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(left to right) Pat O’Hare - contracts director , Graham Construction; Doreen Bell - lead clinical adviser, NHS Highland; Mark Smith, senior project manager , Graham Construction. Graham Construction has handed over the first phase of the £28m Raigmore Hospital Critical Services Upgrade (CSU) to

A £100 million compensation claim against a contractor following a tunnel collapse at a new Highland hydro-electric scheme is to go to the UK Supreme Court. Earlier this year, energy firm SSE Generation won more than £100m in compensation in a claim against contractor Hochtief who designed and bui

Rebecca Barrass Rebecca Barrass looks at the litigation surrounding the Glendoe Hydro-Electric Scheme

A major planning document set to shape the growth of Inverness has been approved by councillors. The Inverness East Development Brief identifies land for new facilities including a district park, sports facilities at Inverness Campus, a new urban centre, two new primary schools and a high school, an

Balfour Beatty has been awarded two contracts worth £43.5 million for the Beauly to Keith 132kV modernisation programme. Both contracts have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, part of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), through the existing F2 Overhead Line Gen

Morrison Construction has won a £6.2 million contract to deliver the final phase of the Smithton and Culloden Flood Protection Scheme in Inverness. The development aims to protect 129 properties in Smithton and Culloden which are at risk of flooding during a 'once-in-200-years' event. Significant f

Robertson has completed work on a flagship £140 million distillery and visitor experience for The Macallan in Speyside. Built on the Easter Elchies estate, the new distillery has been unveiled by international premium spirits company Edrington.

Proposals for 16 homes on the edge of the Culloden Battlefield site which were previously the subject of a bizarre planning mix-up have been granted final approval. Developers Kirkwood Homes will move ahead with the construction of the properties after Highland Council's environment, development and

New plans have been unveiled for a new road in Inverness linking the A9 and A96 trunk roads which developers say will provide enhanced facilities for road users, cyclists and pedestrians. A 3 metre shared surface is planned for both sides of the carriageway while a dedicated cycleway and separate fo

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is inviting tenders to design and build a new bridge linking the north end of Inverness Campus with the Inverness retail and business park. The bridge will cross the main Inverness-Perth railway line and enable access for pedestrians, cyclists and buses to and

Plans lodged by Capital Developments in December last year Highland councillors have approved proposals for the redevelopment of a vacant corner block in Inverness into a modern retail and residential building.

Former graduate research trainee Marcia Rae at one of the SUD sites around Inverness A delegation from Iceland is set to visit Inverness this week to view work being carried out on Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) in the city.

Network Rail has awarded Bam Nuttall a contract for upgrade works to the Highland mainline – to help reduce journey times for customers. The £10 million deal is part of an overall £57m Scottish Government-funded investment in the line linking Inverness and the Central Belt.

The Pattack hydro project on the Ardverikie Estate near Loch Laggan Aberdeen Standard Investments infrastructure debt team has provided over £43 million of private debt to finance six operational hydro-electric schemes in Scotland.

The granting of planning permission last month for new homes near Culloden has set a damaging precedent for one of Scotland’s most important historic sites, according to a prominent military historian. In his talk at the National Trust for Scotland property on 12 April, ahe