Cairn Group, the estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland's central belt, has undergone a significant management restructure. The changes see Paul Shields, who has been finance director at Cairn for 17 years, and long-serving sales and investment director Jennifer McGonigle appointe
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One of Persimmon’s first apprentice painters and decorators in Scotland, Frankie O’Dea, was announced as a recipient of the John Mather Award at Ayrshire College last month. The Ayrshire College student took his first steps into the construction industry by enrolling in a course that pre
The Hong Kong authorities have made the city's largest ever gold smuggling bust after seizing 146kg of gold which was disguised as machine parts. The bust is estimated to have captured more than HK$84 million (around £8.5m) in gold and was intercepted in March on route to Japan.
Fit-out specialist Deanestor has delivered its first project in the tertiary education sector, providing fitted furniture for the Clarice Pears Building which houses the University of Glasgow’s School of Health and Wellbeing. Built by Multiplex and designed by AtkinsRéalis, the £5
Thorntons has announced the appointment of seven newly qualified solicitors, including two new commercial property additions. Euan McLaughlan and Nikia Ferrie have both joined the commercial property team in Dundee, and Gemma Vear and Tim McKeown have joined the land and rural business teams in Pert
A significant improvement to accommodation for hundreds of personnel at RAF Lossiemouth has been completed, following the handover of Peterhead House, the seventh and final of a series of new Single Living Accommodation (SLA) blocks. The seven blocks and accommodation hub, which provides 24-hour soc
Moira Gordon discusses how the Aberdeen City Council's decision to scrap Empty Rates Relief (ERR) to address budget shortfalls may have unintended consequences for businesses across Scotland, as it could negatively impact investor appetite for the city and widen the gap with England's favourable bus
Two green energy projects located on Angus farmland have been granted planning permission. Development standards councillors followed the recommendation of planning officials to give approval to a 50MW battery storage site near Montrose and a 20MW solar farm close to Birkhill.
"Technically heat networks aren't really difficult. It is just large-scale plumbing. The heat's already there, we're just moving it.” With the Scottish Government’s New Build Heat Standard now in force, the installation of ‘direct emission’ systems for heating for new build h
Saudi Arabia's plans for its $500 billion NEOM linear city covering a stretch of 170 kilometres of coastal desert and housing 1.5 million people are to be downsized by almost 99%. An unnamed official told Bloomberg on 5 April that the project would be scaled back to 2.4 kilometres, with a reduc
Architecture practice Smith Scott Mullan Associates has made several promotions within the firm. James Walinck has been promoted to associate, while Christine Stewart and Ruth Rodger have been promoted to senior architect.
As part of its community support programme 'Give4Good', roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles is backing the Footprints Family – a charity which provides support for young people in Kenya. A team from Russell Roof Tiles is planning to raise money to help buy a new school bus for the Footpr
Pathhead in Midlothian will soon have another defibrillator after Muir Homes donated £500 towards the life-saving equipment. The village already has two of the devices placed at opposite ends of the village at the bowling club and the village hall.
Housebuilder Dandara has officially begun construction at The Pines, its new development of homes in Wallyford, East Lothian. Located on Futures Drive, the range of 87 two, three, four and five-bedroom homes will be situated on former farmland, just a 10-minute car ride to the coast. The properties
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has invested £100,000 in its members with a Tenstar simulator and bespoke trailer. This state-of-the-art training equipment is designed to make it easy for SPOA members to visit schools, businesses and colleges across Scotland to encourage young peo

