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A large pair of Victorian-era tram cable wheels discovered on the historic boundary between Leith and Edinburgh will soon be put on permanent public display. The wheels, dated to 1898, are each 2.6m in diameter and were used in the underground cable-winding mechanism for Edinburgh’s original c

Independent property advisory firm Lismore Real Estate Advisors has predicted growing interest in prime city centre offices, especially in cities with limited supply such as Edinburgh. Published in its review of the Scottish investment market for Q1 2023, Lismore's research found that

Glenrothes-based Atmore Easy Living Development (AELD) Ltd has received planning permission to build 80 new homes in Balgonie, Fife. A mix of two, three and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached bungalows will be delivered on land north of Queen's Meadow. The development will also see a mix o

Chartered surveyor and property consultant Graham + Sibbald has promoted Mark Gillies, Ross Wilson and Chris Ion to partner level within its Commercial Agency department. Mark Gillies boasts a vast range of experience having worked across Edinburgh, Aberdeen and now Glasgow. His unique knowledge of

A Perth football club has scored new pitch lighting after a cheeky call to the Kilmac team. Contracts manager Greg Hutcheson was sounded out by local resident Martin Glen, who had spotted work rolling out on the £80 million Perth High School redevelopment.

The Scottish Government’s new minister for energy, Gillian Martin MSP, toured the ACHES (Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage) refuelling station at Cove this week as part of a visit to meet with key stakeholders across the hydrogen and carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) industries in t

RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited has been fined £800,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy. The construction company pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in July 2020.

Chris Dougray, executive director at CBRE Scotland, provides his take on whether rent controls are a good or bad thing for the housing market. Over the last four decades, the number of homes in Scotland has increased by 34% to 2.65m (in 2020). Within the Scottish housing market, 15% of househol

A care home developer has failed in its bid to overturn a decision to reject its plans for a 66-bed care home on the site of a former bowling and tennis club in Glasgow. Northcare (Scotland) Ltd submitted a second bid in October to replace Anniesland Bowling and Tennis Club at Helensburgh Drive with

Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new Scottish Government consultation to help increase housing availability. First Minister Humza Yousaf will announce proposals at the Scottish Trades Union Congress today which could giv

The founder and managing director of ACT Construction, the temperature-controlled rooms, fire-rated partitions and security storage installer, has announced he is stepping back from day-to-day frontline management of the business. In his place, Ken Godsman has appointed Scott Weir and Chri

Homebuilder Persimmon has partnered with Kingdom Housing Association to deliver new affordable homes in Kirkcaldy. Seventy-six high-quality, affordable new homes will help local people in housing need, following the completion of a project on Persimmon’s Rosslyn Gait development in Kirkcaldy,

Aberdeenshire-based JKR Contractors is the first firm in the UK to purchase a Cat 317 excavator from Finning UK & Ireland. This new model offers JKR several advantages in completing projects accurately and efficiently. The Cat 317 is a replacement for their existing 316 machine and has been

Planning permission has been granted to convert the historic Grade B-listed Maryfield Tram Depot in Dundee into the permanent home of the Dundee Museum of Transport. The museum is currently based in temporary premises on Market Street but is set to move to its multi-million-pound new premises on For

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Ben Hull as national education director. With more than 20 years of experience within the building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business, most recently as regional design and planning manager, Ben has extensive knowledge of the sector and industry. Having st