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Brickwork subcontractor Lee Marley is starting 10 apprentices this term taking the company's total to 30 Scottish apprentices in full employment. Six apprentices (three adult apprenticeship schemes and three modern apprenticeship schemes) have started at Forth Vally College with another fo

Construction work on a major £22 million redevelopment of Greenock Town Centre is set to begin in early 2025.

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is primed for further growth after being named an official Octopus Energy Trusted Partner. In a major boost for the firm, the energy giant has given the green light to the collaboration following a stringent vetting process as part of their new programme which kick

Despite rebounding strongly from a c.15% Covid-driven decline in 2020 and exceeding 2019’s activity levels in 2022 and 2023, the UK’s construction sector is forecast to see an overall real spend contraction of -2.1% in 2024 according to PwC UK’s latest Construction and Housebu

Work to improve driving conditions and enhance road safety on the A8 at Glasgow Road and the Ingliston interchange in Edinburgh is to start on Monday 16 September.

West Lothian Council has approved plans to deliver a plot of 15 affordable homes in Linlithgow. The development in Deanburn comes after a previous plan for a site near West Calder was dropped.

Three developments by Persimmon have earned top industry awards for excellence in homebuilding. The Annick Grange development in Irvine has been awarded a prestigious Quality Recognition Award (QRA) by Premier Guarantee, a testament to the exceptional standards being delivered by the site team

East Renfrewshire Council will be handing tenants the keys to more than 100 new-build council houses in Newton Mearns over the coming months.

A car park built for £51 million in Oxfordshire is lying empty because a council cannot connect it to the main road.

Tilbury Douglas Group CEO Paul Gandy is to step down and be replaced by Craig Tatton, the group has revealed. Mr Gandy will remain in post until 1 November 2024 as he prepares to take up his new role as the 122nd president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Approval has been given for 19 new council homes at the site of the former McWhirter House and Nesbitt Day Centre in Larkhall.

North Ayrshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for 191 high-quality new homes in Beith.

Scotland’s Railway and members of the community celebrated the official opening of Uddingston station’s new multimillion-pound footbridge and lifts last week. Passengers can now safely walk or wheel over the railway via the footbridge, with the lifts providing step-free access to and fro

A £5.9m project to create a new whisky distillery within the former derelict mill at Castletown in Caithness has secured a £250,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Dunnet Bay Distillers Limited (DBDL) is leading the project, which will create 13 jobs. The project

The newly refurbished Carloway Community Centre was officially opened last week by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who joined Iain Macaulay, Lord-Lieutenant of the Western Isles, for a tour of the upgraded facilities on the Isle of Lewis. Run by the Carloway Community Association, the new loc