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Flamingo Land has submitted its outline planning submission to build a £40 million sustainable world-class tourist destination in Balloch, Loch Lomond. This major milestone comes following nearly 12 months of extensive community liaison and consultation which has led to a number of fundamental

Proposals to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis by supporting Scotland’s transition to a zero waste and circular economy have been launched. The measures, designed to significantly increase reuse and recycling rates, and modernise and improve waste and recycling services, are set

Projects which will improve Scotland’s timber transport infrastructure, benefit rural communities and help to decarbonise the forestry sector, have been awarded over £7 million from the Scottish Government. Work to upgrade fragile rural roads, the creation of new forest haulage routes, a

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced it has made a key appointment to its rating team in Scotland. Chartered surveyor Lynsey Russell has joined the team as an associate director and will be based in the Glasgow office. She joins from the Renfrewshire Valuation Joint Board where she was a senior va

Kirkliston Children’s Gala is welcoming a second year of sponsorship from local housebuilder Dandara, which is building new homes at Foxhall Gait in the town. After a restricted couple of years due to the pandemic, the donation of £3,000 will be used to help ensure that this year’s

An 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge is to be replaced, in a major upgrade for the Category A listed structure. Tender documents were issued on Friday for a contract with an estimated value of £16 million.

25 years after retiring as senior partner at Hardies, Dunfermline resident Charlie Downie paid a long overdue visit to the firm's local office and was left "speechless" at the pace of digital transformation that has taken place throughout the construction sector. Having retired in 1997, Mr Downie ha

Paisley Museum Reimagined has appointed specialist fit-out contractor The Hub to lead on Paisley Museum’s £6.8 million exhibition fit-out. Following a competitive tendering process, The Hub will work with the Paisley Museum Reimagined team from now until the end of November 2023. Beginni

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico s Yucatan Peninsula. The site, called Xiol, has features of the Mayan Puuc style of architecture, archae

The delivery of 49 new homes on a former WW1 naval barracks near the Queensferry Crossing will be the biggest challenge undertaken by Lar Housing Trust, chief executive Ann Leslie explains more. Our latest acquisition has a nautical theme to it. And if you’ll forgive the pun, we have now set s

Stephen Lewis, managing director of HFD Property Group, will be appointed as chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) at the organisation’s annual conference in Edinburgh today. Stephen Lewis succeeds Kevin Robertson, managing director of KR Developments, who has chaired the SPF since A

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has completed 10 hew homes for rent in Inveraray. The development was built by Mull based construction company, TSL, and officially opened by Councillor Robin Currie, leader of Argyll and Bute Council. He was accompanied by the children of Inveraray Primar

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Bellway Homes' regional health and safety manager recently visited pupils at High Park Primary School in Ruchill Park to provide a presentation ahead of the housebuilder starting work locally on a new residential development. As part of the school’s daily assembly, Willie Jeffrey was invited t

Maxi Construction has been awarded a £2.5 million contract from Scottish Borders Council for the construction of Hawick Business Centre, a new three-storey business space hub for small businesses within Hawick town centre. The new 433m2 development will be constructed across three floors provi