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The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has appointed renowned expert Lesley Anderson as its permanent head. Ms Andertson will drive the development of the procurement body, which has £1.1 billion of contracts under management and is also delivering a benefits scheme worth millions o

Scottish recycling firm Brewster Brothers is set to boost its construction waste recycling capacity with the opening of a second, £6 million plant near Cumbernauld. The new site is part of a £7m expansion scheme and is projected to recycle an additional 300,000 tonnes of construction, de

Midlothian Council has unveiled the winner of a competition to name its new 13-tonne permanent pothole repair machine.

The ongoing project to transform Ardrossan Harbour has reached an important stage.

Land around the disused Scatsta airport in Shetland will be developed for future energy production if a deal is reached between the local authority and Statkraft. Shetland Islands Council is to soon enter into negotiations with Statkraft, Aker Horizons Asset Development and Mainstream

The construction of a debris flow shelter has been announced as the preferred option for the long-term solution to address the challenges at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.

A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the construction industry in the UK and Ireland.

Workloads for roofing contractors grew once again during the first quarter of the year and a balance of 16% of firms saw a rise in enquiries against the previous quarter, the State of the Roofing Industry survey from NFRC and Glenigan has indicated.

Employers working in the property and construction sector had a unique opportunity to meet some of the most talented built environment undergraduates in the region, at the Women in Property Central Scotland Student Awards, held at a sold-out event at Citation in Glasgow. Eleven students took part in

Clark Contracts held its 11th annual Spring Classic at Loch Katrine last month and raised over £2,000 for its nominated company charity, Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH).

Passenger services on the new tram route to Newhaven are scheduled to start at 12pm on 7 June 2023, it has been announced as the Pilrig Wheels were installed at Iona Street.

A new charitable foundation aimed at helping children succeed in life has been launched by Scottish businessman Calum Melville, whose fast-growing Edison Group has been acquiring companies in the construction sector throughout the UK over the last year. The Melville Foundation, registered as a chari

Argyll and Bute Council is investing in the area’s bridge infrastructure after successfully securing £5.4 million from the Scottish Government’s highly competitive Local Bridge Maintenance Fund. At a meeting of this week's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee, members

Scottish chartered surveying firm DM Hall has ventured beyond Scotland for the first time by acquiring Hyde Harrington, a respected chartered surveying practice based in the north-west England region of Cumbria. The move, which comes on the heels of DM Hall’s 125th anniversary last year,

Balfour Beatty has unveiled Jacobs as the new partner for its Strategic Design Partnership.