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A man from Minneapolis has built a huge snow fortress in his back yard and labelled himself a "snow engineer".

Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing group CCG (Scotland) has announced an intake of 17 new trade apprentices in 2023 taking the total number employed across their group of companies to 67.  The apprentices will undertake an industry-recognised, four-year training programme across

Heron Bros, a construction and property development company, has once again retained the Investors in People (IIP) Platinum Award, making it the only company in its sector to achieve this distinction for the third time. The IIP Platinum Award is a globally recognised accreditation that recognises or

Construction firm JR Group has secured its place on the Wheatley Housing Group framework, opening itself up to £500 million of potential projects over the next four years. The construction firm was selected as a preferred partner within the housing association’s construction framework th

Chesterfield-based Forester Hall Developments Ltd has submitted plans to convert a former Dundee post office into 90 flats.

A Glasgow City Council committee has considered the design statements now established for the George Square and surrounding Avenues project.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland marked this year’s International Women’s Day by bringing some of its young female talent together to share their own personal experiences of working within the housebuilding industry in recognition of this year’s campaign theme, #embraceequity. Internati

Aberdeen grants for installing flooding property protection has been extended to include businesses, a committee decided today. The Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee unanimously agreed to the move for commercial property owners which starts from 7 March 2023. The Property Level Flood Pro

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is reaching out via consultation to both its 130,000 members and those working in the built environment worldwide, to provide feedback on the second edition of its influential Professional Standard RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built En

Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened City Building’s new state-of-the-art training college.

Community plans to bring a former pier and slipway on the Isle of Mull back into productive use have secured a £239,592 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The Tobermory Harbour Association (THA) has already made a series of improvements within the harbour to enable safe, n

Hilti Great Britain has become the latest member of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), following a focus on sustainability across the construction solutions company which sees it aim for carbon neutrality by the end of the year, and net zero by 2050.

Pitched roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, is demonstrating it is a welcoming and flexible business this International Women’s Day (8th March). Over the past five-years, Russell Roof Tiles has increased its female workforce by 57% - a figure that the firm is proud of. Women are featur

Homebuilder Cala Homes (East) has gifted charity Sight Scotland with a piece of commemorative art created by Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) student, Kristel Bodensiek, following a gallery art exhibition at its Newington Residences development. The artwork was created as part of a project with Cala H

Investment into Scottish commercial property has reached £2.088 billion in 2022, according to the latest Scotland Snapshot from Colliers.