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Swiss-based integrated energy company Proman has entered into an agreement with Global Energy Group (GEG) to develop a renewable power to methanol plant utilising local sources of captured carbon dioxide to be located at the Nigg Oil Terminal in the Highlands. GEG is also the owner of the

A new residential care village development with 58 flats, six sheltered bungalow homes and a cafe is planned on empty land on the Kirkcaldy waterfront. Grant Road Properties Ltd has lodged a planning application for the development with associated site access, car parking and external works at 397 -

Environmental planning consultancy Atmos Consulting has appointed Sara Toule as principal consultant within its ecology team. A masters graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Sara has worked in the environmental consulting sector since 2013.

American songwriter Rob Zombie has begun construction on his Munsters house for a movie reboot of the ’60s CBS sitcom. The filmmaker and musician first revealed his plans for the made-for-film dwelling, designed to be an exact copy of the home from TV's original The Munsters, ea

A site on the outskirts of Plean could be set to accommodate a small housing scheme. Hescott Engineering Ltd wants to build nine new houses and garages - plus alter and extend an existing house - on land at Glen View off East Plean Road.

Plans to build 30 new affordable homes in north east Fife have been approved. The Newport Property Development Company, operated by Dundee businessman John Gibson, has obtained permission to build the dwellings on land at East Farm, to the side of Main Street in Springfield, near Cupar.

The Robertson Group’s spending in the last three years has supported a total of over £1.8 billion in Scottish GVA and on average over 11,200 Scottish jobs annually, according to a leading academic research centre. The family-owned group commissioned a report by the Fraser of Allander Ins

A construction worker has half a million reasons to celebrate after winning big with a Bigger Spin lottery scratch ticket. Alessandro Ionta from Barrie Ontario said his mind went blank as the big wheel was spinning.

SGN has submitted prior notification to Glasgow City Council to demolish the gas holding tank near Ibrox Stadium. The unused container, located on Helen Street close to the M8, was previously used for storing gas, which is now commonly kept in underground pipes.

Persimmon Homes West Scotland has submitted plans to build 24 homes in north east Glasgow. The application calls for the erection of terraced, semi-detached and detached timber frame properties between two and two-and-a-half storeys high on land between Gartloch Road and Findochty Street.

Scotland's engineering sector is on an upward curve for the second consecutive quarter, according to Scottish Engineering’s latest Quarterly Review. The review highlights that optimism, exports and staffing remain strongly positive for the second consecutive quarter since the pandemic started,

A couple who thought they had built their dream home on land they purchased in 2018 have discovered that the new property and its utilities were constructed on a neighbouring plot instead. Jacqueline and Ron Howard said a close friend had owned two adjacent lots of a remote dirt road in rural S

Urban Edge Architecture (UEA) has won planning permission for a new 1800sq ft Burger King drive-thru unit and reconfiguration of the surrounding car park at the Centrepoint Retail Park in Aberdeen. Out-of-town retail specialist UEA was appointed by RPMI as architect on the £800,000 project to

Mike Harrison of HarrisonStevens outlines the changes happening to repurpose brownfield sites, canal towpaths and overgrown and unloved scrubland as more people are being encouraged to ditch the car and enjoy the benefits of active travel. The canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass thr

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising SMEs working in the construction sector confronting material price rises and skills shortages to consider collaboration, diversification, innovation and incentivisation strategies to help them recover from the pandemic. A recent Federation of Mast