltd, in less than eight weeks. With each core standing at 36m in Glasgow’s skyline, the project team is celebrating the impressive milestone as t

Aberdeen-based housebuilding firm Stewart Milne Group has collapsed into administration, with the immediate loss of 217 jobs.

Manchester-based property firm AM Sci Tech, a subsidiary of Hurstwood Holdings, has successfully completed the acquisition of Aberdeen Energy Park and Aberdeen Innovation Park. This landmark acquisition encompasses two expansive science parks in Bridge of Don, North of Aberdeen, comprising more than

Wild scenes broke out at a synagogue in Brooklyn after construction workers arrived to fill in an illegally dug tunnel that was being used by young Orthodox Jewish men in an attempt to link the building to a nearby ritual bath.

Engineering services provider Edwin James Group has completed the acquisition of Automated Control Solutions Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries Automated Control Solutions Limited and ACS Electrical Engineering Limited, together trading as ACS. The deal, agreed for an undisclosed sum, will expand