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A Perth and Kinross charity has unveiled a new accessible minibus, made possible by a £5,000 donation from Persimmon Homes North Scotland and contributions from other generous donors. The minibus will support the Starfish Way programme, an initiative by the Perth and Kinross Duke of Edinburgh

The Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey MSP will be opening Sustainabuild this month, addressing the serious challenge of closing the Green Skills gap within Scotland’s built environment. Sustainabuild is hosting its first Assembly event in Glasgow on 30th January where, with

Developers willing to tackle Edinburgh’s dearth of prime office space in 2025 will be best placed to capitalise on an impending surge in demand, according to property services firm JLL. Over 700,000 sq ft of office space was transacted in the city in 2024, taking total take up for the year to

Staff at Lochmaben roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles have recently celebrated 235 years of service at the firm. A total of 14 members of the manufacturers’ team were presented with long-service awards, six from the Halleaths site and eight from its Burton site.

Lindsays has appointed Michael Kitson as a director in its commercial property team in Edinburgh. With 14 years of experience, most recently with BTO, Mr Kitson has considerable experience in advising a range of clients across the private and public sectors, supporting developers, contractors,

Falkirk Council is to consider how to progress the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) at the Executive meeting later this month. The GPFS aims to address growing flood risks in Grangemouth and surrounding communities. The overall scope makes it Scotland’s largest flood protection proje

The Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) is calling for more businesses and organisations in the sector to commit to its Quality Charter, as it marks its second anniversary in early February. CQIC is a Scottish campaign between the public sector and construction industry working und

Morrison Construction Building Central has teamed up with Glasgow Science Centre to offer selected schools free membership to the Science Centre for the current academic year. The chosen schools will get access to STEM learning resources to support and extend the teaching in their classrooms. Teache

Scotland is facing an "economic disaster" caused by a damaging skills shortage in the engineering sector, a new study has revealed. Scottish Engineering has engaged with key stakeholders for skills in Scotland over the past two years regarding their increasing concern for the widening skills gap exp

A new planning application has been submitted by McTaggart Construction and Ravenscraig Limited to North Lanarkshire Council for a residential development and 14,500 sq ft of retail space on the former industrial steel works site of Ravenscraig. The proposals will see the delivery of 48 affordable h

Miller Homes has appointed former Redrow PLC chair Richard Akers as its new chair. Mr Akers brings a wealth of leadership experience and sector insight to the role, having spent his career in the property and land acquisition industry, including twenty years with Land Securities, and another nearly

A steel box built to protect Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Helensburgh will remain in place until 2028, the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced. The giant box was constructed around the property in 2019 to protect its saturated walls from the elements and help it to dry out a

Thompsons Scotland LLP has relocated its Glasgow office to 70 Wellington Street. The recently modernised and upgraded building is owned by Clydebuilt Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Ediston and Strathclyde Pension Fund.

The North Edinburgh Community Festival (NECF), one of the city’s most anticipated family-friendly events, has received a £2,000 donation from Cruden Homes and the City of Edinburgh Council, to help deliver its biggest and most inclusive festival yet.  Taking place on Saturday, 17 Ma

Clark Contracts has completed the £1 million CAT B fit-out of Hillside Crescent in Edinburgh for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The refurbishment of the 2,800sq. ft, building comprised of both internal and external works, to refresh two levels of the existing office space