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Moira Murdoch has been promoted to commercial director at akp Scotland, taking a seat at the board of the company. The principal contractor has promoted the long-serving commercial manager after more than ten years at the firm.

New proposals have been submitted for the refurbishment of Poundland’s B-listed building in the centre of Elgin which has been clad in scaffolding for over two years.

Former Cruden Estates director Dan Donald, now a trustee for homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland, reveals how a career in construction is shaping a few of the charity’s recent successes. Why did you get involved with the Simon Community in the first place?

Businesses across almost all sectors in Scotland are experiencing further distress despite the support schemes implemented by the government to help combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to insolvency firm Begbies Traynor.  The country’s beleaguered hotels, bars a

With 71% of all digging work being preceded by an online search the state of the UK’s infrastructure, the sector is now safer than ever before, a new report has found. The third iteration of the Digging Up Britain report was launched this week, looking at the state of UK excavation work, the v

A planning application has been submitted to transform a vacant site between Bearsden Road and Crow Road in Anniesland.

Scotland will struggle to reach its net zero carbon targets unless Holyrood takes a swift and stronger grip on planning policy surrounding the deployment of taller turbine models, as well as a permissive approach to repowering of first-generation onshore windfarms with the latest technology, writes&

Modern methods of construction and modular housing (MMC) will increasingly help deliver the new homes of the future, according to a new report from Savills. 

Projects such as the regeneration of Granton waterfront should be accelerated to “reflect the urgency and scale of the current climate crisis”, according to a report considered by the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday.

A community-driven organisation set up to support local people has been officially launched to support Dundee people and businesses. Centre manager Kara Swankie with chief executive officer John Alexander

Work has started to transform a key Clydebank town centre thoroughfare.

A Bristol builder is the talk of the construction site after scooping a £14,000 Rolex watch through lifestyle competition BOTB.

Clark Contracts has been appointed to hub South West Scotland’s supply chain as a Tier 1B Contractor following the organisations 2020 supply chain refresh. As a Tier 1B contractor, Clark Contracts will be involved in the delivery of projects up to £10 million in value across South West S

A new £100 million strategic facility, which will be home to a fleet of new Poseidon MRA Mk1 aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth, has been officially handed over by Robertson Construction.

Barratt Homes West Scotland has lost its appeal against Stirling Council’s refusal for 265 new homes to be built in Cambusbarron. Councillors rejected plans for the Seven Sisters Field development off Polmaise Road in December, which had attracted a 230 signature petition from locals.