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Taylor Wimpey said today it has set aside £125 million to fund cladding and fire safety retrofits to buildings as the housebuilder revealed a sharp drop in profits last year. Operating profit fell 64% to £300.3m, down from £850m in 2019, as the number of houses completed

BES, a specialist in design and construction of technically complex environments for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and advanced scientific sectors, has won a major contract for a global medical device manufacturing facility located near Glasgow. BES will be principal designer and principal contract

West Lothian Council is set to invest £290 million between now and 2027/28 on assets to support the delivery of essential services.

Tulloch Homes have sold more new homes in the first two months of 2021 than they did for the same time last year, before the pandemic arrived. The North’s biggest housebuilder said the surge is being partially triggered by “people rethinking their lives” due to the virus.

Scottish construction site manager Stuart Gillespie has been hailed for “incredible leadership qualities” and “astonishing levels of consistency” with housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel after being honoured by a prestigious national industry body. Ayrshire-based Stuart was

Jim Burberry, partner at RSM, comments on the Domestic Reverse Charge which was introduced yesterday. After being pushed back twice, the VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for the Construction Industry (the ‘DRC’) was introduced yesterday (1 March 2021). The introduction of the DRC will po

Watermans Legal has appointed Tzana Webster to the newly created role of head of property sales. She joins the Watermans team with 15 years of experience in the Edinburgh property market having relocated to Scotland from Texas. Her appointment will further boost the growing reputation of Watermans L

Glasgow-headquartered facilities, technical and process services firm Edwin James Group is launching a programme to expand its apprenticeship scheme from 10% to 15% of the total workforce over the next two years. The move marks Scottish Apprenticeship Week and forms part of the company&rsq

Thomas & Adamson said it has benefited greatly from the Scottish apprenticeship programme, taking on apprenticeships in a range of roles. By hosting the apprenticeship programme, the company offers apprentices guidance through their chosen university course by appointing them a dedicated me

Montrose Port has positioned itself as an incubator for the next generation of engineering talent through apprenticeships both with the Port Authority and tenant businesses. To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 1-5 2021), Montrose Port Authority surveyed tenants to find out how many people we

A young painter/decorator from Drumchapel has completed an incredible triple. Anthony Morton has been nominated for Apprentice of the Year at a Glasgow college – just like his boss before him and his boss’s boss before that.

At 23 years old, Dylan Andrew is charging ahead in his career as he launches himself into the second year of his four year apprenticeship with Mears. Faced with the challenges and surprises of the past year, Dylan – of Coatbridge – has turned negatives into positives and progressed with

A £1.2 million regeneration project will deliver new infrastructure, technology and services in the heart of Bannockburn to help residents and businesses thrive. Stirling Council is investing in the refurbishment of two prominent Bannockburn buildings, the former RBS branch at Quakerfield and

Researchers in the north of Scotland and Wales are trialling a new method of measuring tidal currents which could revolutionise the marine renewables industry.

Transport Scotland is seeking potential bidders for the most northerly section of the Scottish Government’s £3 billion programme to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness.