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Apprentices in the plumbing and heating sector have once again been recognised with the Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) Best Apprentice Plumber awards. To celebrate the hard work and determination they have displayed, the campaigning trade association has

Clark Contracts has secured over £30 million in new orders in October, a record month for the Paisley-based contractor. The new orders include the £8m design and build of a new industrial unit within Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill for Knight Property Group.

Balfour Beatty group chief executive Leo Quinn has been recognised for his ‘Outstanding Industry Leadership’. Construction show London Build - which welcomes over 35,000 attendees and more than 500 speakers each year - praised Leo for his significant contribution to the construction and

QTS Group has announced applications are open for its Youth Athletes Programme, offering budding sportspeople a chance to secure funding to progress their sport.

The diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategy of BakerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design, engineering and project delivery company, has been formally recognised as best practice by the Scottish Government and construction industry to help others bring about positive and demonstrable chan

Stewart Milne Homes’ Dunnottar Park development in Stonehaven has claimed gold in the ‘Best Design for Three Storeys or Fewer’ category at the Housebuilder Awards 2022. Celebrated at a ceremony attended by more than 700 guests at London’s InterContinental O2 hotel on 10 Novem

Planning permission in principle has been granted unanimously for a new Primary School at Old Craighall. In October 2019, permission was granted for a mixed-use development including housing, employment land and the school.

Glasgow City Council’s Private Sector Housing Grant Programme provided £7.8 million funding to repair and maintain private homes over the course of the 2021/22 financial year.

Property developer S Harrison Developments has revealed proposals for a residential-led development at Ocean Point 2 in Leith.

A celebration to mark the completion of the first Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal building was held at the iconic Japanese Gardens at Cowden. The gardens, located in the picturesque rolling hills of Clackmannanshire, received £750,000 of UK Government City Region Deal funding to

A future vision for Mannachie Park in Forres has been unveiled by Moray Council and the Park steering group.

Plans for a new primary school at Chapelton are progressing with Aberdeenshire Council anticipating opening to pupils in 2026. Changes are being made to the Section 75 agreement with developer Elsick Development Company, allowing the school to open in 2026, rather than on completion of the 489th hou

A charity supporting serving members and veterans from the British Armed Forces has welcomed a new donation from home builder Persimmon West Scotland. Formerly known as the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is the nation’s oldest tri-service ch

Collaboration and determination will deliver a new future for Scotland’s towns while tackling the challenges of climate change, coronavirus recovery and the rising cost of living, a Scottish Government minister said yesterday. Tom Arthur MSP, minister for public finance, planning and community

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK's tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist of 15 new ultra-efficient turb