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Betts Associates, a Deeside based civil and structural engineering consultancy, has appointed an experienced North West business entrepreneur as non-executive director and has worked with the directors in restructuring its management team as the business looks to strengthen services and strive for g

A former library, town hall, offices, vacant sites and a number of commercial premises are currently being marketed for sale or lease by Aberdeenshire Council. The local authority’s property and facilities service is keen to attract buyers and new tenants for a wide range of vacant properties

Fife College’s new Dunfermline campus has received a significant boost thanks to a donation of 20,000 bricks from Persimmon Homes North Scotland. The bricks were officially handed over by James MacKay, managing director of Persimmon North Scotland, in the presence of Shirley-Anne Sommerville,

Subsea7 was crowned champions of the 51st ECITB ACTIVE Cup as 10 teams from companies in the engineering construction industry in Scotland competed at Carnoustie Golf Hotel near Dundee. Now in its 31st year, the event was the second ACTIVE Cup project management competition of the year, after the te

A development of high-rise buildings in Germany that were supposed to form the word 'HOME' on completion has been left in an unfortunate position after an investor pulled out of the 'M' building. The new Franklin district is being built on what was once Germany's largest US military base in Mannheim

Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson has appointed Alison Kilgour as business development director to support the firm’s growth throughout the UK. Alison has previously held director-level roles at several construction and property businesses. Her career began as a quanti

Balfour Beatty has reported a strong financial performance in 2024, driven by improved margins in its UK construction business and steady growth across key sectors. However, an increased provision for building safety remediation has impacted overall profitability.

Environmental design, building services and lighting design consultancy Atelier Ten has appointed two new directors in Scotland. Alan Maxwell has assumed the role of Scotland director, while Gordon Black takes on the position of director in Glasgow.

Gillespie Macandrew has appointed real estate legal expert Heather Pearson to its partnership. Ms Pearson joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard and brings almost 30 years’ experience advising in the real estate sector in Scotland. She is a specialist in both residential and commercial property

UHI Inverness is to open a Sustainable Construction Centre backed by SSEN after leasing a prominent commercial unit in the city from Highland property investment and development company Ark Estates. The university has secured funding from the SSEN Regional Community Benefit Fund towards the cos

Sustainable architecture practice Holmes Miller has opened a new office in Leeds to support demand for high quality public sector projects across England. Building on the success of its work across the UK, the move follows the firm’s 20% growth in revenue in the last year. Holmes Miller’

The first tenants have moved into ‘net zero ready’ affordable homes delivered by the City of Edinburgh Council at Western Villages in Granton Waterfront. Once fully occupied, the site will deliver 388 affordable homes, a mixture of social rent and mid-market rent.

Collective Strategy, a division of award-winning Collective Architecture, renowned for its socially responsible design approach, has developed ambitious plans for Gavieside Village, West Lothian for Persimmon Homes East Scotland in association with LUC and Dougall Baillie Associates and wider consul

Councillors have narrowly voted in favour of conducting a site visit before determining the future of a £48 million housing proposal on the outskirts of Ayr. Last June, South Ayrshire Council stated it was ‘minded to grant’ the application to approve, in principle, a residential de

Independent property firm Galbraith has boosted its building consultancy division with two new appointments. David Shine joins Galbraith as a project manager in Inverness, with a focus on rural and commercial construction projects.