SEPA warns property and land at risk as flooding expected to hit Moray
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned that a combination of high tides and south-easterly winds means that flooding from the sea may...
Offsite construction speeds up delivery of new Glasgow hotel
THE new 181-bedroom Moxy Hotel is set to open in Glasgow's Merchant City.
Robertson served as main contractor on the project for developer Vastint Hospitality....
Shepherd support gives boccia ambitions a boost in Scotland
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has signed up to provide financial support to Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) to further aid boccia development throughout Scotland.
Boccia is a...
Local firm secures contract for £2.7m Skye project
A local firm has secured a £2.7 million contract to develop eight new business units at Broadford Industrial Estate in Skye.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise...
Scottish landlords warned as new rules relating to damp and mould come into force
PRIVATE rental sector landlords in Scotland are being warned that they must respond to complaints about damp or mould without delay after a new...
GRAHAM records ‘strong and sustainable’ financial growth figures
GRAHAM has reported 'strong and sustainable' financial growth in its latest published accounts for the financial year with revenue reaching £948 million.
It marks a...
Hydro Ness officially opens in Inverness
THE award-winning Hydro Ness hydroelectric scheme and visitor attraction has officially opened in Inverness.
Found on the banks of the River Ness, Hydro Ness utilises...
Investor interest from Asia Pacific in Highlands and Islands at ‘all-time high’
INTEREST in the Highlands and Islands from investors in Asia Pacific is at an 'all-time high', Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has said.
Stuart Black,...
Build of ‘high quality’ apartments at Edinburgh’s Leith Walk to begin
WORK is to begin this month on the redevelopment of a 'key site' on Edinburgh's Leith Walk, Drum Property Group has confirmed.
The firm's plans...
Avoiding a chain reaction: strategies to avoid the effects of supply chain disruption
Linzi Hedalen, partner at Dentons, discusses risk management and proactive strategies to avoid the effects of supply chain disruption
THE construction industry has not had...
Chairman of national trade body hands over reins
A key figure in the Scottish business community has completed his term of office as chairman of a national trade body
Les Meikle has finished...
Great Glen Way set for upgrade with new off‑road route
A Highland Council project is to see more than 3km of the route of Great Glen Way removed from the public road.
Stretching 118km from...
Brexit tipped to impact on Scottish house price growth
HOUSE prices are set to remain flat in Scotland next year, according to new forecasts from JLL.
The firm predicts that Brexit will "dominate" UK housing...
New Aberdeen school scoops award
THE new £16.4 million Milltimber Primary School in Aberdeen has won a prestigious architectural award.
Located within the Oldford Farm development, the school - which...
Falkirk recycles storm-damaged trees into flood defence infrastructure
A quarter-mile stretch of the Glen Burn, near Westquarter, has become the site of Falkirk Council's first project using natural materials to help mitigate...
Scots consultancy launches new service to help reduce embodied carbon in construction
CONSTRUCTION consultancy Soben is urging industry-wide improvements to how carbon is calculated and reduced, as the firm launches a new carbon cost management service.
The...
New app virtually reconstructs ancient Uist sites
A new app has been launched to allow people to explore virtually reconstructed archaeological sites along the Hebridean Way in Uist.
Unveiled by Lews Castle...
Muir Group donates £1,500 to Simpsons Special Care Babies after annual golf event
MUIR Group has donated £1,500 - raised from the annual Deer Park Masters Pro-Am event at Deer Park Golf & Country Club - to...
Scottish Water creates building material from waste water grit
SCOTTISH Water and Zero Waste Scotland have partnered to turn grit that is found in the waste water system into a 'valuable' raw building...
Help to Buy “evolution” call from new industry body Chair
The new Chair of trade body Homes for Scotland Jim Mather has called on the Scottish Government to “evolve” its hugely successful Help to...
