Huws Gray site in Ayr

Builders’ merchant expands timber offering with Ayr site relaunch

BUILDERS’ merchant Huws Gray has launched its own timber merchanting operation at a site in Ayr formerly operated by National Timber Group (NTG), under...
Davinder Jhamat, FIS

FIS appoints chief operating officer

FINISHES and Interiors Sector (FIS) has appointed Davinder Jhamat to the newly created role of chief operating officer. With a career built in real estate...
Lochlie Construction's MD Douglas Aitken and construction director Tom Tracy

Glasgow construction business hails milestone revenue figure

GLASGOW-headquartered Lochlie Construction has announced that the business has achieved a £10 million revenue milestone. The firm, which delivers construction and refurbishment projects, steel buildings and...
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Galliford Try trading ‘ahead of prior year and board expectations’

GALLIFORD Try has announced that it expects revenue for the full financial year to be towards the 'upper end' of current market expectations. The group...
Construction volunteers building outdoor classroom. Image credit: Nick Mailer Photography

Housebuilder launches charity partnership with outdoor classroom project

VOLUNTEERS from Miller Homes’ Scotland East team have kicked off a new charity partnership with Groundwork, designed to provide outdoor play and learning opportunities. The...
Colin Bennett (Housing Growth Partnership) and Paul Kelly (Briar Homes) at new housing site in Kennoway

Groundworks underway at new Kennoway housing project

BRIAR Homes has started enabling works and construction on a new 137-property development in Kennoway, Fife. The £40 million Weavers View site will deliver 123 homes...
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Deadline looms for entries to inaugural Plumber Awards

A final call has been made for entries for the first ever Plumber Awards, with the January 31 deadline fast approaching. The free-to-enter awards celebrate...
Robertson Group and Dollar Academy celebrate progress at Futures Institute

‘Eco-education’ building at Dollar Academy marks steel frame milestone

AN 'eco-education' building at Dollar Academy in Clackmannanshire has achieved a milestone with a steel signing ceremony taking place to mark completion of the...
L-R: Aaron McGurk (assistant site manager); Stuart Dallas (operations director); Colin Watson (senior site manager)

Wallyford development honoured for quality of workmanship and site management

HOUSEBUILDER Dandara’s The Pines development in Wallyford has secured a Quality Recognition Award from Premier Guarantee. The accolade marks the third time the site has...

Cambuslang firm celebrates record with a mattress recycled each minute in 2025

A Cambuslang-headquartered construction and demolition waste business recycled a record-breaking mattress a minute in 2025. Hamilton Waste & Recycling, acquired by Biffa in 2023, diverted...
Kristy Driver, Vivalda Group

Vivalda Group strengthens distribution division with MD appointment

VIVALDA Group, a manufacturer of façade solutions, has appointed Kristy Driver as MD – distribution. Kristy has spent the majority of her career within the...
McLaughlin & Harvey health and wellbeing roadshow bus

McLaughlin & Harvey hails record health and wellbeing roadshow initiative

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has reported the highest uptake yet from its YouMatter Health, Safety & Wellbeing Roadshow, with a record number of employees, subcontractors...
Kay Slade, Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty appoints new MD to lead UK Regional Civils business

BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Kay Slade as MD of the group's UK Regional Civils business. Kay succeeds Mark Arrandale, who has been serving as interim...
Aberdeen

Work to begin on £3.8m delivery of essential upgrades at Aberdeen Railway Station

A £3.8 million project to deliver track improvements at Aberdeen Railway Station is to get underway at the end of January. Network Rail teams will...
Monica Lennon MSP

Scottish Government urged to protect construction apprenticeships in new bill

SCOTLAND'S construction bodies have come together to call for assurances that the new Tertiary Education and Training Bill will safeguard apprenticeships. With a stage 3 debate...

University of St Andrews has £142m campus plans approved

FIFE Council has approved £142 million plans by the University of St Andrews to renovate the former Madras College building and construct new buildings...
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SSEN Transmission awards largest ever contract valued at €2 billion

NKT has been awarded SSEN Transmission's largest ever contract after securing €2 billion worth of work on two key subsea cable links. The contracts cover...

Restored hotel set to open in Inverness following £6m investment

THE Ambassador Hotel is to open in Inverness on January 17 following a £6 million investment of the former Strathness House Hotel on Ardross...

RIAS calls for ‘fundamental reform’ of Scotland’s construction procurement approach

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s recent consultation on raising tender threshold values under the Procurement Reform...
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Police launch appeal after materials and tools stolen from Highland site

POLICE are appealing for information after two lodges under construction in Polmaily, near Drumnadrochit, were broken into. The incident is believed to have happened between...