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Anne Drinkwater is to succeed Dr Stephen Billingham as senior independent non-executive director at Balfour Beatty. Ms Drinkwater has been a non-executive director at the infrastructure group since December 2018.

Gas distribution company SGN and Fife College will open the UK’s first-ever hydrogen training facility for gas engineers in the first half of 2024. Based in Fife College’s Levenmouth Campus, the new training facility will create a new net zero workforce in Fife by upskilling over 200 exi

Glasgow and Aberfeldy architecture firm Eòlas Architects has marked its 13th birthday with a switch to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The highly experienced practice specialises in providing a range of bespoke, sustainable builds for a range of clients in the housing, agricultural bu

An open letter published today is urging the First Minister to think again about the cuts being proposed to the 2024-25 budgets for housing and planning. The call comes the day before the Scottish Parliament votes on the draft Scottish Budget for the year ahead and follows the findings of independen

The leader of Dumfries & Galloway Council has praised a massive £22.9 million new-build development – the largest new affordable housing project ever seen in the region. Wheatley Homes South, part of Wheatley Group, is building 89 affordable homes on the site of the former Curries Ya

The Leith community is being called upon to help design a replacement for the Lindsay Road Bridge, also known as Pride Bridge. The local landmark was a popular walking, wheeling, and cycling route over Hawthornvale Path and in 2021 was painted in rainbow colours, leading to it being named locally as

Cala Homes (East) has announced a sponsorship deal with Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club (BRFC) following one of the most successful seasons in the club’s 140-year history. The housebuilder has teamed up with the Rose, supporting the club with its upkeep and running costs as it looks to cemen

Edinburgh-based luxury accommodation pod manufacturer Armadilla is set to increase production by 120 % with a move into a new factory following a year of exceptional growth. Previously based in Rosewell and Bonnyrigg, the company has just acquired a 42,000 square feet production facility in Dalkeith

Bield has appointed a new director of assets in a bid to meet the housing needs of future generations of older people. Drew Moore will lead Bield's Strategic Asset Management Strategy (SAMS) – in which the housing provider commits to investing £225 million in the next decade to support h

A resident in an Aberdeen home believed to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has launched a petition calling for more support from the Scottish and UK governments. Approximately 500 homes in the Balnagask area of Torry are likely to be affected by the presence of the materia

Morgan Sindall has delivered a record set of results across the breadth of the group’s operations. Figures published to the London Stock Exchange this morning revealed that group revenue increased by 14% to over £4.1 billion, while adjusted operating profit before tax was up 6%

Lisa Mannion, an associate in the Residential Property division of Thorntons, outlines Scotland's new cladding regulations. New legislation to help tackle unsafe property cladding has been introduced by the Scottish Parliament and is expected to become law within the next few months.

The former established Holyrood Hotel has relaunched as Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, marking the completion of an extensive £10 million refurbishment. The hotel, which has been a long-standing fixture in Edinburgh’s historic old town as a Macdonald Hotels’ property, has been

Dunfermline-based construction business Riddell PM has commenced the transition to its next chapter as company directors Dave and Doreen Riddell step down from their active roles. After an illustrious career spanning more than five decades, company founder Dave has decided to hang up his hard hat an

Connected construction technology specialist SITECH UK & Ireland has expanded its customer services team with two key appointments. Sion Hughes comes on board as training and professional services manager and Phil Matchett as Southeast sales consultant. The duo bring more than two decades of exp