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McGowan Environmental Engineering has unveiled a new company that provides efficient and effective wrapping solutions for onshore cable, wire and pipe laying projects. Launched in partnership with Cable Protect Europe, the arrival of Eco Cable Protect UK comes after McGowan secured the exc

NatureScot is in advanced discussions with a potential new owner for Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum, a property the nature agency has owned since 1957. Subject to requisite approvals being obtained, the Castle would be placed into a charitable trust, the aims of which are to conserve the building

A review of the second Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) is to be brought forward to commence this year for completion in 2023, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The announcement was made yesterday as part of the Scottish Government’s response to the report, Achi

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers Ltd.

An annual student competition run by architecture practice 3DReid is now open for entries. The largest independent Prize for Part II architecture students, the invitation has been extended to all schools of architecture in the UK to propose one student to take part.

An upmarket residential property specialist is celebrating after securing a triple whammy of industry accolades. Simpson & Marwick has been named the top-performing firm in the ESPC’s annual, Independent Mystery Shopper of the year award.

Carole O’Neil has been appointed global managing partner at multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall. Stepping up to lead the business 15 years after she first joined, Carole takes over from Tomás Neeson, who has served as managing partner for eight years and will now act as c

Planning permission for a new 55-room aparthotel on Forth Street and Broughton Street Lane has today been granted by the City of Edinburgh Council's Development Management Sub-Committee. The first operation to be undertaken in the city by independent company Supercity Aparthotels, the apar

New regulations that will cut emissions of all new-build homes by nearly a third have been published by the Scottish Government. The new energy standards form part of improved building regulations and build on earlier improvements introduced in 2010 and 2015.

Kishorn Heritage, the traditional building, restoration, conservation and engineering contractor that has worked on many of Scotland’s largest estates and most historic castles, has appointed Daniel Tweats MRICS as its managing director. Mr Tweats succeeds his father, Mike, a renowned stonemas

HFD Group has announced two senior appointments with a new commercial director and operations director joining the commercial property developer to lead its construction business. Commercial director Paul Evans and operations director Andy Day take over from David Shearer, who retired as managing di

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP has welcomed Carolyn Richards as a partner. Ms Richards has almost 30 years’ experience in the new homes sector. An Aberdonian educated at St. Margaret’s School for Girls and the University of Aberdeen, she has practised exclusively in the housebu

Storskogen, a Swedish group that acquires and operates well-managed and profitable small and medium-sized companies, has made its first acquisition in Scotland with the purchase of 80% of the shares in J&D Pierce (Contracts) Ltd. The specialist in fabrication and site erection of structural

The traditional 'topping out' ceremony has taken place at The Cairn Distillery at Grantown-on-Spey. Hugh MacKay, 1st year apprentice from AB Masonry, and Mhairi Winters, distillery manager, did the honours of placing a bottle of whisky in a cavity in the stonework.

The former Jenners department store on Princes Street is to be given a new lease of life as a 96-bedroom hotel after the plans were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council. David Chipperfield Architects is behind the transformation of the Category A-listed building into a boutique hotel, toge