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The JR Group celebrated the official start of its first housing development in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site on Coshneuk Road, Millerston.

Turner & Townsend has been appointed by Scottish Borders Council to lead the business case and feasibility work for a rail extension to Hawick and Carlisle. 

ORA Architects has reported significant uplift in business performance, growing its turnover by 11% in 2024/25, as the long-standing design and architecture practice strengthens its foothold across the UK’s care sector. The Fife-based firm, which has delivered projects across the UK for over 5

The UK government has announced a series of reforms to help tackle late payments to businesses.  The "bold new plan" has been labelled by the UK government as "the most comprehensive support package in a generation".

Long-term investor Mitsui Group has acquired The Port of Nigg and fabrication and access companies from Global Energy Group for an undisclosed price.

A coalition of Scottish heritage and design organisations have been successful in buying the Bernat Klein Studio at auction.

Scotland’s ‘salmon superhighways’ are being mapped by scientists to see if the surge in wind farms will affect the endangered Highland fish. Threatened with extinction, the UK’s salmon populations have fallen 50% since 2006 due to climate change, habitat loss, water quality,

Rents and capital values in Scotland’s commercial property sector are expected to increase in the short-term, supported by relatively low availability of industrial and office space and stable demand, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Q2 Commercial Propert

SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application to Perth and Kinross Council for a new haul track that will provide access to construction traffic for the proposed Cambushinnie 400kV substation project.

Puma Property Finance has provided a loan to GSS Developments (Aberdeen) Ltd to fund the development of an urban logistics development near Edinburgh Airport.

JML Contracts is playing a key role in the conservation of a medieval Scottish castle. Barra’s Kisimul Castle - the ancestral home of the Macneil clan for centuries – is regarded as a jewel in the crown of the Hebrides.  

Glasgow City Council has launched a new call for proposals to breathe life into one of the city’s most historically significant buildings.

Supply chain membership organisation British Water has appointed Stephen Slessor, chief executive of Ross-shire Engineering (RSE), as chair, succeeding Dr Mark Fletcher, director and global water business lead at Arup. Mr Slessor brings extensive sector experience, spanning 25 years in engineering,

RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd has taken delivery of a new order for 16 machines from Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment.

The first ever South of Scotland Heat Networks Prospectus has been launched - highlighting a series of significant economic, environmental and social benefits these networks could deliver.