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Stornoway Port Authority has awarded a major contract to design one of the biggest projects ever undertaken in the Hebrides. Marine consulting civil engineers Wallace Stone has been chosen to take forward plans for Phase 1 of a deep-water port, which is part of the Port Authority’s 20-year mas

Cabinet Secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs Fiona Hyslop has announced the appointment of four new members of the board of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS). Angela Bonney, Daisy Narayanan, Bruce Ross and Alistair Scott will join the board following a recruitment proce

The production team of the Architecture Fringe will take over The Lighthouse in central Glasgow for the whole of June as part of its 2019 programme. Exploring the In Real Life provocation, this year's core programme will see the building packed with new commissioned work, key events a

Queensberry Properties’ land and development director, Fraser Lynes, says there’s no need for our cities to continue expanding outwards, when Scotland has plenty of urban land available for redevelopment. For almost a century, people have worried about suburban sprawl and the growth of o

A fire-safety expert is to lead the first comprehensive study into the risk historic buildings face from fire with the hope of saving more of Scotland’s heritage from being lost. Retired firefighter Henry Landis believes listed properties are up to three times more likely to be affected by fir

A new affordable housing development which will inject 67 good quality affordable homes into the city’s housing stock has been officially opened by minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart MSP. Constructed by Stewart Milne on behalf of Hillcrest, the development at Cou

A social housing development in Dundee has been given the green light despite the application not being in accordance with the local development plan. The development by Home Group will see 45 new homes in the Mill o’ Mains area of the city.

Linthouse Housing Association has completed work to deliver a multi-million-pound housing improvement contract in Govan. Glasgow-based construction specialist CCG (Scotland) Ltd has been operational at Hutton Drive since early 2018 acting as main contractor where comprehensive tenement improvements

A Dumbarton-based recycling specialist has been recognised for its innovation with a prestigious accolade. Thompson Recycling and Landfill Ltd – a waste, recycling and aggregate supplier which serves Dumbarton, Glasgow and Lanarkshire – has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterpri

An archipelago of floating solar islands is coming to the Netherlands, and it’s said to be the largest of its kind in the world. As reported by The Guardian, the 15 islands will be made up of 73,500 solar panels that will track the sun. The archipelago will be placed in the Andijk reservoir in

Infrastructure secretary Michael Matheson has launched the latest update of the Scottish Government's infrastructure programme during a visit to the £70 million East Lothian Community Hospital project in Haddington. The annual progress report details the £1.4 billion of ne

Interior fit-out specialist Linear Projects has kicked off 2019 with an impressive haul of contracts totalling over £23 million across Scotland and the North of England. Works by the Glasgow-headquartered firm are continuing on the £300m The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) by Robertson Gro

A major infrastructure contract has been awarded to improve the vital South West A77 route. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Limited has won a £31.5 million construction contract to build the Maybole Bypass on the A77.

Infrastructure solutions company Costain has appointed Steve Carter as a project director in Aberdeen. Working within a 70-strong upstream team based at the firm’s offices in Carden Place, Mr Carter will help deliver offshore and onshore engineering projects across the lifecycle of oil and gas

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Structural Timber Association (STA) have joined forces to support structural timber businesses across the UK to innovate and grow. The STA is a UK-wide trade body that represents over 600 timber businesses, from manufacturers and suppliers to de