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Veitchi Group's group managing director Jim Preston and group operations director Raymond Tedeschi have retired after a combined 25 years of service. Their retirement had been planned for sometime with John Brown taking over as managing director and Colin Kennedy joining the holding board in a suppo

Work to remodel Carstairs junction offered once in a generation access to the key cross border route and Network Rail delivered a wide range of work at multiple locations on the line.

Highland Council’s Redesign Board members have approved moves towards more investment in solar and battery storage.

Major refurbishment work is about to start at a Speyside school to revamp the nursery accommodation as part of Moray Council’s £17.5m early learning and childcare (ELC) expansion programme.

Hawick High School students have enjoyed an introduction to traditional construction skills with a series of mini masterclasses arranged as part of the Hawick Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (Hawick CARS).

Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee has recommended that Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee formally approve and adopt the Grantown-on-Spey Conservation Area Management Plan.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is sponsoring two prizes for students on the University of Aberdeen Business School Real Estate course. The financial prizes will be awarded to the ‘Best MSc Real Estate student’ and to the ‘Best third year student studying the Real Estate Development a

A drop-in consultation is to be held for work which would protect the Bridge of Dee from materials which wash away from the river bed during floods.

Car park design needs to evolve to cope with bigger, heavier electric cars, and 21st century social and environmental issues, according to new guidance published today by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).

Building products distributor, CCF, recently joined forces with mineral wool insulation specialist ROCKWOOL to host a special event to celebrate women in construction.

Gas distribution company SGN has selected flow control solutions specialist Oxford Flow, to help prove the hydrogen-readiness of existing gas network infrastructure. The companies will work together as part of SGN’s LTS Futures project, which is verifying the compatibility of Great Britain&rsq

Barratt Developments is supporting the Archie Foundation for its annual football tournament. Team Fire are preparing to go head-to-head with their emergency service partners Team Police and, this year, Team NHS and Team SAS too all in support of the Battle of the Badges football tournament to help r

Scotland’s leading electrical bodies are celebrating another training boost for the industry after it was confirmed that the next intake of electrical apprentices and adult trainees will again be financially supported.

As part of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2023), Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity has recognised the efforts of the big-hearted GRAHAM team which has dedicated three months of volunteer time to the charity.

Future generations will get a glimpse of life in East Dunbartonshire through the eyes of Additional Support Needs pupils when a time capsule that has been buried at their brand new school in Waterside, Kirkintilloch is eventually unearthed.