Scottish businesses honoured at Property Care Association’s Best Practice Awards
A number of prizes have been presented to Scottish companies and individuals at the 2022 Best Practice Awards, hosted by trade body, the Property...
Key Worker Scheme helps couple secure dream Stirling home
A housebuilder’s Key Worker Scheme has helped a couple secure their dream home in Stirling.
Barbara and partner John have bagged their forever property thanks...
Maxi Caledonian reports rise in group turnover despite challenging conditions
MAXI Caledonian Ltd has reported 'another successful trading year' in its 2022 financial results.
Group turnover grew from £80 million to over £89 million, while...
Housebuilder helps preserve Glasgow “architectural gem”
A much-loved Glasgow building has been boosted by a donation of £1,000 from Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Building Communities Fund.
The Govanhill Baths Community Trust has worked for...
Aberdeen Grandhome project gets underway
Work is now underway on the new community of Grandhome in Aberdeen.
Grandhome is a new planned community for Aberdeen being led by the Grandhome...
Highland Council unveils £2 billion investment plan
THE Highland Council has approved an investment plan for the next 20 years worth £2 billion.
Set to see wide ranging investment across communities in...
Furniture recycling specialist upcycles Boralex’s first Scottish office
WORKPLACE furniture recycling organisation Recycle Scotland has supplied 'upcycled' furniture for renewable energy firm, Boralex’s first Scottish office in Edinburgh.
As a global leader in...
Plumbing and heating businesses ‘being priced out of apprenticeships’
SCOTLAND'S plumbing and heating profession is warning that skills shortages and safety risks will grow without reform.
The Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) has published...
Mac Mic Group confirms £100,000 charity target in landmark year
TO celebrate the business' 100th anniversary in 2025, Mac Mic Group has announced a new partnership with five charities dedicated to two causes that...
Edinburgh firm targets US Government funding
SCOTTISH energy storage specialists Gravitricity is set to make its debut in America after linking with a major US construction group.
The Edinburgh firm has...
MD of Dundee electrical firm elected president of Scotland’s largest construction trade body
DARREN Crockett, the MD of Dundee-based RAS Crockett and Partners, has been elected president of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association.
The businessman was elected...
Glasgow’s Lighthouse to be transformed into net zero innovation hub
PLANS have been approved to see The Lighthouse building in Glasgow city centre be used as a location to help climate tech firms grow.
Designed...
New consultation launched to help shape Glasgow’s future
A new consultation has launched to help form the blueprint that will shape Glasgow over the next 20 years.
Glasgow City Council has begun work...
Work-based learning celebrated as Scottish Apprenticeship Week gets underway
SCOTLAND'S business minister Jamie Hepburn marked the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week by meeting Balfour Beatty apprentices at Glasgow's Queen Street Station, which is currently...
New retrofit training programme launched for construction workers
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is introducing its Low Carbon Learning programme, hailed as the UK’s first ever training course designed to give construction...
Project to replace North Lanarkshire high rises marks major milestones
SIGNIFICANT milestones have been reached on North Lanarkshire Council's plan to replace all of the region's 48 high-rise towers over a 25-year period with...
First greenbelt approval under Edinburgh LDP
CALA Homes is to deliver much-needed new houses in Currie – after its site became the first green belt development to be approved by...
Builders and homeowners tipped to benefit from new retrofit scheme
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has announced it has entered into a partnership with Digital Buildings that aims to provide streamlined access to...
Inverness firm secures contract to revamp Sir Hector MacDonald Memorial Tower
COMPASS Building and Construction Services has secured the contract to deliver restoration work on the Sir Hector MacDonald Memorial Tower in Dingwall.
The Highland Council...
Brunstane Primary to benefit from £10 million modernisation project
GRAHAM has been appointed lead contractor on a £10 million project to retrofit the campus at Brunstane Primary School in Edinburgh.
The investment is tipped...
