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Scottish Enterprise will lead work to transform the future of the Michelin Dundee site under a new plan agreed by the Scottish Government, working group partners and Michelin management. The tyre manufacturer confirmed earlier this month that it is to cease tyre production at the site in 2020 due to

Plans have been drawn up to shape the future of Academy Street in Inverness and complement a planned major upgrade of the railway station and revamp of the Victorian Market. HITRANS, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, is launching a period of consultation over its

Barratt Homes has won a prestigious award for enhancing biodiversity at its Riverside Quarter development in Aberdeen. The developer received the RSPB Scotland ‘Business Award’ at its annual Nature of Scotland awards in Edinburgh for reconnecting historically divided habitat corridors an

Over the past month the team at Redpath Construction have been gathering pre-loved toys to donate to two local children’s groups. The Jimmy Dunnachie Family Learning Centre and the Carnwadric baby and toddler group in Kennishead support local families, many of which face extreme poverty which

Scottish Canals is undertaking vital winter engineering works in Linlithgow, which will safeguard the rich heritage of this stretch of the Union Canal. As part of a Scotland-wide programme of winter maintenance, the canal custodians are carrying out embankment improvements along the 200-year-old wat

The iconic Scottish-built Széchenyi Chain Bridge that reaches across the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary, will be turned blue today and tomorrow in celebration of St Andrew’s Day. The engineer in charge of the bridge’s construction was Edinburgh-born Adam Clark.

Port of Leith Housing Association and Persevere Developments are celebrating the official opening of 43 homes for mid market rent at the Ten Brunswick Road development built by CALA Homes (East). The site, which was previously home to the Royal Mail Sorting Office, has been transformed to create a t

The City of Edinburgh Council has reached a financial settlement agreement with the Edinburgh Schools Partnership (ESP) regarding the building quality scandal that led to the closure of 17 schools in 2016. ESP signed up to an agreement with the local authority in 2001 to design, construct, refurbish

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has agreed to sell its Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) and has also struck a deal to outsource a range of functions to Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL). The training body will sell its CPCS to awarding organisation NOCN Group, retaining

A West Highlands home designed by HaysomWardMiller Architects has been named House of the Year 2018 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Lochside House was revealed as the winner in the final episode of a special Channel 4 series Grand Designs: House of the Year, broadcast on Novembe

Roadbridge UK Ltd has been awarded the contract to construct the new £30 million energy and cruise hub at Port of Cromarty Firth. Announced earlier this week, the new hub will create an estimated 16 new full-time jobs through the construction and operation phases; many of which will be in the

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has ordered Aberdeen City Council to improve its procedures after it identified a series of law contraventions when asbestos was discovered at a city school. A report by the watchdog noted that “no action was taken to deal with any potential contamination

Glasgow City Council has unveiled proposals to demolish a former rehab centre in Springburn to make way for more than 700 new homes. Under the plans, the former Phoenix Futures unit in Keppochhill Road as well as the surrounding former blaes recreation pitches and part of Cowclairs Park will be tran

A plan which secures full post-Brexit membership of the British Standards Institution (BSI) within European Standards Organisations (ESOs) has been welcomed by Scotland’s electrotechnical industry. The decision, taken separately last week by ESOs CEN and CENELEC, means the BSI, UK industry and

Kier Construction Scotland took home a top award for best Pupil/Student Experience at the prestigious Education Buildings Scotland awards, held recently at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh. The award ceremony brought education built-environment professionals from across the country togethe