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Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging Ltd has secured a £475,000 grant from Scottish Enterprise to enable the firm to extend its Glasgow premises to bring in new machinery to make them even more energy efficient and sustainable. The company takes the offcuts from the cardboard boxes it produces for su

Since 2017, Clark Contracts has offered all their employees the opportunity to spend one paid working day per year volunteering for a charity of their choice. This initiative means that over 2,000 hours can be spent supporting charities across Scotland, and over recent months, a number of the contra

Landmark Glasgow buildings such as the Kelvin Hall, Emirates Arena and Royal Concert Hall have been earmarked for inclusion in a solar panel scheme that could save an estimated £750,000 in energy costs per year. A total of fifteen schools, daycare centres, leisure centres and other council fac

A former nightclub building in Dundee could be demolished to make way for student accommodation under new plans submitted to the local authority. The proposals submitted by Newtide Investments Limited would see an eight-storey development with 215 bedrooms built where the old Liq

Final plans to redevelop the former Marks & Spencer store in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street to provide student accommodation for 634 residents have now been submitted. Student housing developer Fusion Students has lodged £76m proposals with Glasgow City Council for the prominent c

Block Nine Architects has been awarded planning approval for a tricky industrial site based in Westfield Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld. The proposal includes eight warehouses for storage and distribution varying in size from 940sqm to 1620sqm totalling approx. 11,065 sqm with associated hardstand

Sir Robert McAlpine has welcomed back two former managers to its buildings senior leadership team. Grant Findlay joins the company’s board as executive managing director, buildings and Mike O’Donnell, has been appointed managing director, commercial sector.

Edinburgh-based Carbogenics, which has developed proprietary technology that boosts green energy production, has raised more than £1 million in investment to build its first production and R&D facility in Scotland. The company turns difficult-to-recycle food, farm and paper waste which wou

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is sponsoring two prizes for students on the University of Aberdeen Business School Real Estate course. The financial prizes will be awarded to the ‘Best MSc Real Estate student’ and to the ‘Best third year student studying the Real Estate Development a

Veitchi Group's group managing director Jim Preston and group operations director Raymond Tedeschi have retired after a combined 25 years of service. Their retirement had been planned for sometime with John Brown taking over as managing director and Colin Kennedy joining the holding board in a suppo

Transport Minister Kevin Stewart has tendered his resignation to the First Minister and stepped down from his ministerial post for health-related reasons. Mr Stewart previously served as the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning from 2016 , and Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social

Scotland's housing market activity has continued to experience a slowdown in May, with indicators suggesting that potential increases in interest rates might further pressure the market, according to the recent Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). As was

Caroline Maciver and Lynda Ross from Burness Paull round up the developers that have signed up for the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord and what the commitments entail. Eight large developers have signed letters to Scottish Ministers expressing their support for the Scottish Gover

Property heavyweight Alastair McCoan has joined Glasgow building consultancy Perspective as a director. With more than 16 years industry experience, the former Knight Frank partner is known for his expert knowledge of complex dilapidations. In his new role, Alastair will develop this existing Perspe

Scottish commercial landlords are grappling with new energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation and future decarbonisation targets, according to a report by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK. Increases to minimum EPC ratings have already been legislated in England and Wales, with all comme