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Stirling Council has agreed to dispose surplus land and assets in the Viewforth area enabling the development of around 150 new homes and associated infrastructure and green spaces. The eight-hectare site is a key part of Stirling city centre and includes the land and assets in and around Old Viewfo

A Perthshire construction business has dispatched home kits on an 8,000-mile journey to the Falkland Islands. Accustomed to sending materials UK-wide, including remote Scottish islands, Auchterarder-based JML SIPs has shipped eight of its specialist SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) home kits acros

A £1.3 million contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM). Developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has commissioned Morrison Construction to carry out the works and the Torrance

A South Lanarkshire charity dedicated to enhancing well-being through free community activities is celebrating a £1,000 donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. Friends of Cambuslang Park, which champions the 27-acre green space in the region, provides a wide range of activities desi

Irvine-based McLaughlin Construction has been re-appointed as one of only 18 contractors selected for the second generation of Scotland Excel's New Build Residential Construction Contract. The company has been appointed to lots one to four, covering design and build as well as build only, for develo

SGN has announced that Simon Kilonback will become its new chief executive officer. Simon joined the energy network business in September 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. He will take over from Mark Wild who is leaving to run the high-speed rail project HS2.

Organisations are being encouraged to apply to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) grants and funding schemes which aim to showcase the importance of heritage assets through projects that promote and protect Scotland’s tangible and intangible historic environment. HES offers grants and funding

Having attended Build Your Future events in the past with NFRC raising the profile of the careers in the roofing industry, Sue Webber MSP took the time to visit a site to learn more about roof apprenticeships and challenges faced both by employees and apprentices. The Lothian region representative j

Strathaven Women’s Rugby Club is celebrating the unveiling of their new training kits, thanks to a generous £5,000 donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. Persimmon, which is actively developing new communities in the surrounding areas, has stepped up as the primary sponsor, p

Cabinet secretary for transport Fiona Hyslop has announced the allocation of a further £10 million of Scottish Government funding to help make walking, wheeling and cycling easier for shorter everyday journeys. Local authorities and regional transport partnerships from across Scotland have app

Edison Group CEO Calum Melville shares his thoughts about the continuing practice of retentions in the UK construction industry, which he argues has been a source of conflict for too long and calls for governments to act. Is there a strategy within the construction industry in Britain to drive contr

Campion Homes joint managing director Dougie Herd believes last month's Housing and Social Care Accessibility Summit will result in a step forward for accessible homes in Scotland. On 26 September, I had the privilege of speaking as part of a panel at the Housing and Social Care Accessibility Summit

Fearless Alasdair Rankin, managing director of Aitken Turnbull Architects, completed an epic tandem sky-dive in support of the firm’s chosen charity partner for this year – SAMH – Scottish Action for Mental Health. The intrepid boss descended 15000ft from a twin-engine aircraft hig

Glass mineral wool insulation manufacturer Superglass has unveiled its new marketing campaign, featuring a brand film with Kevin McCloud. In the film, titled The Walk, Kevin highlights the Superglass journey from its roots in Stirling to modern lean manufacturing practices that define its produ

Scottish businessmen Sandy and James Easdale have expanded their £800 million property portfolio with the purchase of the Inverclyde industrial site formerly owned by global packaging manufacturer Berry bpi. The brothers acquired the 5.42-acre property on Port Glasgow Road as momentum builds f