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Balfour Beatty's chief financial officer Phil Harrison will step down from the board later this year following more than 10 years in the role, the infrastructure group said today. Following an extensive search process and as part of the board’s long-term succession planning, Myles Westcott, cu

SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decision by Scottish Ministers to approve its Section 37 application for the Chleansaid Wind Farm connection project in Sutherland.

A construction company that specialises in utility and infrastructure services has been fined £183,000 after one of its employees died after falling through a fragile roof.

Glasgow City Council has confirmed it is ‘minded to grant’ planning permission for a major new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Glasgow’s Central Business District.

Councillors in South Ayrshire have agreed to invest nearly £329 million in delivering capital projects over the next 12 years. Capital projects are large-scale, non-recurring investments such as the refurbishment of the Citadel Leisure Centre in Ayr, which is set to cost around £11m.

Four local charities have benefited from £18,800 of donations from Lochmaben manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles as part of the firm’s diamond jubilee year.

According to Savills, 2025 was another record year for the food & beverage sector (F&B) in Glasgow, with 38 new openings in the city centre totalling 87,000 sq ft of restaurant accommodation.

Building maintenance firm Cleartech is continuing to invest in the next generation of engineering and commissioning talent, with six apprentices currently attending college and a further eight team members who have progressed through the company’s apprenticeship routes in previous years.

Four enthusiastic pupils from Bilston Primary School lent a hand to Morgan Sindall Construction Scotland as the contractor began work on a new four‑classroom extension for the school. P7 pupil Ruben (11), P1 pupil Ellie (5), Anne (8) from P4, and Lewis (10) from P6 joined Councillor Ellen Scott, t

Glasgow City Council is rolling out a significant upgrade to the city's road network on the back of a three-year £119 million investment programme.

Plans to bring Elgin’s historic Grant Lodge back into public use have taken an important step forward thanks to new support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Moray Council has been awarded £212,427 to develop detailed proposals for the building, which has been empty for more than

Network Rail will soon begin £200,000 worth of essential repairs to the footbridge at Burnside station.

A multi-million pound new Eye Hospital for Edinburgh has moved a step closer after NHS Lothian appointed a main contractor. Kier will act as Principal Supply Chain Partner to build the state-of-the-art facility, which will serve adults and children across the region, as well as south-east Scotland.

A property firm linked to Rangers legend Ally McCoist has scaled back the size of its proposed housing development in Bridge of Weir in an effort to secure planning approval. James (Glasgow) Ltd – whose directors include McCoist and Jeffrey East – has already lodged an application for th

A proposal to demolish a derelict Borders farm cottage believed to date back to the early 1600s has been refused amid concerns it would set an “unwelcome precedent” for countryside development. Julia and James Campbell had applied to Scottish Borders Council for permission to knock down