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The Friends of Portencross Castle have received a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes West Scotland to support the ongoing conservation and maintenance of the historic coastal fortress. Jack Sloss, contracts manager at Persimmon West Scotland, visited the castle this week to present the chequ

Galbraith has expanded its building consultancy and project management team with four new appointments. Richard Henderson, Ross Blyth, Adam Johnston and Lewis Thomson have been recruited in response to the growing workload being handled by the team, particularly in Perthshire and the central belt of

Fife Council has taken important steps towards tackling the housing emergency by adding dozens more newly built properties to its housing stock. Councillors on the Cabinet Committee have agreed to progress plans to deliver 36 new build social houses at Primrose Lane in Rosyth, while also approving a

The SRE Group has completed the full refurbishment of 26 Bothwell Street, now known as ‘The Bookshop’, and signed LM Therapies and McIntyre Property Consultants as its inaugural tenants. Fully refurbished to the highest standard, The Bookshop, on the site of the former Christian Bookshop

Balfour Beatty has told shareholders it remains on track to meet full-year earnings expectations, underpinned by robust cash generation and a significantly strengthened order book. The infrastructure group also confirmed plans for further share buybacks in 2026, reinforcing its commitment to shareho

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders saw average selling price rise by 5.1% year-on-year to £299,050, between September and November 2025, according to the latest figures from ESPC. The period recorded a general slowdown in sales volume and new listing

The South East Regional Delivery Alliance (SE-RDA) has reached a major milestone with its Bundle 1 projects of 109 affordable homes moving into construction in early 2026. Initially developed as part of the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator, the projects, located in Wallyford, East Lothian, and Burdiehous

Gary Bushnell has been appointed managing director of Robertson Capital Projects (RCP), following ten years as chief executive of hub East Central Scotland. In his new role, he will lead development, investment and delivery activity that supports public and private sector partners and customers acro

Public sector development partner hub East Central Scotland has appointed Brian Craig as its new chief executive. Brian brings almost 30 years of experience in commercial management, quantity surveying, and project management across the property and infrastructure sectors. A Chartered Quantity Surve

Seasoned construction and business transformation leader Steve Petrie talks to SCN editor Kieran Findlay about his career, from an encounter with the British Gas chairman that 'changed his life' to his experience at Harvard University. On his very first day as an apprentice gas engineer at Brit

The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has received final UK Government approval of its Full Business Case (FBC) following approval from the Scottish Government in October. Approval of the FBC is an important step towards unlocking £25 million of seed capital funding to support the reindustrialisation

The Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) and sustainable resource management company Brewster Brothers have jointly called on the Scottish Government to ensure that the forthcoming Scottish Aggregates Tax becomes a powerful fiscal lever to accelerate decarbonisation across Scotland’

Kier's chief financial officer Simon Kesterton is stepping down from the group at the end of the year, the firm announced today. As part of the company’s executive team, and an executive director of the Kier Group board, Simon has played a pivotal role in transforming Kier and strengthening it

Asset management firm BlackRock has relocated its Edinburgh office to a new state-of-the-art building following a £48 million transformation by Robertson Construction Central East. Situated on Brandon Street in the city’s New Town, Dundas House has undergone a comprehensive renovation to

Dundee’s new Bell Street Hub has officially re-opened following a multi-million-pound refurbishment delivered by main contractor McLaughlin & Harvey. Delivered via the SCAPE Scotland framework, McLaughlin & Harvey has transformed the facility following its extensive refurbishment works