Energy major Shell has joined the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) collaborative project which is currently powering subsea equipment off the coast of Orkney through a combination of wave power and subsea energy storage. The £2 million demonstrator initiative, which is currently nearing 12 mo
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Members of the Highland Council's City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed a list of proposed prioritised roadworks which will be funded out of the council’s Capital Budget allocation for 2024/25.
The operators of a bridge in New Orleans are crossing their fingers that new federal guidance for electronic road signs doesn't apply to their amusing road signs. The Federal Highway Administration's new rule for the road manual says highway signs should be simple, direct and avoid wording "intended
With a consultation now underway about a similar post-Grenfell Building Safety Levy to one introduced to impose a levy on certain new builds in England, Ledingham Chalmers LLP partner David Scott looks at what might happen north of the border. After the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Gover
A major public consultation programme for the homes-led transformation of the former Caledonian Brewery in Shandon, Edinburgh is being launched this week.
Edinburgh-based developer Whiteburn Projects has secured planning consent from the Scottish Borders Council's Planning and Building Standards February 2024 Committee to deliver its plans for the regeneration of the former March Street Mill, in Peebles.
Springfield Properties has signed a new contract worth £15.3 million for the delivery of affordable housing for Highland Housing Alliance (HHA). Supported by funding from the Scottish Government, The Highland Council, and the Highland City Region Deal, the contract will see high-quality and en
Developer Square & Crescent is considering revising its previously approved application for the conversion of Finance House in Edinburgh to include student accommodation.
North Lanarkshire's new council house building programme is delivering benefits to boost local employment and skills, provide opportunities for business and support community initiatives.
Scotland's property sales volumes have gone up in the November 2023 – January 2024 period, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report.
A former sawmill on the edge of a Fife village could be transformed into a retirement village.
West of Scotland Housing Association has kicked off a £5.7 million upgrade programme for former tenants of Charing Cross Housing Association, replacing the windows of 385 homes over the next three years, vastly improving energy efficiency and tackling fuel poverty for residents.
UK construction companies indicated a strong improvement in business activity expectations in January, with optimism reaching its highest level for two years despite anongoing decline in current output levels and a marginal fall in incoming new work.
Redpath Construction is about to embark on a new office refurbishment project in Glasgow. The contractor has been awarded a project to carry out commercial office improvement works to levels 2 and 3 of 48 St Vincent Street on behalf of the landlord.
Work on a new Whitecraig Primary School is due to begin in early spring following the award of an £18.5 million contract to Morrison Construction.