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Emergency Repair, Scotland’s first all-trades national emergency repairs company, is on track to record a turnover of £1 million in its first six months of trading. With 2000 emergency trade specialists and experienced engineers on call across the UK, the firm covers the length and bread

Investment of more than £18 million will be made in local council housing after Stirling Council agreed a 6% rise in rents for 2024/25. A Special Meeting of Council yesterday supported the rise, increasing the average rent by £4.79 per week over the 48-week rental period, from £79.

The Kingdom Group has appointed James Hudson as its new asset management director. A passionate social housing professional and current chair of the CIH North East Regional Board, James has a proven track record of providing strategic leadership in the development and delivery of corporate objective

Belmont Community Cinema has appointed Aberdeen-based architecture and interiors firm TINTO to help breathe new life into the city’s iconic picturehouse. Having worked with TINTO on initial concept designs as part of its successful proposal to Aberdeen City Council, the team said it was deligh

Innovative glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has boosted its revenues by well in excess of £1 million as well as developing lucrative new international partnerships. The Cumbernauld-based tech pioneer has pushed its turnover to a record £4.5m in the year to October 2023, up from

Scotland’s sports minister officially opened Oriam Indoor Tennis Centre yesterday at Heriot-Watt University. A plaque marking the arrival of the £4.5m facility was unveiled by Maree Todd MSP and Prof. Richard A. Williams, Principal and Vice Chancelor of Heriot-Watt University.

The time required for Build-to-Rent (BtR) planning applications to be determined has significantly increased over the past decade, with 40% of sites achieving detailed planning permission last year taking at least a year to do so, according to the British Property Federation (BPF). Analysis conducte

Clark Contracts has completed the £2.3m external refurbishment of the University of Strathclyde’s Curran Building. The building, which is home to the university’s Andersonian Library, underwent external fabric repair works including the replacement of the existing roofing, with new

A hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material for the first time. The study, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, shows how the abundant sustainable material can be 3D printed

Crosswind Developments, the team behind a proposed development that promises 3,000 new homes in the west of Edinburgh, has appointed Steve Dunlop as its new chair. Mr Dunlop’s appointment follows the recent passing of previous chair and former chancellor of the exchequer, Lord Alistair Darling

The planning application for Dundee Football Club’s new stadium project at Camperdown Park is set to be submitted this week. Dark Blue Property Holdings, the company set up by club owners Tim Keyes and John Nelms, is expected to file for planning permission in principle today.

Redpath Construction is about to embark on a new office refurbishment project in Glasgow. The contractor has been awarded a project to carry out commercial office improvement works to levels 2 and 3 of 48 St Vincent Street on behalf of the landlord.

Energy major Shell has joined the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) collaborative project which is currently powering subsea equipment off the coast of Orkney through a combination of wave power and subsea energy storage. The £2 million demonstrator initiative, which is currently nearing 12 mo

A small town in central Finland that is home to one of Europe’s deepest mines could host the continent’s first full-scale gravity energy store. The community of Pyhäjärvi, with just 5000 inhabitants, lies 450 km north of Finland’s capital, Helsinki. Nearby lies Pyhäs

Persimmon North Scotland has doubled down on its support for Rachel House Children’s Hospice in Kinross, having raised £38,000 in 2023 Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) will continue as Persimmon North Scotland’s charity of choice for 2024, having been chosen by staf