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A wide range of public and private-sector partners came together in Stornoway last week for a seminar on the major renewable energy projects scheduled for development across the Isle of Lewis over the coming years. Chaired by Councillor Paul Steele, leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the seminar f

A range of new protections for households and businesses that get their heating and hot water through a heat network has come into force.

Consulting engineering firm Civic has acquired Edinburgh-based structural and civil engineering consultancy Quattro, bringing a team of 15 engineers and technicians into the business. Founded in 2009, Quattro Consult Limited (incorporating Stuart McTaggart Limited) has built a reputation for tr

A builder who threatened inspectors from Britain’s workplace regulator and told them his name was James Bond has been fined.

Scotland is set to be the strongest performing prime residential market in the UK over the next five years, outperforming both London and the wider regions, according to the latest forecast from Savills. The property firm says the sector is entering 2026 from a position of relative strength, charact

Gillian Baird has shattered a glass ceiling at Persimmon Homes North Scotland, becoming the housebuilder’s first female commercial director. The Dunfermline local will lead on all aspects of cost management, procurement, and commercial strategy, overseeing dozens of developments from Alloa to

New figures from BAM UK & Ireland show the world’s largest Passivhaus school has cut energy bills by £433,392 and reduced energy consumption by 48% in its first year of operation, despite freezing temperatures and snow across Scotland.

Network Rail is set to carry out £4 million of improvements to bridges across the Inverclyde line.

Cala Homes has marked a major milestone in its six-year partnership with Samaritans, donating more than £1 million to support the charity’s vital work in suicide prevention, and enabling the charity’s volunteers to respond to 100,000 calls for help.

The Scottish National Investment Bank has made its first investment in the Outer Hebrides by making £3.5 million available to Stornoway Port towards a new linkspan for its newly constructed Deep Water Terminal.

A £1.36 million project to improve harbour facilities at an Argyll village has secured up to £395,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The village of Tarbert, which lies between Lochgilphead and Campbeltown, has an active fishing fleet and is also a popular location for leisu

JR Scaffold Services has provided scaffolding solutions to support an ongoing essential renovation project of the oldest church in the Diocese of Paisley, St Fillan’s Church in Houston.

Allied Surveyors Scotland has promoted Bernadetta Majewska MRICS to associate director in Edinburgh. The appointment follows the promotion of Stewart Gorman MRICS to the same position in August 2025.

Improvement works part-funded by South Lanarkshire Council’s Transformation Fund have resulted in substantial repairs to the roof and windows of Lanark Library.

Livingston-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE) has partnered with West Lothian College for the first time to offer work placement opportunities to students. The company, which specialises in all types of electrical and mechanical industrial and commercial-type installations, has provided work experie