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The Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a ground-breaking agreement with the West of Orkney Windfarm to kick-start a major research and innovation (R&I) programme – tasked with increasing the competitiveness of the windfarm and enhancing R&I capacity in the nor

A second tranche of £650 has been donated to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at the launch of Taylor Wimpey East Scotland's Hawthorn Gardens development in South Queensferry. The housebuilder has teamed up with the charity to donate £25 for each new home sold and l

Eight new business units are set to be developed at Broadford Industrial Estate on the Isle of Skye. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has initiated a competitive tendering process to secure contractors for the development works.

A Scottish boutique hotel, No. 17 The Promenade, has reopened under its new owner, unveiling a grand renovation.

Green-fingered pupils at The Community School of Auchterarder are getting the chance to enjoy outdoor learning and grow their gardening skills, thanks to a welcome donation from Stewart Milne Homes. The housebuilder has donated £1,000 to the primary school as part of their Eco-Gardens Initiati

Construction industry intelligence provider Barbour ABI and the lead professional body for architectural technology, the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), have announced a collaborative agreement to benefit businesses working in the built environment sector.

Dalkeith-based all-trades building and home improvements business Terry Healy Group has ceased trading with all 51 staff made redundant.

Merchant Homes has expanded its partnership with Sanctuary Housing with two contracts totalling £12 million to deliver more affordable homes throughout Scotland. The latest projects being launched between the housing provider and Merchant Homes have been agreed to allow the continuation of bui

Potential plans for 44 new homes in Dunblane could be lodged with Stirling Council soon. Ristol Consulting Ltd contacted the council on behalf of Kippendavie Trust Group to request a formal screening opinion on whether a planning application for residential development on land 50 metres east of Kell

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Dundee City Council 

An app to help the owners of shared properties in Edinburgh repair their buildings has been so successful in its first year it is already being rolled out by two other local authorities in Scotland. Developed by the City of Edinburgh Council with tech company Novoville, a new app launched in April l

A penthouse that sits at the top of a New York skyscraper that has been subject to a lawsuit for noises such as creaking and banging has been put up for sale again after failing to find a buyer last year. The penthouse at 432 Park Avenue became the most expensive flat ever listed in New Yo

Hoskins Architects has restructured to better reflect its growing international business and, at the same time, transitioned to employee ownership.

Maxi Construction has been awarded a contract from ESMS (Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools) for refurbishment works within the historic Stewart’s Melville College Grandstand at Inverleith Playing Fields in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has awarded Kier the preconstruction services contract to deliver HMP Glasgow, the new prison that is set to replace Victorian-era HMP Barlinnie in 2026. HMP Glasgow will be a modern facility built on a 54-acre site in Provanmill. SPS intends that it will be designe