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JHE launches recruitment drive following new contract wins projectscot.com/2026/10/jhe-…

JHE launches recruitment drive following new contract wins | Project Scotland

Mark Heaney WEST Lothian-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE) has announced plans to expand its team of electricians following a series of contract wins. The ...

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Entries sought for Scottish heating and plumbing awards projectscot.com/2026/10/entr…

Entries sought for Scottish heating and plumbing awards | Project Scotland

Sean Hogan was crowned Scotland’s best heating installer for 2026 ENTRIES are now open for the Heating Installer Awards and The Plumber Awards 2027. Both aw ...

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CPA’s construction forecasts worsen due to rising inflation risks projectscot.com/2026/10/cpas…

CPA's construction forecasts worsen due to rising inflation risks | Project Scotland

Image credit: Shutterstock THE Construction Products Association’s (CPA) autumn forecasts show that higher oil and energy prices are expected to keep inflat ...

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Housing bodies warn that green building regulations will ‘deepen’ crisis projectscot.com/2026/10/hous…

Housing bodies warn that green building regulations will ‘deepen’ crisis | Project Scotland

SCOTTISH housing bodies have warned that proposals for a new green energy standard could 'significantly deepen' the nation's housing emergenc ...

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Muir commences work on third retail construction project at Heartlands projectscot.com/2026/10/muir…

Muir commences work on third retail construction project at Heartlands | Project Scotland

MUIR Construction has started work on the firm's third project at Heartlands, with the build of a new Wickes home improvement store alongside Home Barg ...

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Cruden increases turnover and more than doubles profit projectscot.com/2026/10/crud…

Cruden increases turnover and more than doubles profit | Project Scotland

Granton Waterfront SCOTTISH housebuilder Cruden has increased turnover and more than doubled pre-tax profit and exceptional items for the year ended 31 Marc ...

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Award recognition for project to transform empty buildings in Ayr projectscot.com/2026/10/awar…

Award recognition for project to transform empty buildings in Ayr | Project Scotland

One of the six buildings reimagined by Narture CIC A social enterprise committed to transforming empty buildings in Ayr town centre has received a national ...

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Wills Bros poised to land £220m A9 dualling deal projectscot.com/2026/10/will…

Wills Bros poised to land £220m A9 dualling deal | Project Scotland

Stephen Flynn WILLS Bros Civil Engineering is poised to secure the construction contract to dual the A9 between Pitlochry and Killiecrankie. The move marks ...

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FMB calls for VAT relief to encourage home improvement work projectscot.com/2026/10/fmb-…

FMB calls for VAT relief to encourage home improvement work | Project Scotland

Shutterstock SCOTTISH homeowners are delaying £876 million of building work every year because they cannot find a builder they trust, the Federation of Mast ...

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Staff and pupils at Wester Hailes High School have returned from the half term break into a new Passivhaus school building, built by McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd📚✏️ projectscot.com/2026/10/new-…

New Passivhaus school building opens in Edinburgh | Project Scotland

STAFF and pupils at Wester Hailes High School have returned from the half term break into a new Passivhaus school building. McLaughlin & Harvey was appo ...

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TMS Ltd has secured a contract to remove collapsed sections of the historic Garmouth Viaduct from the River Spey in Moray 🤝 projectscot.com/2026/10/cont…

Contract awarded for removal of collapsed historic viaduct from River Spey | Project Scotland

DEVON-headquartered TMS Ltd has secured the contract to remove collapsed sections of the historic Garmouth Viaduct from the River Spey in Moray. Built betwe ...

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Construction industry urged to step up mental health focus @fmbuilders projectscot.com/2026/10/cons…

Construction industry urged to step up mental health focus | Project Scotland

Nick, Dodger and Lucy FEDERATION of Master Builders (FMB) member and military veteran Nick McHale is urging the construction industry to put mental health f ...

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Rearo celebrates raft of nominations in family business awards projectscot.com/2026/10/rear…

Rearo celebrates raft of nominations in family business awards | Project Scotland

KITCHEN and bathroom surface specialist Rearo has received the joint highest number of nominations at the 2026 Herald Scottish Family Business Awards. The s ...

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All 44 turbine foundations are now complete at the £400 million Sanquhar II Wind Farm, with Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK completing the pours with support from Cambrian Services Limited 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ projectscot.com/2026/10/jone…

Jones Bros marks major construction milestone at £400m Sanquhar II Wind Farm | Project Scotland

ALL 44 turbine foundations are now complete at the £400 million Sanquhar II Wind Farm - which spans Dumfries and Galloway and East Ayrshire. Jones Bros Civi ...

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BGF invests to support next phase of growth at Harley Haddow projectscot.com/2026/10/bgf-…

BGF invests to support next phase of growth at Harley Haddow | Project Scotland

John Devine and Marc McLuskey GROWTH capital investor BGF has completed a multi-million-pound investment in engineering consultancy Harley Haddow. Harley Ha ...

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‘World first’ initiative offers Scottish pupils a fresh route into engineering @HeriotWattUni projectscot.com/2026/10/worl…

'World first' initiative offers Scottish pupils a fresh route into engineering | Project Scotland

Alex MacLaren, associate professor of architecture at Heriot-Watt SCOTTISH secondary school pupils have a fresh route into engineering, thanks to a new qual ...

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Comment: John McGuire, director at Velappity, explains why construction compliance depends on more than simply completing risk assessments projectscot.com/2026/10/why-…

Why construction compliance depends on more than completing risk assessments | Project Scotland

Image credit: Shutterstock By John McGuire, director at Velappity CONSTRUCTION sites are constantly changing environments. Contractors move between projects ...

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Demand for heavyside construction materials set to fall again in 2026 projectscot.com/2026/10/dema…

Demand for heavyside construction materials set to fall again in 2026 | Project Scotland

DEMAND for heavyside construction materials is set to fall for a fifth consecutive year in 2026, with a 'meaningful recovery' not expected until 2 ...

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Inverness electrician crowned SJIB Apprentice of the Year 2026 projectscot.com/2026/10/inve…

Inverness electrician crowned SJIB Apprentice of the Year 2026 | Project Scotland

L-R: finalists Lewis Hainey, Katie Munro and Joe Boddie. Image credit: mkjphotography.co.uk A young Inverness electrician has been announced as the Scottish ...

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A pioneering study - believed to be a first of its kind globally - is to establish the extent at which climate change could disrupt Scotland’s critical infrastructure, with multiple infrastructure owners and operators collaborating on the work. projectscot.com/2026/10/orga…

Organisations from across Scotland come together for 'pioneering' climate change study | Project...

Network Rail A 'pioneering' study is to establish the extent at which climate change could disrupt Scotland's critical infrastructure. The st ...

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