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Homes for Scotland (HFS) has launched a new national campaign to push housing supply firmly up the political agenda in the run-up to next year’s Scottish Parliament election. With 693,000 households (28%) identified as being in housing need, 250,000 people on waiting lists, 17,240 househo

Angus Provost Craig Fotheringham, Communities convenor Councillor Tommy Stewart and elected members from the Montrose area attended the official reopening of the Bridge of Dun, following nearly two years of extensive rebuild works.  The A-listed Bridge of Dun, near Montrose, dates back to the 1

Integrated Flooring Technologies (IFT), an independent family-run business providing specialist flooring systems and installation services, is proudly celebrating 40 years in business. Founded in 1985 as a concrete repair specialist, IFT has grown into a trusted, multi-service provider delivering re

More than 100 runners took part in one of Scotland’s most scenic half marathons and 10K challenges on Sunday.  With a three-year sponsorship secured from Tayside groundworks specialists Kilmac, organisers are confident the rebranded Rattray Beaver Run will go from strength to strength.&nb

Kirsty McGrory, from Cardowan, began her career with Persimmon Homes West Scotland as a customer care administrator in August 2021, before being promoted to customer care coordinator in June 2023. She is now embarking on a BSc (Hons) Town Planning degree at the University of the West of Scotland (UW

Robertson Facilities Management (RFM) has secured a £5m over five years contract to deliver hard facilities management services for the National Galleries of Scotland, following a competitive tender process. The contract goes live on the December 1st following a robust mobilisation and RFM wil

The continuing expansion of hub North Scotland has seen two Tier 1 construction contractors added to its supply chain. Morgan Sindall and CHAP have been added following a competitive supply chain refresh by the public-private partnership developer. They join the current Tier 1 contractors Robertson,

Persimmon Homes has promoted Andrew Liddle to the role of regional commercial director, with responsibility for commercial operations across Scotland and North West England. Andrew, from Motherwell, will now oversee five regional businesses: East Scotland, North Scotland, West Scotland, North West,

Sustainable data centre solutions provider DataVita is partnering with AI tech giant CoreWeave to bring to life its new £1.5 billion investment in AI infrastructure at its North Lanarkshire data centre campus – believed to be one of the largest technology investments made in Scotland. Th

A new community of extra care homes is planned on the 2.2-acre Lansdowne House site in Edinburgh after the Coltbridge Terrace property was acquired from St George’s School by extra care developer-operator Vivere. The site was formerly the Lower School Campus and originally a grand Victorian vi

Ossian Architects has become a Certified B Corporation, joining a global movement of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. The Edinburgh-based practice, founded in 2022, is the only small architecture practice in Scotland to ho

Housebuilder Lovell welcomed residents, community representatives and housing partners to a Community Connections Day at The Crossings in South Queensferry. The event, held to mark Scottish Housing Day, gave residents the chance to connect with their neighbours and discover what makes South Queensfe

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to modernise the law on compulsory purchase, to make it easier and simpler to improve land and buildings. The proposals would update laws dating back almost two centuries, making them more useful for public bodies, while also being fairer to propert

Clancy Consulting has relocated its Glasgow operations to 146 West Regent Street, a historic Grade C-listed building in the heart of the city centre.  The move marks a significant milestone for the multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, which has had a presence in Glasgow for 15 years. The

Katrina Murray, MP for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, and Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, have visited Persimmon Homes’ Royale Meadows development in Muirhead to see first-hand how the project is delivering new homes, jobs, and community investment. During the visit, the MPs me