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A second round of consultations is being held for two proposed sites for new council houses in Aberdeen which are both in an area already zoned for housing near Newhills, Northfield, and Kingswells. The Greenferns and Greenferns Landward developments are both on land already owned by Aberdeen City C

RESIDENTIAL – FEWER THAN TEN UNITS Applicant: Mrs Gillian Anthony

Transport Scotland has announced the intention to appoint an Atkins WSP Joint Venture to progress design and development work for the Rest and Be Thankful road through Glen Croe. The contract represents £25 million of Scottish Government investment, an estimate of the overall contract value fo

Lochside Leisure Centre in Forfar is set to be demolished after the October school holidays. The decision to wait until after the holidays was taken to try to avoid any closing the play park during the school break and any impact on the nearby caravan park through the holiday period.

Scott Brewster reveals why Brewster Brothers has switched back to diesel to fuel its fleet just eight months after making the transition to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The decision to switch to green sustainable fuels should be an easy one. Certainly, for our organisation, a sustainable r

Inch Cape Offshore Limited has selected the Port of Dundee as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the construction of the 1.1GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. The agreement will see turbine blades, towers and nacelles, which house the turbine generators, being delivered to and pre-assembled at

Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) chief executive Kevin Minton has given notice of his intention to step down. Mr Minton has been with CPA for 15 years and will remain with the company until the first quarter of 2023 allowing time for a smooth handover.

Construction trade association SELECT has made further inroads into the higher education sector after welcoming the University of St Andrews into membership. The world-famous seat of learning – one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world – joins the University of Edinbur

French tax authorities have benefitted from new artificial intelligence (AI) technology bringing in an extra €10 million (£8.5m) in tax revenue. The AI technology, developed by Google and Capgemini, was used to detect undeclared swimming pools in France. It was being trialled in the regio

A rare opportunity to acquire an A-listed 17th century castle with links to some of Scotland’s most renowned royals is being offered by Thorntons. Powrie Castle, one of five remaining castles in Dundee, has come on to the market following extensive renovations by the current owners over the la

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is set to exceed £13 million in costs. A projection from Transport Scotland indicates that the cost will reach £13,100,812 by the end of this financial year.

A £1.9 million project that will create 10 new jobs in Moray over the next three years has secured up to £190,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Macduff Shipyard Limited (MSL) is to double the berthing capacity of its facility in Buckie. This will enable the company to take

The transformation of the former Woodend farmland site in Hallglen has reached its first major milestone with construction works now formally underway. Led by Falkirk Council, the £27 million development is located along the southern boundary of Callendar Park southeast of Falkirk’s town

As part of Scotland Excel’s ‘Supporting the journey to net zero’ campaign, Ian Heron - residential specification manager, Renewable Heating at Mitsubishi Electric - writes about the need for an urgent change in the way we heat our buildings. In June 2019, the UK became the first ma

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Altens Lorry Park