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A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Scottish workplaces, including those in the construction industry, more inclusive and diverse. 

Ardgowan Thistle Football Club has netted a donation of £250 from Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland West). The club turned to the housebuilder to help pay for the cost of hiring its training pitch at Wemyss Primary School, during the winter shutdown.

A trust that benefits many sports teams in an East Lothian coastal village has been donated a shipping container to help store essential equipment for a number of sports clubs. Prior to receiving the 20-foot unit, the Gullane Sports Development Trust (GSDT) had been forced to use changing facilities

Industrial property and retail warehousing are driving investment in Scottish commercial property after overtaking offices in annual volumes for the first time since 2011, according to new figures from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy found that retail warehousing and in

This Blue Monday, the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has shared a message of hope to show that even in the face of extreme adversity there is always help and support available. This year sees Blue Monday, meant to be the most depressing day of the year, fall on January 17. Analysts ha

Crown Estate Scotland's application process for ScotWind Leasing, the first Scottish offshore wind leasing round in over a decade, has raised almost £700 million.

Springfield Properties has submitted proposals to create a sustainable, new neighbourhood in Midlothian.

Repairs contractor MPS has pulled out of a £10 million contract to maintain council homes on behalf of Angus Council after less than a year stating that the contract is "unsustainable" in its current form.

A new masterplan has been brought forward that proposes the delivery of around 300 new homes, public open space and associated infrastructure adjacent to Westfield Loan in Forfar.

John Tutte is to join the board of Bellway as non-executive chairman designate on 1st March 2022. Mr Tutte will succeed Paul Hampden Smith, who will retire from the board as non-executive chairman on 1st April 2022, following almost nine years' service as a non-executive director.

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has been given planning consent for several new buildings at its Highland Wildlife Park in order to expand its existing visitor facilities.

For the first time in over 150 years, Scottish Engineering has appointed its first female President. Aine Finlayson, director of manufacturing at Aggreko has been appointed by the executive board as the new president of Scottish Engineering at its annual executive meeting.

Farrans has appointed Barry McLean as regional director for its civil engineering division in Scotland. Barry joins Farrans with extensive experience in a variety of senior positions for self-performing main contractors and previously worked in his native Scotland, the Middle East and South East Asi

Output in the UK construction sector increased by 3.5% in volume terms in November to record the largest monthly rise seen in construction output growth since March 2021, official figures have revealed.

The Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration Project has appointed two new mentors to work on a one-to-one basis with individuals, small or medium-sized enterprises, working in Fife, wishing to develop traditional skills in their workforce. Mentoring costs will be met by the project, in the interests of