Highland tourism business up for sale
A Highland tourism business which includes four hotels and a medieval castle is to be sold as the founder retires almost 40 years after...
Contractor donates selection boxes to groups across Scotland
THE JR Group has donated more than 1,200 selection boxes to 20 charities and organisations across Scotland in the lead up to Christmas.
The business...
Research shows planners consider climate action to be top priority
RTPI Scotland members have called for climate change action to be 'front and centre' of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
In a survey conducted by...
Edinburgh firm to bring its gravity energy storage technology to India
A Scottish energy storage firm has secured £194,000 from the UK Government to find a demonstration site in India suitable for its gravity energy...
Solar entrepreneurs give backing to Scottish construction start-up business
SOLAR entrepreneurs and climate campaigners Dr Jeremy Leggett and Paddy Padmanathan have backed Inverness-based MAKAR Timber Engineering (MTE), a new company that aims to...
Campion Homes appointed to Edinburgh’s social housing framework
CAMPION Homes has secured a place on the City of Edinburgh Council’s new build housing framework.
The Dunfermline‑based housebuilder has been appointed to Lot 1.1...
Keller Group hails ‘strong’ trading performance in early months of 2026
AHEAD of the group's AGM, geotechnical specialist contractor Keller Group has issued an update for the first four months of the year, with trading...
Banking giant agrees deal at landmark Glasgow office building
BANKING giant BNP Paribas has agreed a deal to move its Glasgow operations to HFD Group’s 177 Bothwell Street.
The firm will move more than...
Glasgow eyes significant revamp of Buchanan Bus Station
GLASGOW is eyeing the creation of a 'state-of-the-art' transport interchange and mixed-use development at the sight of the existing Buchanan Bus Station.
The plans form...
Dunfermline fit-out specialist lands key role at £68m campus
DUNFERMLINE-based fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded a contract by Morrison Construction worth over £1 million to manufacture and install the fixed furniture for...
Ground broken in Orkney in ‘major step forward’ for £900m project
GROUND has been broken on the build of a new electricity substation which will help connect Orkney to the GB electricity transmission network for...
Plans to begin for build of multi-million pound centre at university
HERIOT-WATT University has revealed it has taken its first steps towards the build of a multi-million pound centre to host the next generation of...
New statistics show ‘worrying’ drop in Scottish housing starts
CONCERNS have been raised over Scottish Government statistics showing a 'worrying' drop in housing starts as accumulated shortfall of new homes grows to over...
Major Scottish projects hit by delays and cost increases
A series of cost increases and delays have hit a number of major construction projects in Scotland, the Scottish Government has revealed.
The news was...
Paisley contractor celebrates hat-trick of graduations
THREE Clark Contracts employees have graduated with BSc Honours degrees in quantity surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Colin joined the contractor’s construction west division in...
Bearsden’s new £42.5m leisure centre nears opening
BEARSDEN'S new 'state-of-the-art' leisure centre is set to open its doors on March 6, East Dunbartonshire Council has announced.
McLaughlin & Harvey commenced work on...
1% of all new UK homes ‘being built to Passivhaus standard’
PROJECTS being built to the Passivhaus standard now account for approximately 1% of all new homes under construction in the UK, according to new...
Housebuilder hoping for green light for next phase of “landmark” site
CALA Homes (North) has submitted plans to Aberdeen City Council for the second phase of the Craibstone Estate development.
Work is already underway for the...
Robertson Group win hat-trick at National Site Awards
UK infrastructure firm, Robertson Group, picked up three awards at the recent National Site Awards in Edinburgh.
The Awards, operated by the Considerate Constructors Scheme,...
Construction workers wait for news on Covid jabs
SCOTLAND’S construction workers look set to have to wait their turn to receive the Covid-19 vaccine despite the majority of sites remaining operational amid...
