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Savills has today confirmed that Mike Spens sadly and unexpectedly passed away earlier this month. Mike joined the Savills retail warehouse team in Scotland in 2003, becoming an integral part of the Edinburgh office. His career started in the out of town retail market in 1990, where he was involved

Plans to demolish three Edinburgh tower blocks are set to go before councillors early next month, including one where pipes leaking sewage into people's homes cannot be repaired. The eight-storey Westfield Court in Gorgie was built in 1952 and is said to be nearing the end of its lifespan. A report

Rural Stirling Housing Association has unveiled 11 new homes in the Stirlingshire village of Killearn. The properties represent Rural Stirling Housing Association’s “ambitious and enduring” work to keep on building affordable homes for rent and low cost ownership.

RSK Group, provider of environmental and engineering solutions, has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK transport infrastructure sector with the acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure from Sullivan Street Partners. Octavius is a civil engineering and electrification transport infrastru

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced a major £1,490,860 investment to support an ambitious initiative led by Glasgow City Council and the Central Govan Action Plan (CGAP) partnership to restore and celebrate Govan’s historic environment and deliver lasting community benefits.

A University of Strathclyde lecturer who has helped over 1200 students find work experience and an Aberdeenshire-based consultant with over 51 years in the civil engineering profession were among those recognised at the annual Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland Awards this month. The annu

The 2025 Learning Places Scotland Awards have once again highlighted innovation, collaboration, and excellence across the country’s education estate, with AtkinsRéalis, Hub South East, and Clark Contracts among the standout winners. Engineering and project management firm AtkinsRé

AECOM has appointed Graham Hall as client director, defence, UK & Europe. Mr Hall will be responsible for maintaining and developing strategic relationships with clients such as the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). A former commissioned officer in the Royal Navy with a 17-year service career and ei

East Ayrshire Council has agreed an investment of almost £244 million in affordable housing within the region. Each November, the local authority's cabinet meets to agree the investment that is required for Housing Services to provide local residents with homes that are safe, secure and afford

Construction is officially underway at French Street in Dalmarnock, where 173 new homes are set to bring a significant boost to housing supply in Glasgow’s East End at a time when the city faces an ongoing housing emergency. Led by Thenue Housing and CCG (Scotland) in partnership with Clyde Ga

Macleod Roofing has reinforced its commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community through the formal signing of the Armed Forces Covenant. On Tuesday, November 18, Ray Watt, defence relationship manager for the Highland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association, led the presentation a

McLaughlin & Harvey has become the third construction firm in the UK to achieve BS 99001 certification, a new standard developed for the construction industry to address quality challenges following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The new standard, which launched in 2022, is a British Standard for t

Fife College has won one of the country’s most prestigious sustainability skills awards for its pioneering Net Zero Retrofit Skills course, developed in partnership with The Verdancy Group. The course took top spot in the Next Generation Learning and Skills category at the UK & Ireland Gre

Construction, infrastructure, property and support services business Robertson Group has announced its support for Homes for Scotland’s Homes Build Futures campaign, which aims to address the housing emergency by increasing supply across all tenures to ensure safe, secure homes are available f

A site manager at a local development in Perth has welcomed the newest recruit to his site team – his son, 16-year-old Max Murphy. From Tullibody, Max has joined his dad at Springfield’s Bertha Park Village development on the edge of Perth. He is one of the 77 apprentices at Springfield