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Bricklayer Stuart Alexander has been playing a part in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe after swapping his spirit level for a guitar. The West Lothian brickie who used to perform in local venues in the late ‘80s, turned back the clock to hit the stage as a member of Back In Time For Tea, a c

An archaeology and heritage consultant working with multi-disciplinary consultancy The Rocket Group has been shortlisted for the Rising Star prize at The Courier Business Awards. Evelin Erős, who is based at the firm's Flour Mill office in Dundee, joins the four-strong shortlist for

Sandra Lindsay, formerly the head of development at Wheatley Group, has taken on the role as development director for building and construction firm The JR Group. A chartered planner who is well respected throughout the industry, Sandra brings with her unrivalled experience across the public and pri

Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Stewart Gorman as a valuation surveyor to its commercial department in Edinburgh. Mr Gorman, 31, joins from the Stirling office of rival firm J&E Shepherd Chartered Surveyors where he was based for four years.

DM Hall, the Scottish independent firm of chartered surveyors is to incorporate the branding of its Bridge of Allan-based rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden. DM Hall’s managing partner, John McHugh, said: “We have recently signed a contract with a web design agency to improve o

The Energy Training Academy CIC has agreed a £50,000 deal with St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies which will help accelerate the development of the ground-breaking social enterprise. Work on transforming a 12,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Dalkeith has been ongoing this year, with phase one o

Scottish Water’s latest solar power scheme is helping to protect the coastal community of Oban from the effects of climate change. The installation of 556 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at Tullich Water Treatment Works (WTW) on the outskirts of the town is now complete.

Construction union Unite has pointed to an increase in Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payments as evidence of a "shock rise in bogus self-employment" throughout the sector.

The affordable housing supply in Shetland is set to receive a significant boost as an islands housing association has secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. Hjaltland Housing Association will receive £20 million, which will enable the social landlord

The much-awaited 15th edition of the Buccleuch Property Challenge is all set to welcome 86 enthusiastic teams from across the UK property industry to this year’s event taking place on Friday 8th September at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire.

Taziker, working on behalf of Mclaughlin & Harvey, has been awarded a deal for the restoration of Granton Gasholder in Edinburgh.

A Moodiesburn scout group has banked £1,000 after being announced as one of Persimmon West Scotland’s Community Champions. The home builder’s Community Champions scheme supports good causes in areas where the company builds new homes and has seen over £1.5m donated to local c

Plans to build hundreds of homes at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course are still in the pipeline despite years of delays, according to the son of the former US president.

The progress made by local authorities across Scotland to develop their own energy projects has been outlined in new league tables published by the STUC. The ‘Public Power League’ tables, which show Aberdeenshire topping the capacity chart with 226 megawatts of energy, aim to show the pr

Last year Dumfries and Galloway Council injected more than £56 million into the local economy through supply chain spending, with the construction sector being the largest beneficiary. Overall, more than 30% of all council suppliers were locally based and more than 50% based within Scotland.