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A new campus for Dundee and Angus College, a Grade A office development on the Waterfront and a bespoke permanent home for the Dundee Museum of Transport are among the projects to have received a share of funding from the UK Government. A total of £20 million is on its way to Du

Work to save Midlothian's 300-year-old country villa Mavisbank House is set to begin thanks to a major grant of £5.3 million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Campaigners have laboured for decades to save the architectural gem from collapse following a catastrophic fire 50 years ago. I

Holmes Mille architect Peter Edwards provides some jargon-busting advice to help people choose the right retrofit options for them. Do you know your EnerPHit from your CarbonLite Retrofit? And if someone mentioned PHPP, would you know what they meant? If not, I don’t blame you – the lang

Haventus, the energy transition facilities provider, and owner of Ardersier Port, east of Inverness, has secured a £100 million joint credit facility from the Scottish National Investment Bank (the Bank) and UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) with £50m investment from each. The financing foll

Plans have been unveiled for new seafront flats to be delivered on the site of a former children’s cancer home in Prestwick. Ashleigh (Scotland) Ltd wants to develop 40 flats within four blocks at the former Malcolm Sargent House on Links Road.

An opportunity exists to build on the “continuity of the commitment and policy of Land Reform” that is shared by a majority of Scotland including a majority in the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, chair of the Scottish Land Commission has said. Mr Russell opened his keynot

Leading transport industry figures have called for cross-sector collaboration and a customer-centric approach to the Clyde Metro programme. Clyde Metro, a multimodal, mass transit public transport system, initially emerged as a key recommendation from Transport Scotland’s national Strategic Tr

A new secondary school for Rosyth came one step closer this week as Fife councillors approved the final business case for the project. Councillors at a meeting of the council's Cabinet Committee discussed the plans which will see a new state-of-the-art school built on the Fleet Grounds as a replacem

The University of Glasgow has reappointed Robertson Construction Central West to its construction framework agreement for a third consecutive time. The successful appointment to Lot 3 of the framework provides the opportunity to deliver projects valued at £7 million+.

East Ayrshire Council's cabinet spokesperson for Housing, Transport and Communities joined the council's Housing Asset Services to view housing improvement works underway in Auchinleck and Barshare. More than 71% of respondents stated that improving the existing housing stock was their top prio

Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Michelle Gardiner as a framework manager to support the growth of its public sector frameworks in Scotland. The construction firm said the key appointment will provide client-focussed delivery as a consistent point of contact for framework projects through

Building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) has made a series of promotions this spring with a new appointment to their board of directors and senior management team. Andrew Halliday originally joined the Glasgow-based business in 2022 as commercial manager and within six months, was promoted to

Morris & Spottiswood has completed a large-scale refurbishment project with Circle Health Group as part of a multi-million-pound investment at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow. With the hospital remaining entirely operational throughout the 26-month period, Morris & Spottiswood carried out thre

Redpath Construction is continuing its success in Glasgow city centre where it currently has six live sites. With five of the six sites within three blocks of each other, and the sixth at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the contractor has a significant visible presence in the city centre.

In the wake of the Scottish Government admitting it is significantly off-track from meeting its 2030 net zero targets, Forster Group chairman and founder John Forster discusses the challenges and opportunities of achieving such goals. The journey towards net zero is fraught with complexities an