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Pacific Building is one of just six organisations in Scotland to have been awarded Gold accredited membership via The 5% Club’s 2022-23 Employer Audit Scheme. The award recognises the company's significant contribution to the continued development of all employees through “earn and learn

The UK construction sector gained momentum during October with total industry activity rising at the fastest pace since May, according to the S&P Global / CIPS UKConstruction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), but new orders fell for first time since May 2020. The headline seasona

Cruden Building Scotland has further strengthened its commitment to job provision and skills development by welcoming a total of 27 new apprentices and trainees. Supporting the next generation of construction professionals, the company has taken on a number of young apprentices, including ten joiner

A key Clydesdale bridge is to be rebuilt after South Lanarkshire Council overcame a series of issues related to the project.

Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, has written to the Scottish Government to ask them to back funding applications for two school estate improvement programmes. In a letter to the cabinet secretary for education & skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Councillor Logue has

Construction has now started on the final phase of 18 homes at The Grange in the West End of Aberdeen. Dandara Aberdeen is building the last four and five-bedroom homes at the development on Hazledene Drive.

An Australian mining company boss has pleaded to 20 of his staff to return to work after they won a portion of a $160 million (£90m) lottery jackpot. The group of 20 employees won a third of the jackpot, splitting it with two other winners. Their $53m (£29.8m) win came out to $2.6m (&pou

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Livingston Building Services Limited (LBS), a specialist in mechanical and electrical engineering services, which operated from sites in Livingston and Glasgow, has reported exceptional growth in the last year, tripling its turnover and forecasting continued development into 2023. Turnover for the l

Councillors have delayed a decision on whether to approve an application for a mixed-use development featuring low carbon homes for a site at 65-97 Ingram Street in Glasgow. Property developer Artisan Real Estate wants to deliver 109 new homes with ground floor commercial space on land which is

The JR Group has confirmed its place on the Link Housing construction framework, following a successful bid, securing its positive working relationship with the housing group for the next four years. The firm was successful in all lots and regions it tendered for, meaning it will now join a small nu

Ellon-headquartered housebuilder Scotia Homes has announced its managing director, Martin Bruce, is to retire in December 2022. Mr Bruce supported his late father Bill Bruce in founding Scotia back in 1990 and is stepping down from his role to become more involved with his family’s farming and

A housing development in Stirlingshire that has brought 50 new affordable homes to the local area has won a national award, with the partners behind the plans believing it could be a blueprint for other parts of Scotland. Built by Lovell for Rural Stirling Housing Association, Claish Farm, just outs

The marked slowdown in the Scottish construction market continued in the latest quarter, with surveyors now pointing to the weakest period of growth since the beginning of last year, according to the RICS Construction & Infrastructure Monitor for Q3 2022. A net balance of +10% of Scottish respon

Stirling Council planners have conditionally approved plans submitted by Plean Precast Ltd for a steel frame extension to an existing brickwork shed. A 1424m² extension to the existing casting shed will now begin construction. This will accommodate the additional production of precast units fol