A £5.9m project to create a new whisky distillery within the former derelict mill at Castletown in Caithness has secured a £250,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Dunnet Bay Distillers Limited (DBDL) is leading the project, which will create 13 jobs. The project
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Creating meaningful social value is at the heart of every project we deliver, but after attending recent events, the industry can do better when it comes to articulating how the construction phase of a project can build wealth and create lasting legacies for communities, writes Chris Boyle, framewor
The newly refurbished Carloway Community Centre was officially opened last week by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who joined Iain Macaulay, Lord-Lieutenant of the Western Isles, for a tour of the upgraded facilities on the Isle of Lewis. Run by the Carloway Community Association, the new loc
Scotland’s Railway and members of the community celebrated the official opening of Uddingston station’s new multimillion-pound footbridge and lifts last week. Passengers can now safely walk or wheel over the railway via the footbridge, with the lifts providing step-free access to and fro
Plans are being progressed to re-open one lane of the original A816 road at Bealach Mor, Ardfern, which was catastrophically damaged during the 7 October 2023 storm.
The original furniture featured on the set of the hit TV show Friends is set to go up for auction.
Senior associate Sammi Johnstone speaks to Colin Cardwell about her unusual route into construction, the influence of her father and the successful multi-disciplinary approach taken by Jones Hargreaves. Overseeing the tagging and microchipping of turtles in Tobago is an undeniably intrigui
Approval has been given for 19 new council homes at the site of the former McWhirter House and Nesbitt Day Centre in Larkhall.
Extensive improvement works are set to begin at Cardross Bridge and secure the future of the 18th century river crossing. An investment of £1.2 million has been made by Stirling Council to repair and strengthen the Category B Listed bridge, which carries the B8034 over the River Forth between
Tilbury Douglas Group CEO Paul Gandy is to step down and be replaced by Craig Tatton, the group has revealed. Mr Gandy will remain in post until 1 November 2024 as he prepares to take up his new role as the 122nd president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
North Ayrshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for 191 high-quality new homes in Beith.
East Renfrewshire Council will be handing tenants the keys to more than 100 new-build council houses in Newton Mearns over the coming months.
Three developments by Persimmon have earned top industry awards for excellence in homebuilding. The Annick Grange development in Irvine has been awarded a prestigious Quality Recognition Award (QRA) by Premier Guarantee, a testament to the exceptional standards being delivered by the site team
West Lothian Council has approved plans to deliver a plot of 15 affordable homes in Linlithgow. The development in Deanburn comes after a previous plan for a site near West Calder was dropped.
Work to improve driving conditions and enhance road safety on the A8 at Glasgow Road and the Ingliston interchange in Edinburgh is to start on Monday 16 September.