University of Edinburgh announces £5m green projects investment
THE University of Edinburgh has announced an investment of £5 million in green projects through HSBC's green deposits programme.
The initiative aims to help businesses...
Council launches wish list to help contractors meet community benefit quota
EAST Renfrewshire Council's contractors and suppliers will now be able to support improvement projects directly requested by local communities.
Firms that win major contracts from...
Scottish Government aims for planning to be as accessible as checking the weather
THE Scottish Government has unveiled plans for digitalising its planning system over five years, in a bid to make it as accessible as checking...
Build of 900 affordable homes eyed over next five years in Argyll and Bute
ARGYLL and Bute Council has approved a new housing strategy that sets out plans to build over 900 affordable homes over the next five...
Proposed 825-unit apartment would be Glasgow’s tallest building
A consultation has been launched by Watkin Jones Group on plans to build what would be Glasgow's tallest building.
The proposed building would replace Portcullis...
First lighthouse to be built in Scotland in over a decade
A new lighthouse is to be built in Scotland for the first time in over a decade with RS Merriman having been appointed as...
Amey looks to boost career opportunities in Scotland
AMEY has revealed it is helping to tackle employment and training deficiencies in Scotland caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by providing work placements under the...
Scotland’s canals to undergo £19.95m worth of improvements over winter
SCOTLAND'S canals are set to undergo £19.95 million worth of improvement works this winter.
The capital investment from the Scottish Government will see major works...
Public to have say on £127.1m access infrastructure project
NORTH Lanarkshire Council is asking the public for their comments on the £127.1 million Ravenscraig access infrastructure (RIA) project.
Being joint funded by the local...
Green light given to ‘most significant regeneration project in Scotland’
A masterplan to regenerate one of Europe's largest brownfield sites has been approved by North Lanarkshire Council.
The planning application for the former steelworks site...
Redevelopment of ‘scar’ on landscape nears completion
FIFE Council has said it is ready to take ownership of a former mining site currently being redeveloped.
The Blair House site and Comrie Bing...
akp launches insurance reinstatement and small works offering
AKP Scotland has announced it is including a dedicated insurance reinstatement and small works offering across commercial and domestic markets.
Chartered surveyor Stephen Braid will...
Kier Construction to build new primary school in East Ayrshire
EAST Ayrshire Council has appointed Kier Construction as the preferred contractor for the build of a new primary school at Netherthird.
The local authority said...
Scotland to receive ‘significant’ boost from £100 billion UK capital investment
RISHI Sunak has unveiled a spending review for the UK with a promise of helping 'every corner' of Scotland to build back better and...
Edinburgh named as one of UK’s most innovative cities
EDINBURGH has been named as one of the most innovative cities in the UK and among the world's top 50 in a report.
Real estate...
Section of £16m flood protection scheme facing ‘significant’ delay
A section of the multi-million pound flood protection scheme at Stonehaven is likely to face a 'significant' delay, Aberdeenshire Council has said.
Late 2022 or...
‘Landmark’ affordable homes development boosts Glasgow community
CCG has revealed that a new £6.5 million affordable homes development has already become a 'landmark' for Govanhill in Glasgow’s south side.
The site of...
‘Pioneering’ project tackles fuel poverty in Glasgow’s east end
CLYDE Gateway is set to install what has been described as one of the country’s most 'innovative and sustainable' heating systems in Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east...
Councillors discuss affordable housing ambitions in Fife
FIFE councillors have met to discuss proposals which could see more than 3,800 new affordable homes built in the region before 2026.
The local authority's...
Timber specialist launches new business to meet demand for home working solutions
TIMBER specialist the James Donaldson Group has launched a new business called Buzz Home Office to embrace the surge in home working.
The new offering will provide...
