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Scottish Borders Council has received plans for a new whisky distillery to be built on the site of Grahamslaw Farm near Kelso. Plans for The Grahamslaw Distillery Company are being led by businesswoman Sarah Lang alongside a group of whisky experts, with the aim of converting Grahamslaw Farm into a

An aspiring teenage footballer who almost died following a head injury sustained on the pitch is constructing a new future as a City Building apprentice. Mitchell Hughes, from Cardonald, is among 60 new apprentices recently appointed by the Glasgow-based construction firm. The 16-year-old showed a k

Persimmon Homes is marking its 50th anniversary by donating 1,550 trees to the Queen’s Green Canopy Project, helping to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II. This represents a donation of 50 trees for each of the company’s operating businesses – including its East, North and We

Buccleuch has today announced that it has reached a landmark deal for investment in the Glenmuckloch pumped storage hydro (PSH) and windfarm project in Dumfries and Galloway. Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP), Foresight Group’s flagship energy transition fund, is to invest in Gle

Scotland’s renewable energy industry and its supply chain supported more than 27,000 full time equivalent jobs and generated £5.6 billion of output in 2020, according to new figures released today by Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute. Reporting on the lates

Glasgow’s ‘Cadworks’, developed by FORE Partnership, has been presented with a top accolade for Innovation, at the British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards 2022. Cadworks was the only Scottish building to bring home a trophy from the national awards, although Kilmarnock’s HAL

Construction firms are being urged to get involved in the UK Government’s Help to Grow: Management Course. Ian Clark, finance director at civil engineering business David Hardie Engineering, based in Dumfries, believes businesses in the construction industry can really benefit from the 12-week

Dundee Heritage Trust has today reopened its doors to unveil a dramatic upgrade to the gallery and previously inaccessible dome area of the iconic Riverside exhibition to create a new public gallery with a 360° panoramic view over the city and the River Tay. Thanks to funding from the

After a strong post-Covid bounce back, property advisory firm Lismore Real Estate Advisors is predicting more volatility in the Scottish investment market, with caution being the watchword in the short to medium term. According to its review of the Scottish investment market for Quarter 3 of 20

The Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar is planning the highest green building in the world, a 28-storey apartment tower designed in hybrid timber technology. Named Burj Zanzibar - “burj” meaning tower in Arabic - the spectacular high-rise is designed to reach 96 metres in height.

Regeneration specialist Urban Union is strengthening its board with three new appointments to drive the business forward as it expands its operations across the central belt. Founded in 2011, the company which, is part of Robertson Group, regenerates urban areas through building new, high quality, a

The number of new homes being built in Scotland has yet to return to pre-Covid levels, official figures have shown. Quarterly housing statistics published by the Scottish Government revealed there were 20,767 all-sector new build homes completed in Scotland in the year to end March 2022,

Abertay Housing Association has submitted plans to build 44 new homes on the site of the former Mossgiel Primary School in Dundee. The site, located on Ballochmyle Drive in Linlathen, has been vacant since the primary school closed in 2007 and was later demolished. The demolition came two years afte

Turner & Townsend has called for a fundamental re-evaluation of the role of the cost manager, as the built environment sector tackles the need to quantify carbon as well as capital cost when planning and delivering new investment. The global professional services company has launched its Embodie

Fit-out, housing and M&E specialist Morris & Spottiswood has reported a return to pre-Covid turnover and profitability following a period of growth. Turnover for the last financial year (ending December 2021) increased by 30% to more than £93 million from almost £73m in 2020