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Consulting engineer Atkins has announced major improvements to its family leave and pay entitlements for staff in the UK, including an extended maternity pay offering of six months. According to the firm, the changes offer a significant level of support to colleagues taking or returning from family

Cala Homes has celebrated two team members completing a leadership qualification by dedicating a tree to the pair. Sales administrator, Jo Langley, and senior quantity surveyor, Callum Cowie, from Cala Homes (North) now have a lasting legacy to remind them of their achievement, which they planted at

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC) have approved a funding package totalling £2.8 million towards the second phase of development at Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC). The announcement was made this morning as part of the official opening of the

Plans have been announced for the redevelopment of the former Marks and Spencer store on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street. The proposals would see the creation of a large unit for a new retailer to maintain activity at street level as well as recreating the former arcade and providing a publicly accessi

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has been granted planning permission from Fife Council for a programme of preconstruction ground remediation works as part of the delivery of the new neighbourhood Whitefields, Dunfermline. In a further positive step for this impressive allocated and master planned develo

A public consultation with drop-in sessions centred on proposals to rejuvenate Aberdeen's beach area and to consider their impact on the environment has started. The consultation on the Beachfront Development Framework and associated Strategic Environmental Assessment will include interpretive board

Dundee’s transformational Waterfront Place development – featuring an active travel hub, urban beach, high quality public realm and event space, a life-sized whale sculpture and an interactive play area – has been shortlisted for a top UK architectural award for its green impact on

Two projects which will encourage people to walk or cycle more on streets and are designed to connect to and complement the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project were approved by Aberdeen City Council this week. A business case for the Ashgrove Connects project – for streets west of the Berryd

Three prominent retail and office buildings on Edinburgh’s George Street have been sold in a deal that defies the gloom recently associated with the retail sector. Broadlands Properties Ltd has acquired 86, 88, and 90-92 George Street from a client of CBRE Investment Management, with the multi

Lifting equipment hire firm LGH is increasing its operations in Scotland after securing an agreement with sister company, Rotrex, to use its base in Motherwell as a distribution centre. The news follows a sharp spike in demand for lifting equipment across the central belt of Scotland – especia

HFD Group has appointed Elliot Cumming as property director, adding to the experience of its senior team. Elliot joins from London & Scottish Property Investment Management, where he spent two years as a senior asset manager. Prior to this, he spent the majority of his career in London at DTZ an

Ambitious moves to transfer ownerless properties which have fallen to the Crown into public control to benefit communities across Scotland have been unveiled today. The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has launched a consultation on his proposals for a new Ownerless Proper

A new Climate Change Committee that will also provide scrutiny on social housing, built estate and planning is to be created in the Highlands. The terms of reference and the formal creation of the new committee was agreed at a meeting of the Highland Council yesterday.

The City of Edinburgh Council has voted down a planned redevelopment of the Old Tynecastle High School. S1 Developments had submitted an application for a new student residential development with at the site, with council planners recommending the application be granted, subject to co

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