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Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, working alongside the PCS trade union has secured what is believed to be one of the largest financial settlements for a worker diagnosed with the lung conditions Silicosis and SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) Both conditions are caused by inhaling small particles of

Homebuilder Persimmon has announced exciting changes to Community Champions – the company’s generous charitable scheme, which has given over £1.5m in the last two years alone to over 5,000 charities, sports clubs and local organisations. Through the scheme, Persimmon’s local

Construction and infrastructure firm BAM has confirmed its commitment to HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) as a carbon-saving fuel source following a thorough review of the supporting evidence.

Work starts next week to remove the straight-ahead lane onto Guild Street in Aberdeen as part of a new road layout in the city centre which will create a bus priority route. The work removing the straight-ahead on Guild Street, which is from Trinity Quay onto Guild Street, is due to take about a day

Property investment and development company CEG has appointed national construction company, McLaughlin & Harvey, to commence construction works for the landmark development at 33 Cadogan Street (formerly known as The Grid).

A major programme of works to transform an office building in the heart of Edinburgh’s Exchange District has commenced. Set to become Edinburgh’s newest and greenest office development, 30 Semple Street will deliver 57,000 sq ft of much-needed Grade A office accommodation when it complet

Proposals for a £200 million development, which would bring up to 2000 jobs to North Lanarkshire will be heard by the Planning Hearing Committee on Thursday, 15 December 2022.

Springfield Properties said it is taking a cautious approach to expectations of future sales rates after it warned higher interest rates and economic uncertainty is hitting demand for private homes.

Plans for up to 160 homes and student accommodation on the former site of Madras College in St Andrews have been approved in principle.

A new masterplan has been unveiled that aims to deliver more than 30 homes, a gastro pub and allotments to the Blackscroft area of Dundee. Blackscroft Property and Brodie Duncan Marketing have teamed up to propose three projects across the £5 million development site.

A driver has built a life-size snowman in the middle of a busy road after getting trapped in the snow.

A range of active travel and bus-based improvements to the Millburn Corridor to address the existing problems in Inverness city centre have now been developed by The Highland Council and are currently being appraised against a range of criteria.

Materials and solutions provider Saint-Gobain has signed a binding agreement for the sale of all its merchanting brands in the United Kingdom – including the builders and timber merchant Jewson – to the Stark Group following a competitive sale process. The divested assets are e

A safety training academy headquartered in East Ayrshire has doubled its workforce, moved into new premises, and expanded its digital offering after receiving support from Scotland’s national business advisory service. Training First Safety is a UK-wide specialist training provider, working wi

Contractor GRAHAM has welcomed 16 new starts to its Building North division as the firm underlines its ambition to be an industry leader in fairness, inclusion and respect. In a strategic partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), nine Ukrainian refugees have been employed as gener