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Paragon Bank’s SME Lending division has provided building, civil engineering, construction and aviation firm TSL Contractors with a £2 million funding facility for an Airbus helicopter to support its expanded workload.

A landmark framework has now launched that will open up transformative opportunities for Scotland’s public sector to accelerate the country’s journey to net zero. With an estimated value of £120 million, appointed firms can expect to drive significant energy upgrades in public sect

Beaver Bridges Ltd has been awarded a contract for a Forth Road Bridge cable inspection project by BEAR Scotland.

Work on the ambitious project that is set to transform Irvine’s Harbourside area is officially underway.

Center Parcs has revealed a preliminary zoning plan for its proposed holiday village in the Scottish Borders at a public exhibition held at Lilliesleaf Village Hall.

Subsea Micropiles Ltd. has secured £9.2m to further develop its technology and expand operations in Scotland, which is expected to support around 100 jobs over the next five years.

Ground has been broken on a £1.6 million project on the North Coast 500 which could become a regeneration model for other rural communities across the Highlands. Local MSP Maree Todd cut the first turf today at the Gro For You Community Innovation Campus in Tain, a project designed to offer lo

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed HE Simm engineering managing Kevin Morrissey as its new technical director.  Morrissey will take up his new position with BESA from March 2025 and brings more than 35 years’ industry experience to the role, including as ch

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved a further £863,000 contribution to the Inverness Castle Experience project. Led by The Highland Council, the Inverness Castle Experience is a key project within the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, a joint initiative supported by up t

More than 600 Falkirk Council homes across five rural villages will be connected to a new gas supply by the end of the summer, with heating installed in properties by the end of 2025. Tenants living in Letham, Whitecross, California, Avonbridge, and Slamannan now have the option of connecting to a g

Lovell Partnerships has officially completed all affordable housing at its Oakwood Edge development in Mayfield, near Dalkeith. Housing minister Paul McLennan visited this week to mark the handover to Melville Housing Association of the 39 high-quality, affordable homes.

Home improvements, new council houses and large-scale housing regeneration will take place in Renfrewshire as councillors approved a £292 million investment across the next five years.

A Glasgow City Council committee has approved the compulsory purchase of two houses and two flats that will then be transferred to housing associations who will make them available as social housing. The approval of the compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for the houses – at 14 Stewarton Road in

The conservation of a Category A listed castle on the banks of Loch Ness and Scotland’s first Passivhaus-certified primary school in Perth are among the 21 projects to be shortlisted for Scotland’s national architecture awards by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

An Airbnb owner’s attempt to claim part of a beach as a private garden has been struck down by the local authority.