Highlands

An agreement has been signed by renewable energy company RES to support a four-year engineering apprenticeship with Brora-based Edward Mackay Contractor.

Plumbing supplier William Wilson has invested over £150,000 to open a new bath showroom in Thurso. The new showroom is the 17th customer-facing unit in the Aberdeen-based firm's portfolio, which spreads from Ayr to Orkney.

Scotland’s cabinet secretary for net zero and energy, Michael Matheson, has officially opened the Gordonbush Extension onshore wind farm in the Highlands.

Independent builders merchant MKM Building Supplies is further expanding its presence in Scotland with the purchase of Spey Valley Timber & Builders Merchants.

A turf cutting ceremony was held at Inverness Campus this week as Robertson Construction Northern started work on a new £9 million life sciences innovation centre. Designed by Austin-Smith: Lord, the 2500m² building will provide facilities for businesses to work collaboratively with acade

The contract for the upgrade of Uig Ferry Terminal on the Isle of Skye has been awarded to RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited. Uig Port is owned by the Highland Council and working closely with Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), CalMac Ferries Ltd and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar,

An Inverness hotel is to pioneer a new £2.5 million low carbon heating innovation which could pave the way for future decarbonisation of the gas grid in the Highland capital and further afield. In what will be a Scottish first, The Glen Mhor Hotel has commenced construction on an emerging syst

Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has submitted a planning application for its Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Inverness Campus.

Pupils at Kinmylies Primary School posted a message to the future after placing a time capsule in Inverness West Link’s new Torvean (Swing) Bridge. Kinmylies pupils Meghan Blain (11) and Sean Paterson (11) were assisted by Steve Scott of contractors, RJ McLeod, and Highland Council senior engi

A financial plan which will invest £54 million of capital investment in schools and a further £10m across a range of projects in phase 2 of the investment strategy for health and prosperity has been agreed by Highland Council. The detailed designs and costings for the five schools i

Robertson Construction Northern is set to begin work on a major new development on Inverness Campus. Following an open public tender process, the company was awarded a £9 million contract to build a 2500m² life sciences innovation centre, which was designed by Austin-Smith: Lord.

An investment plan which includes proposals of up to £54 million capital funding for five Highland schools will go before councillors next week for agreement. The Highland Council has identified significant capital funding for investment in five schools, Culloden Academy, Beauly, Dunvegan and

Robertson Construction Northern has commenced works at Lochaber’s Gaelic primary school, Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar, which will see the delivery of two new classrooms as a result of growing demand. 

BAM Nuttall Limited has been fined following the death of an employee who was run over by a dumper vehicle.

A new page has been created on the Highland Council's website to keep the public updated on the progress of works for the re-profiled capital programme’s education, housing, and property projects across the region.