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Scottish housing developer McKernan Homes is positioning itself for a greener future thanks to a £1.5 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.  A development loan and funding was provided as part of the Clean Growth Funding Initiative (CGFI), through which firms can access discounte

A programme of engineering works designed to bring the Cairngorm funicular railway back into service in winter 2021/22 is getting under way this week.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans submitted by CDB Properties Ltd to knock down a rundown pub in Parkhead and replace it with a five-storey block of flats.

The next Scottish Government should establish a Net-zero Energy Commission to provide the country with a national net-zero pathway which would bring society together as it works towards a greener future, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. Launching its Manifesto for 2021’s Scottis

Edinburgh-based contemporary furniture and interior design company Tangram Furnishers Limited has announced its transition to employee ownership. The company, which operates from a showroom and office in Edinburgh city centre, specialises in the premium end of the market and works with clients,

Three hotels which could be converted to new uses have been released for sale. The Glenmorag Hotel in Dunoon, the Garve Hotel in Garve and Mackay’s Hotel in Strathpeffer, together comprise Hart Hotels, which is owned by the David Urquhart Group.

The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish Government about how Regional Land Use Partnerships might function to deliver on Scotland’s big ambitions on climate action and help support green economic recovery.

Avant Homes has become the first UK housebuilder to introduce a fleet of 30 Honda e electric vehicles for its regional sales teams to use. With 60 live developments across Scotland, the north east of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the new fleet will enable Avant Homes to provide prospective ho

People in Inverness will now be able to catch the first glimpses of the new Wyvern House on Academy Street after the scaffolding was removed from the nearly-completed housing development. Located on the old Farm Foods site, it is being redeveloped by Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) and Hig

A train driver who crashed through a barrier avoided a 32ft drop into water thanks to a fortuitously placed art installation.

The JR Group has been given the green light to transform the former TA building on Paisley’s High Street.

Consulting engineers Will Rudd has appointed two new managing directors to lead its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. The appointments of MJ O’Shaughnessy and Gillian Ogilvie mark a new chapter for the successful privately-owned engineering consultancy which employs over 80 staff in Scotland

The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant MKM Building Supplies is extending its geographic coverage in Scotland through the acquisition of DTC Merchants Limited.

Transport Scotland has made a number of design changes to junctions on the A96 Dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen project following its engagement with local communities, road users and other stakeholders, with a new junction also proposed at Pitscurry. The design work is continuing in or

Scotland Excel has partnered with the Scottish Government, Royal Bank of Scotland and Transport Scotland to deliver a free Project Bank Accounts (PBA) webinar designed specifically for the construction industry.