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An approach to the future design of Edinburgh’s streets to create a more connected, welcoming environment has been published for consideration by councillors. Our Future Streets – a circulation plan for Edinburgh, will be debated at the local authority's Transport and Environment Committ

Renewable technologies generated the equivalent of 113% of Scotland’s overall electricity consumption in 2022, new statistics show. This is the highest recorded to date, and a 26 percentage point increase compared to 2021.

A transformative project at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow is set to benefit more than 10,000 children who require treatment at the hospital’s operating theatres each year. In an innovative collaboration between the hospital and design studio Graven, the project is resetting tradit

Hundreds of primary pupils across North Ayrshire received an early Christmas present in the form of a new children’s book, following a donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. ‘Cones and Building Homes’ was commissioned by Persimmon Homes and written by author Chris Madel

Michelle Cameron has been named as Persimmon North Scotland’s new finance manager. Michelle, a management accountant, joined the housebuilder earlier this month from Taylor Wimpey, where she served as finance manager for the last eight years. Prior to her career in house building, Michelle wor

A plan for reforming Scottish construction procurement, improving quality and moving towards net zero and fair work has been unveiled by the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF). The government and industry collaborative body said its Transformation Action Plan aims to increase th

Glasgow-headquartered architecture practice Holmes Miller has officially switched to a nine-day fortnight following a successful trial. In an employee-led decision, Holmes Miller made the move to a 72-hour working fortnight – which is a small reduction in contracted hours with no loss of pay -

Poynder Gardens, Eildon Housing Association’s latest 16-home development in the grounds of the historic former Kelso High School, has now been completed and new tenants are moving in. The new properties are set in the grounds of Eildon’s award-winning extra care development, Poynder Apar

Electrical contractor SEC Scotland has expanded its senior management team with the arrival of Neil Robertson as contracts manager. Neil joins the team as a qualified electrical engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the electrical industry. His expertise varies from approved ele

Project profession chartered membership organisation the Association for Project Management (APM) has announced the appointment of Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE as its president-elect. Dr Thompson will commence in the role in July, taking over from outgoing APM president, Sue Kershaw, who has ser

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has completed the handover of 56 affordable homes and apartments for social rent in Bilston to Melville Housing Association. Located within Phase 2 of Taylor Wimpey’s Pentland Green development, the mix of two and three-bedroom homes, as well as one and two-bedroom

Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, highlights how structural engineering is assisting efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Due to the combined understanding of the art and science of structural engineering, there have been many significant contribut

Fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded its 13th school furniture and fit-out project for Robertson Construction Tayside – a £3.8 million contract for the new East End Community Campus in Dundee. Due to open in August 2025, the £100m campus for Dundee City Council will cater

Former Clark Contracts director Iain Blair has retired from the business after almost 30 years of service. A qualified quantity surveyor, Iain started his career in the industry in 1981, joining Clark Contracts as commercial manager in 1995 and became a director in 2002.

Scottish engineering firm xburo was among the Scottish winners at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) awards last week. Winner of the Best Small UK Consultancy, xburo received the coveted accolade at an award ceremony held at the Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge Hotel which