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Residents at the Stewart Milne Homes Dunnottar Park development in Stonehaven are playing their role in protecting local hedgehogs, having joined efforts to install hedgehog homes in the neighbourhood. In a partnership between the leading housebuilder and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), the Dunno

Tenants have been moving into new housing built by Renfrewshire Council as part of the ongoing community-led regeneration of Paisley’s Ferguslie Park area. The 101 modern new-build energy-efficient homes are being built on the site of the former St Fergus Primary School in Ferguslie.

The Donaldson Group has appointed Graeme Bell as operations director of the timber expert's Interiors division in addition to his existing position as director of Smith & Frater. In his new role, Graeme will be responsible for strategy development for the businesses within the Interiors division

A charity football tournament organised by staff at Persimmon North Scotland has resulted in £2,000 being raised to support Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). A variety of departments were represented as teams from the home builder’s North, East and West Scotland businesse

Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has officially opened its new Bothwell Street office in Glasgow. The new office brings together AECOM’s Glasgow team on one site and is one of the first major office redevelopments AECOM has undertaken for its staff to reflect the new employee preference fo

Glasgow City Council has approved the programme for regeneration frameworks for four city centre districts. The plans for Cowcaddens, the Learning Quarter, the Merchant City and Townhead will be delivered over the next decade through District Regeneration Frameworks (DRFs) for each of the areas

Sales rates for homes built by Barratt Developments have been maintained throughout a difficult economic period leading the housebuilder to project that its full year adjusted profit before tax will be in line with current market expectations. In a trading update for the period from 1 Janu

Construction has begun at Sutherland Spaceport, the UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport. Located on the North coast of Scotland, the spaceport will be the 'home' spaceport of Forres-based rocket and launch services company, Orbex, which will use the site to launch up to 12 orbital rockets

Independent decorator's merchant Brewers has acquired Stirling-based The Paint Shed, which has 20 stores across Scotland, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has provided growth capital investor BGF, which has backed The Paint Shed since 2020, with a successful exit.

Cala Group has boosted its sustainability targets with the 100% acquisition of timber frame construction specialist Taylor Lane Timber Frame Ltd. The investment will also support delivery of the group’s ambitious growth plans in the South of England.

The German city of Freiburg has built the first cycle path with a photovoltaic roof in Europe. Constructed in cooperation with badenova and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), the 300-metre cycle path at the Freiburg Exhibition Centre is covered by 900 solar modul

Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman is celebrating its award to four frameworks in Scotland valued at over £180 million.A series of bid successes has seen the firm secure places on frameworks for Scotland Excel (£100m), Wheatley Housing Group (£55m), the Scottish Po

Kirriemuir youngster Caitlin Wilkie and charity fundraisers enjoyed a five-star welcome to BT Murrayfield Stadium thanks to an event backed by various businesses in the construction industry. The Scottish Rugby Union rolled out the red carpet as a 14-strong team of cyclists embarked on the latest le

Tillicoultry Quarries has appointed three new directors, the first board appointments out with the family since the 1950s. Joe Hadnum, previously operations manager and Stewart Caine, previously health, safety & environmental manager, have both been appointed directors following respective 27-ye

Thomas & Adamson has promoted Alasdair Borthwick, Douglas Grant, Stephanie Pang and Rosslyn Rendall to associate director. Alasdair Borthwick joined T&A in 2021 working across various key projects including Peebles High School and the expansion of South Lanarkshire schools.