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Building and construction firm The JR Group is welcoming local SMEs to its Meet the Buyer event in Fife.

Engineers have successfully completed the first phase of repair work to Redbridge Viaduct in the Scottish Borders, as part of Network Rail’s ongoing commitment to maintain a safe and reliable railway. The £2.4 million investment will protect the red sandstone, five-arch Listed structure

Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has unveiled the next generation of its V120 wheel loader.

Mactaggart & Mickel senior site manager Stuart Gillespie has been described as one of the “very best” in the business after scooping a housebuilding industry award. Ayrshire-based Stuart was praised after landing a prestigious ‘Quality Award’ in the 2021 National House Bu

Scottish Enterprise has launched its Net Zero Framework for Action that outlines its approach to supporting businesses to achieve a green, fair economic recovery from the impact of Covid-19.

Stirling Developments, the masterplanner and developer behind the fast-expanding new village Calderwood, introduced Scotland’s first Mobility Hub to the community via an Open Day event last week.

A Lochmaben roofing manufacturer, contractor and builders’ merchant have joined forces to re-roof a local primary school despite the Covid pandemic.

Exploration & production company ConocoPhillips has unveiled plans to use chillers as part of a large drilling project in northern Alaska to prevent the ground from thawing underneath key infrastructure. An environmental impact statement published by the Bureau of Land Management said clima

Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has submitted a planning application for its Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Inverness Campus.

CITB has announced the appointment of the chairs of its Nation Councils for England, Scotland and Wales. Angela Forbes from BuildForce, a social enterprise which brings ex-Forces personnel into the construction sector, has been appointed chair for the Scotland Nation council.

National framework provider Pagabo has opened a dedicated Scottish office in Motherwell to be headed by experienced construction professional Peter Queen. The organisation, which is headquartered in central Hull, provides local authorities and public sector bodies with compliant framework agree

Sourcing locally and using reclaimed building materials is possible and should be part of the solution towards zero carbon and could help the Scottish construction industry weather the global material supply shortages, says Andrew Richards, co-chair of the Supply Chain Resilience & Capabili

Edinburgh-based private rental homes specialist Sigma Capital Group has hailed its “continuing good progress” as it prepares to be acquired by a pan-European property specialist. Earlier this month, an agreement was reached on the terms for a recommended cash offer for Sigma by PineBridg

An appeal by the Scottish Ministers against a decision by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to award compensation to the former owner of land acquired in order to build the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session.

Glasgow City Council has launched a consultation on a new planning blueprint for a large part of the city’s Inner East over the next ten years.