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Galdrons Bay near Machrihanish. Picture Credit: John McFadyen / HIE An innovative project in Scotland to develop a system that converts wave movement into electricity has been awarded £2.5m by Wave Energy Scotland (WES).

Renovation and reconfiguration works at the Comunn Eachdraidh Nis museum on the Isle of Lewis are due to start in mid-March. Funding has been sourced from a wide range of organisations to enable the £1 million project to proceed. Following a public procurement process towards the end of 2017, the s

Morrison Construction has lost a High Court case against one of its subcontractors regarding changes made during the development of a gas processing plant in Shetland. Steel firm BHC Ltd successfully argued that change orders issued by Morrison should be re-measured and re-valued based on “final c

(Left) - Claire Walsh (marketing executive) and (centre) Matthew Abbott (land negotiator) with some of Taylor Wimpey’s apprentices and trainees (l-r) Sean Morrison (apprentice site manager); Shannon Flynn (sales management trainee) and Fraser Martin (apprentice joiner) Taylor Wimpey West Scotland�

The procurement process for Glasgow City Region City Deal public realm infrastructure projects contracts in Glasgow worth up to £130 million is now underway, with individual contracts anticipated to range in value from £5m-£20m. Glasgow City Council will be seeking main contractors that can deliv

Workers on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) had to pay to £100 receive their wages in the wake of the collapse of Carillion, Scottish Labour has claimed.

Sir William McAlpine Sir William McAlpine, who was director of the construction company Sir Robert McAlpine and managed its Scottish operations for 40 years, has died aged 82.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has secured a Resolution to Grant detailed planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for 341 new homes at South Scotstoun, South Queensferry. Situated on land off Kirkliston Road to the south of South Queensferry, the 35.35 acre site is identified for housing

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is set to implement “significant regime measures” after a series of reforms were agreed by the Incorporation’s council. Among its changes, the next president of the architecture body will be elected by all the RIAS members and no longer

Typical four bedroom detached homes proposed by Taylor Wimpey West Scotland for Linwood Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted a detailed planning application to Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 110 new homes through the development of land at the former Johnstone Hospital site on Bridge

The Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme is to be extended beyond 2019 after the Scottish Government announced a further £100 million investment over two years. The initiative, which helps people purchase a new-build home without the need for a large deposit, has supported more than 12,000 households into

CCG business strategy manager, David Wylie, left, and Paul Sokhi, managing director of Morrison Community Care Group CCG (Scotland) Ltd has commenced work on a new £8.2 million care home in West Dunbartonshire on behalf of award-winning care provider, Morrison Community Care Group.

Edinburgh World Heritage has announced the launch of an innovative new project to improve the energy efficiency of the Canongate Housing development, alongside undertaking vital conservation work on the architecturally important listed buildings.

Court of Session Perth-based energy giant SSE, which was seeking £130 million in damages from an engineering contractor following the collapse of a tunnel at a Fort Augustus hydro-electric scheme nearly a decade ago, has won its appeal over the affair.

Guy Marsden Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties, who are developing the Magenta site in partnership with Clyde Gateway, says developing new workplaces is equally vital to delivering new homes.