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A new survey by the plumbing and heating association SNIPEF has found that 68% of tradespeople have fallen victim to tool theft, with increasing incidents occurring not only on-site and from vans but also within their homes. Conducted in July, the survey of 700 SNIPEF members revealed that tool thef

The Highland Council has been awarded £341k from the 2024/25 Strategic Timber Transport Fund (STTF) to reduce the impact of timber transport on rural infrastructure.

Overall construction activity continued to decline in Scotland according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor, however at a slower rate than was seen in the first quarter of the year.

Leah Stewart, a dedicated roofing apprentice from Kirkcaldy, has been awarded the title of BMI Redland Apprentice of the Year. Leah, currently doing her apprenticeship at the College while learning on the job with Kirkcaldy-based employer Roof & Fibre, put her skills to the test over two days in

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust – Scotland’s oldest children’s charity – has announced the opening of its new custom-built house in north Edinburgh for Edinburgh’s care-experienced young people.

The project to build new high quality student accommodation in Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh passed a major milestone as Ogilvie Construction recently completed the structural steel framework of the building.

Work is set to start on pulling down a former homeless unit in East Kilbride village.

Falkirk Council has invested a total of £653,000 in bridges in the last year. Significant renovation projects on two bridges were completed in the last year along with a number of smaller scale refurbishments marking a £653k investment in the area’s infrastructure.

Good progress is being made on building work at St Kentigern's Academy with the next stage of the £35 million project moving forward.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to Elderslie Wallace Bowling Club in Elderslie, near Paisley, to benefit the community in the immediate local area.

A man from Utah has built a replica of Disneyland's "Fantasyland" in his basement.

Ambitious plans for the redevelopment of the Craigforth campus have been approved by Stirling Council’s Planning and Regulation Panel.

A family-owned window and conservatory specialist is celebrating 50 years of serving the Highlands in style by posting record sales and launching a special birthday competition.

The UK Government has today announced an increase to the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) budget.

More than 885 solar panels have been installed on two Scottish Water sites in the Central Belt, helping to save 57 tonnes of carbon a year and address the increasing urgency of climate change. The projects have seen 512 photovoltaic (PV) panels installed at Bothwellbank Waste Water Treatment Works i