Edinburgh

ScottishPower is investing a record £10 billion in Scotland as it embarks on a major electricity grid rewiring. Last week, the energy firm’s parent company Iberdrola unveiled a transformational €58bn strategic plan and named the UK as its number one destination for investment. 

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a £61 million fire safety contract to UK fire protection specialist Harmony Fire.

Substantial upgrades to bring two Category A-listed Edinburgh housing blocks up to the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) have been given the green light. A planning application for the £69 million retrofit of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, submitted by Collective A

Student accommodation provider Unite Students has completed the construction of its new flagship development in Edinburgh. Burnet Point is Unite Student’s first combined development of purpose-built student accommodation, build-to-rent and affordable housing.

Strathedin Properties, a family-run developer with roots in heritage restoration, is revitalising landmark buildings in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of a major growth push, backed by a £5.3 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. In Edinburgh’s prestigious Church Hill, the busine

A time capsule has been interned at Edinburgh's North Bridge to mark the project’s work for future generations. Some of the items for the capsule included:

CBRE Investment Management’s (CBRE IM) ambitious sustainability approach has been fulfilled, with the final BREEAM certification for 30 Semple Street being awarded at the top “Outstanding” level.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to a local convenience store near its recently completed Bankfield Brae development in the Greendykes area of Edinburgh to benefit the local community. This latest defibrillator has become the guardian of the management team

Robertson Facilities Management (RFM) has secured a £5m over five years contract to deliver hard facilities management services for the National Galleries of Scotland, following a competitive tender process. The contract goes live on the December 1st following a robust mobilisation and RFM wil

Over £188 million is being invested towards improving public buildings in Edinburgh, with £20m set aside for the next 12 months.

A new community of extra care homes is planned on the 2.2-acre Lansdowne House site in Edinburgh after the Coltbridge Terrace property was acquired from St George’s School by extra care developer-operator Vivere. The site was formerly the Lower School Campus and originally a grand Victorian vi

Forth Ports has been awarded detailed planning consent and listed building consent by The City of Edinburgh Council for its development on land within the Port of Leith known as ‘The Dry Dock at Harbour 31’.

Design & build contractor McAleer & Rushe, together with Vita Group, have celebrated a significant construction milestone with the topping out of their purpose-built student accommodation scheme at New Waverley in Edinburgh.

Two Edinburgh multi-storey council housing blocks could be demolished after the cost of planned refurbishment works increased by tens of millions, city council officers have revealed. A report going before councillors this week states that refurbishing Oxcars Court and Inchmickery Court in Muirhouse

Plans to conserve and redevelop a bingo hall in Leith into new student homes have been granted planning permission.