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Mike Harrison of HarrisonStevens outlines the changes happening to repurpose brownfield sites, canal towpaths and overgrown and unloved scrubland as more people are being encouraged to ditch the car and enjoy the benefits of active travel. The canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass thr

John Lawrie Metals Ltd has announced plans to construct a new dedicated decommissioning facility at Montrose Port for offshore oil and gas infrastructure which has reached the end of its service life, to help meet demand for the service in the North Sea. The firm has signed a 12-year lease with Mont

Wates Group has appointed Esther English as its new corporate development director to lead the group’s strategic planning activities. Reporting to chief executive, David Allen, and supporting the group’s executive committee, Ms English will oversee the work that is underway to

Urban Edge Architecture (UEA) has won planning permission for a new 1800sq ft Burger King drive-thru unit and reconfiguration of the surrounding car park at the Centrepoint Retail Park in Aberdeen. Out-of-town retail specialist UEA was appointed by RPMI as architect on the £800,000 project to

Advocate and former Labour MP Mark Lazarowicz examines the new SNP-Green deal and assess how radical an impact its commitments could have on the natural environment in Scotland. The ‘co-operation agreement’ between the SNP Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party includes, as one

Arc-Tech MU has commenced works at the multi-million-pound Water Row Regeneration in Govan.

Construction industry organisations and individuals are celebrating being one step closer to the Trades Awards 2021 as the finalists are announced today.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising SMEs working in the construction sector confronting material price rises and skills shortages to consider collaboration, diversification, innovation and incentivisation strategies to help them recover from the pandemic. A recent Federation of Mast

Springfield Properties has welcomed its first electric van to its fleet as part of a wider sustainability strategy to reduce its carbon footprint. The van, which will be used by staff at Springfield’s kit factory in Elgin, is the first of its commercial vehicle fleet to be replaced with an ele

Scottish Enterprise has today announced unprecedented support for businesses after investing over £568 million in Scotland’s economy in 2020/21. The record level of funding ensured the country’s national economic development agency supported more firms than ever before, resulting i

Glampitect, the Edinburgh-based glamping site design consultancy, is to open its first office in England as part of ongoing expansion. Increasing demand has prompted the firm to establish a base south of the Border, with the English operation located in Birmingham.

Seven properties in Scotland, totalling over 270,000 sq ft, have been bought as part of London and Scottish Property Investment Management's (LSPIM) £236 million acquisition of 31 predominantly multi-let regional offices from Squarestone Growth LLP. The properties are 133 Finnieston Stree

An engineer who was hit with a high medical bill for a hospital visit requiring X-rays has embarked on a project to build his own machine that will do the job for him. William Osman, a YouTuber who is known for combining engineering and entertainment, posted a video last week outlinin

The Cruden Group will purchase electricity which always comes exclusively from renewable sources after it signed a three-year enhanced green energy supply contract with ScottishPower.

A B-listed townhouse property in Edinburgh’s New Town is to be transformed into a 67-bed hotel. The City of Edinburgh Council has given the nod to plans lodged by Morgan McDonnell Architecture, on behalf of Silvermills Estates and Land Limited, which will see elements of the Georgian era