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Springfield Properties has unveiled the winning hedgehog highway design for its Strathkinness development to mark National Hedgehog Day. The homebuilder teamed up with pupils at Strathkinness Primary School last year tasking the P7s to design a frame for the ecological corridors.

Real estate advisor CBRE has released its latest findings on Scotland's key office markets, focusing on Edinburgh and Glasgow during the final quarter of 2023. While take up was slightly down on the previous three months, Edinburgh and Glasgow are showing positive signs of recovery with significant

A public consultation will help inform the Strategic Business Case for a tram route from Granton to the BioQuarter and beyond, if approved by councillors this week. On Thursday, the City of Edinburgh Council's Transport and Environment Committee will hear about a recommended north – south tram

Architectural practice Holmes Miller has paid tribute to its retiring shareholding director Douglas Jack. After an incredible journey that began in 1987 at Holmes Partnership, the visionary leader of the firm's residential team rose to achieve the prestigious title of accredited RIAS conse

FRP Advisory has sold AMTE Power's Scotland business and assets out of administration to Dutch battery technology firm LionVolt, saving 20 jobs. LionVolt is a subsidiary of LionVolt B.V., a group based in Eindhoven, Netherlands – a battery innovator that develops ‘3D’ solid-state b

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