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Balfour Beatty has invested over £5 million in new overhead line strategic assets to support the substantial growth in its Power Transmission & Distribution business. The company has the UK’s largest overhead line equipment fleet and over the last 18 months, has acquired eight new Pu

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has expressed grave concern after new statistics revealed that planning appeals for more than 3,000 new homes have been dismissed by the Scottish Government. Statistics from the government's Planning and Environmental Appeals Division revealed that 16 out of 18 planning appe

Cruden Group has announced plans to deliver 184 new homes across three new sites in Glasgow and the Scottish Borders. The ambitious plans, which include 128 affordable homes and 56 homes for private sale, come hot on the heels of Cruden starting work on a further 218 new affordable homes across

Operators, contractors, training providers and industry partners came together at OEUK’s Aberdeen office last night to formally toast the achievement and growth of the industry-led Connected Competence programme. The event follows the win by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

The official opening for the 12 semi-detached homes at Ionad Dotair MacLeóid took place in Lochmaddy on 29 October 2024.  The site was named after Dr Alexander MacLeod who spent over 70 years caring for people on North Uist and delivered the majority of babies on the island. He set up hi

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has marked its 110-year anniversary by fundraising for youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. Having invited each of its 13 offices throughout the UK to create an event centred around the number 110 to raise funds for Centrepoint and other local chari

A developer's bid for a 245-house western expansion of Forfar has been knocked back by the Scottish Government for the second time. Guild Homes lodged plans in 2021 for what it said was the “natural expansion” of its Strathmore Fields development beside the Forfar community campus.

Kitchens International Ltd (KI) is celebrating 30 years in business. The contractor, which started as a single kitchen showroom in Edinburgh in 1994, has grown to become one of the UK’s largest and most respected independent luxury kitchen retailers, with six showrooms throughout Scotland. In

Goodstone Living and contractor McAleer & Rushe have topped out at Dockside, the ‘next generation’ build-to-rent residential scheme in Leith that will deliver 373 new homes.  The ceremony welcomed over 50 guests, including Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern and shadow ca

A partnership between Dundee City Council and a local charity has been agreed this week which will see an ageing community centre demolished and replaced with a new building. The current Kirkton Community Centre will be closed and razed to pave the way for the purpose-built facility on the same site

Aberdeen-headquartered construction industry consultancy McLeod + Aitken has undergone a management buyout (MBO), in a deal worth over £10 million. Existing directors Graeme Beaton, Mark Hirst, Alistair Seel and Grant Jamieson have assumed control from Duncan Moir, Mike Shirreffs and Matt

A unique project which puts Google Street View users at the heart of renewable energy projects has been launched. From a hydropower plant deep beneath a mountain to the top of a wind turbine, Scottish Renewables’ Renewables360 is a global first-of-its-kind. 

Deputy first minister Kate Forbes has confirmed £10 million in funding from the Scottish Government through the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal for the ambitious Destination Tweed programme. Whilst the overall programme is made up of 13 projects, the £10m from the Borderlands Inclusive

Turnberry Homes has appointed Amanda Keenan as commercial director as the company continues to expand its developments across the west of Scotland. Ms Keenan brings over 20 years of experience in the housing sector, having worked for major developers, including CALA Homes and Persimmon.

Ahead of the expected announcement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves that £1.4 billion will be spent to fix 'crumbling schools' in tomorrow's Budget, Isla Jackson, director of the Glasgow office at engineering firm Civic Engineers, outlines how this should play out following Scotland's RAAC crisis