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Scotia Windows and Doors has taken the decision to unwind its operations in Alva, Scotia Architectural Systems, after ten years of service to the architectural glazing market. The company said the commercial decision will allow it to concentrate on its core business elsewhere.

The empty Northern Hotel in Aberdeen could be given a new lease of life as student accommodation under new plans submitted to the local authority. The Art Deco landmark at the junction of Great Northern Road and Clifton Road dates back decades but closed its doors back in 2022 amid "crippling e

Chris McGinn, commercial manager at PfH Scotland, believes Scottish social landlords need to get back to basics when it comes to reducing the carbon footprint of their homes. More than ever, improving the thermal performance of social homes in Scotland feels like an uphill battle.

A worker in a prestigious art gallery has sacked and is facing a police investigation for property damage after he secretly put one of his own paintings on public display. The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich said the 51-year-old technical employee smuggled the 60cm x 120cm painting into the bu

Fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions provider James Hardie has appointed Edward Dunn as channel manager to further support trade partners in the North. Ed has nearly 10 years of account management experience working for large national accounts and independent wholesalers. In his mos

Cairn Group, the estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland's central belt, has undergone a significant management restructure. The changes see Paul Shields, who has been finance director at Cairn for 17 years, and long-serving sales and investment director Jennifer McGonigle appointe

One of Persimmon’s first apprentice painters and decorators in Scotland, Frankie O’Dea, was announced as a recipient of the John Mather Award at Ayrshire College last month. The Ayrshire College student took his first steps into the construction industry by enrolling in a course that pre

The Hong Kong authorities have made the city's largest ever gold smuggling bust after seizing 146kg of gold which was disguised as machine parts. The bust is estimated to have captured more than HK$84 million (around £8.5m) in gold and was intercepted in March on route to Japan.

Thorntons has announced the appointment of seven newly qualified solicitors, including two new commercial property additions. Euan McLaughlan and Nikia Ferrie have both joined the commercial property team in Dundee, and Gemma Vear and Tim McKeown have joined the land and rural business teams in Pert

A significant improvement to accommodation for hundreds of personnel at RAF Lossiemouth has been completed, following the handover of Peterhead House, the seventh and final of a series of new Single Living Accommodation (SLA) blocks. The seven blocks and accommodation hub, which provides 24-hour soc

Two green energy projects located on Angus farmland have been granted planning permission. Development standards councillors followed the recommendation of planning officials to give approval to a 50MW battery storage site near Montrose and a 20MW solar farm close to Birkhill.

Saudi Arabia's plans for its $500 billion NEOM linear city covering a stretch of 170 kilometres of coastal desert and housing 1.5 million people are to be downsized by almost 99%. An unnamed official told Bloomberg on 5 April that the project would be scaled back to 2.4 kilometres, with a reduc

Architecture practice Smith Scott Mullan Associates has made several promotions within the firm. James Walinck has been promoted to associate, while Christine Stewart and Ruth Rodger have been promoted to senior architect.

As part of its community support programme 'Give4Good', roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles is backing the Footprints Family – a charity which provides support for young people in Kenya. A team from Russell Roof Tiles is planning to raise money to help buy a new school bus for the Footpr

Pathhead in Midlothian will soon have another defibrillator after Muir Homes donated £500 towards the life-saving equipment. The village already has two of the devices placed at opposite ends of the village at the bowling club and the village hall.