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A Highland housebuilder has followed up the success of delivering its 1,000th affordable home by taking new orders worth more than £20 million. Inverness-based Compass Building & Construction Services reached the significant milestone with the completion of the latest phase of development

A talented young apprentice with Persimmon Homes North Scotland has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2025 Courier Business Awards. Casey Gardner, a first-year painting and decorating apprentice working across Persimmon sites in Fife, has been recognised for her exceptional craftsmanship, creati

Fife Council, in partnership with Campion Homes, is set to deliver 44 new council houses at Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing. It's the final phase of The Fraser Avenue Regeneration project, a partnership between Fife Council, the Fife Housing Association Alliance and the Scottish Government and will s

Dundee-based architecture firm Andrew Black Design has been appointed by economic and community development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to deliver design and consultancy services for a new phase of development at Inverness Campus, following a competitive tender process. The appoint

Housebuilder Barratt Redrow has made a landmark commitment to prioritise inclusive play spaces across its developments after new research revealed the extent to which children with disabilities are excluded from playgrounds in Scotland. Across the UK, half (50%) of parents of children with physical

Dundee FC managing director John Nelms has launched a stinging criticism of Dundee City Council’s handling of the club’s proposed new stadium at Camperdown Park, warning that “inexplicable procedural anomalies” are threatening to stall a project worth £150 million to th

Knight Frank has appointed veteran office agent Simon Capaldi as the new head of its Glasgow office agency team. Mr Capaldi is more than 25 years qualified and has been with the independent commercial property consultancy in Edinburgh since 2013, becoming a partner four years later. He previous

Red Lion Caravan Park in Arbroath has announced plans for a £2 million leisure development, aimed at enhancing visitor facilities, creating new jobs, and extending the town’s tourist season. The Dundee Road site, owned by Errol-based Perthshire Caravans since 1988, will see its ageing se

A team of GRAHAM employees has raised £11,699 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity (GCHC) after completing two charity skydives in Auchterarder on 10 and 17 August. The 19-strong team from construction firm GRAHAM’s Building North division has surpassed its ambitious £10,0

Neurodivergent staff could help businesses become more successful if the right steps are taken to make workplaces more inclusive, new research has found. Research by the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, has identified that pe

Campion Homes and Kingdom Housing Association are among the local organisations to lend their support to a race across the iconic Forth Road Bridge this weekend. The Pitreavie AAC Forth Road Bridge 10K Race will be run on Sunday, 24th August and has been helped to success by a very generous three-wa

A Perth youth centre’s eyesore backyard has been transformed into a stylish landscaped courtyard. Impressed by YMCA Tayside’s Y Centre breathing new life into a converted church during judging for the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Star Awards, Kilmac managing director Athole McDonald fo

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority is urging caution and escalating enforcement action as the concerning trend of the marketing of small plots with the misleading potential for a range of uses continues in the National Park. The National Park Authority has a zero-tolerance appro

CHAP is proud to announce the success of its annual charity golf day, held on 1st August at Newmachar Golf Club, which raised an incredible £10,500 in support of SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health). The funds will directly contribute to the launch of The Nook, Scotland’s first ever

Gillcon, the UK and Ireland’s retaining wall specialist behind the Lock+Load and I-CON systems, has appointed experienced civil engineer Ray Singh to lead its entry into the Scottish market. Ray brings over 20 years’ experience in geotechnics, slope stabilisation, and soil mechanics. Bas