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The contract notice for the construction of the £155 million A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project has been published, formally commencing procurement of the fourth section of A9 Dualling. The announcement marks the next step in the Scottish Government’s delivery plan to comple

Glenfinnan House Hotel has re-opened in time for the summer season following a major refurbishment. The hotel’s fourteen bedrooms have been transformed and modernised, while a new concept bar and restaurant have opened to the public, bolstering the venue offering and breathing new life into th

The Association for Project Safety (APS) has appointed Andrew Leslie, HonFaPS, as interim chief executive. Andrew Leslie brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Initially joining as one of the association’s earliest members in 1995, combining architecture with CDM, then moving from arch

Lovell Homes has appointed Margaret Davidson as its new sales director for Scotland as part of its ambitious plans to grow the private development side of the business. The housing developer aims to increase the number of homes it builds annually to an average of 140, up from approximately 78 due fo

Industry association Scottish Engineering awarded eight companies and seven young engineers for outstanding performance within the industry in a ceremony at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel last night. The Scottish Engineering awards were launched over 30 years ago to celebrate the very best home-grown Scot

The deadline for funding applications to restore community buildings via a grant from ‘Architecture Meets Art’ (‘AmeetsA’) has been extended to 31 May. AmeetsA is a charitable event created by DoubleS Events in partnership with Collective Architecture.

Highland Council has unveiled a new online tool which will help speed up the process of identifying households that are most in need of energy efficiency improvements. Last year the local authority launched its pioneering Energy Benchmarking Tool which is used to monitor non-domestic property-relate

The transformation of a once-condemned housing estate in Livingston is celebrating a historic milestone with the official handover of the first few new homes. Springfield Properties presented the keys to the first new residents of Deans South, many of whom have waited over 20 years for this moment.

Work to replace old and deteriorating sports pavilions is nearing completion, with the keys to seven new buildings at five locations expected to have all been handed to Falkirk Council by next month (June). The £1.2 million capital investment has not only replaced facilities at five busy playi

The leader of The Highland Council, councillor Raymond Bremner, laid out the region's investment potential at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The leader and Allan Maguire, Highland Council’s head of development & regeneration, attended this week’s ev

International law firm CMS has released its International Construction Study 2024, highlighting evolving risk management and disputes strategies across the international construction sector. The study, conducted in partnership with YouGov, surveyed 125 senior in-house counsel in the international co

Nineteen high-quality new homes will help local people in housing need, following the first handover of seven new homes on a project involving Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuary Scotland. The properties form part of Persimmon’s Royale Meadows development in Muirhead and have now been transf

More than 40 landowners, including Transport Scotland, SSE Renewables, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, and Tomatin Distillery were invited to meet by representatives of the Strathdearn community to encourage communication and transparency around community benefits from land in the area. The even

Scottish green energy solutions installer Aventus Eco has secured up to £100,000 in funding from Edinburgh-based tech entrepreneur Ed Broussard, founder of the artificial intelligence startup Tomoro. The investment will enable the Glasgow-based firm to enhance training, hire new staff, and exp

Kevin Smith has been named as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year for his work to inspire young people into civil engineering. Kevin, area manager and principal chartered engineer with Waterman Aspen, has been a STEM Ambassador for over ten years. Ov