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Plans to transform a 200-year-old mill in Castletown into a destination whisky distillery have been given the green light.

Robert Beagley, Scotframe's business development manager – self build, Scotland South and West, is the latest participant in our Just A Minute feature. How did you get started in the industry? Like many people when I left school I didn’t know what I wanted to do and the thought of a care

A Highland Council project has successfully established five wildflower roundabouts in the Inverness area in order to provide safe havens where bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators can thrive.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has awarded Kier the preconstruction services contract to deliver HMP Glasgow, the new prison that is set to replace Victorian-era HMP Barlinnie in 2026. HMP Glasgow will be a modern facility built on a 54-acre site in Provanmill. SPS intends that it will be designe

Merchant Homes has expanded its partnership with Sanctuary Housing with two contracts totalling £12 million to deliver more affordable homes throughout Scotland. The latest projects being launched between the housing provider and Merchant Homes have been agreed to allow the continuation of bui

Major construction work at Scotland’s newest leisure and staycation destination, Wavegarden Scotland, got underway today in Ratho, near Edinburgh. The £55 million landmark development will be the country’s first inland surfing destination using revolutionary new technology.

The Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a ground-breaking agreement with the West of Orkney Windfarm to kick-start a major research and innovation (R&I) programme – tasked with increasing the competitiveness of the windfarm and enhancing R&I capacity in the nor

Dundee-based Summit Facilities Services has been awarded a four-year contract to carry out electrical testing, repairs and maintenance on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council’s Social Housing Department. The business, which also owns and operates Tayside Automatic Doors, is accredited by SNIPEF

GMG Energy has won the Best Natural Capital project category, sponsored by Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm, at the Scottish Highland Renewable Energy Conference (SHREC) Awards 2022. The firm from Halladale in Sutherland is an innovative, environmentally conscious business whose mission is to pr

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) are hosting a workshop on its recently launched Call Off Service. The workshop is designed to give partners a detailed overview of the service, distinguish the benefits to a partner organisation and provide partners with an opportunity to raise any questions i

A window and glass manufacturer owned by Sandy and James Easdale has won a court battle against a Greenock-based window installer after it failed to fulfil a purchasing contract agreed between the companies. Inverclyde Windows Manufacturing Ltd entered into a legally binding agreement to exclusively

Aberdeenshire architectural practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has revealed it has been called to work on projects with a total value exceeding £50 million this year so far. Since the start of the year, the ten-strong multidisciplinary team has experienced an upturn

Eight Taylor Wimpey West Scotland site managers from its developments across the region are celebrating having each won a prestigious national housebuilding award – their best collective regional performance in Scotland in this prestigious annual competition. Out of more than 8,000 Site Manage

A time capsule created by primary school pupils has been planted in the wall of the new Whitburn Partnership Centre in order to capture a piece of history for future generations. Over one hundred pupils from Croftmalloch, Polkemmet and Whitdale Primary Schools participated in online museum sessions

Richard Hepburn, managing director at Millar & Bryce, examines the current trends observed in Landmark Information Group's Q2 property trends report. It could be argued that, compared to the England and Wales property market, the Scottish market entered Q2 at something of a disadvantage as Covid