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Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman has strengthened its senior management team in Scotland with the promotion of Angus Macdonald to director. Based at the firm’s Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh, Mr Macdonald will focus on expanding the quantity surveying side of the busines

Arup has teamed up with IHG and Schneider Electric to outline a routemap for further decarbonisation of two hotels in Scotland.

Just weeks after appointing Derek Bertram as its new construction manager, Muir Homes has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Gordon Cunningham as technical director. Gordon brings over 20 years of technical knowledge and expertise as a professional in residential site procure

A proposed development of 400 homes in the south east of Ayr will be the subject of an upcoming public consultation. Maybole-based Lynch Homes plans to apply for permission in principle to build the homes on land between Ayr Hospital and Kincaidston.

The City of Edinburgh Council remains on track and committed to delivering on its ambition to deliver 20,000 affordable homes by 2027, despite the impact on the development of affordable homes following the global pandemic, a report will reveal this week. In its Strategic Housing Investment Pla

A public consultation has started to help the process of identifying options for improving transport connections on the A93 from Aberdeen to Banchory. The study, which will particularly focus on active travel and public transport connections, continues the ongoing work of Aberdeen City Council and p

Mitie has strengthened its high voltage, new connections and electric vehicle (EV) capabilities with the acquisition of Independent Connections Provider (IPC) Rock Power Connections Limited.

The third and final phase of the Inshes District Park main path infrastructure in Inverness has been completed and is now open to the public. The £358K contract which forms part of the third phase of development at Inshes District Park was awarded to Pat Munro Ltd of Alness and work began on s

In conjunction with our sister publication Scottish Housing News, today we launch our COP26 feature showcasing the efforts of Scotland’s dynamic affordable housing sector.

Scottish Housing News Podcast co-host Jimmy Black outlines the roundtable discussion from the first episode of the podcast, which has been launched to kick off our series on how Scotland’s social housing sector is meeting the net zero challenge. Some intriguing possibilities were thrown up in

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) will become the largest supplier of green hydrogen (GH2) to the United Kingdom after signing a multi-billion pound deal with JCB and Ryze Hydrogen.  Under a memorandum of understanding signed prior to the COP26 climate conference, JCB and Ryze will purchas

As Christmas approaches, it is hard for us to imagine children going without the basic need of a winter jacket and wellington boots to keep them warm in the cold months across the festive season and into 2022. Figures show that one in three children in Glasgow are living in poverty and they won&rsqu

A major investment in Fife’s most popular free visitor attraction, Lochore Meadows Country Park, will see its popular play area get a much-needed upgrade. 

Network Rail’s air operations team have successfully flown a drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for 25 kilometres over dry land – believed to be the furthest such civilian drone flight in Britain.

Work on a new hotel at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has commenced on site after the City of Edinburgh Council rubber-stamped the revised business plan for the project this week.