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Work to repair Banff Harbour will resume within days after a contract dispute disrupted the project for over a month. Lochshell Ltd ceased restoration works in June after finding the crumbling 17th-Century port was in a worse condition than first thought.

Climate change targets won’t be delivered unless the home improvements market is overhauled, according to a new report ‘Building on our Strengths’ published jointly today by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS). Th

Southside Housing Association has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build flats at the site of a disused church at Mosspark Boulevard. A new block containing 35 apartments is proposed for land currently occupied by the former Mosspark United Church at Ladybank Drive.

Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd is handling work on a high six-figure contract to install steel sheet piles as part of the defences within a major North Ayrshire flood defence project, for which £14 million of its £18m cost is being covered by the Scottish Government.

The former Elms Court Hotel in Ayr is set to be knocked down and converted into 14 flats if new plans are approved. The 19th-century building located on Miller Road was ruined by fire two years ago.

South Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a community building at the bottom of Ayr High Street despite its design being contrary to the local development plan.

Ogilvie Construction has landed an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards for the eighth consecutive year. RoSPA has awarded the firm its Gold Medal Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff operate in the safest possible working enviro

A new intergenerational neighbourhood in Perth designed by Glasgow architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie for the Gannochy Trust, has picked up two awards and a commendation at the Scottish Design Awards on Thursday evening.

Bobcat has won two EquipmentWatch 2021 Highest Retained Value (HRV) Awards for Compact Track Loaders (model T770) and Small Skid-Steer Loaders (model S590).

Andy Hadden, the co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, the developer of Scotland's first artificial surfing facility, discusses how surfing's surge in popularity in Scotland is coinciding with the sport's inclusion in the Tokyo Olympic Games. As an ambassador for surfing in Scotland, and with

OakNorth Bank has provided a £4.8 million loan to House of Gods Hotels, the boutique accommodation business, to allow the firm to open new hotels in Glasgow and Manchester. Founded by brothers Mike and Ross Baxter, House of Gods Hotel in Edinburgh was partially funded via a £1.1m loan fr

BME Nitech, the Aberdeen firm that developed industrial lighting products for global markets, has made a senior appointment to take the business to the next level. Graham Donnelly has been appointed business development manager to lead the expansion of the firm’s innovative hazardous area temp

Ornithologists working at an onshore wind farm in Scotland had an unusual brood to monitor when rare ringed plover nested at the foot of a 126-metre wind turbine.

Steve Dunlop, the former chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, has joined Crosswind Developments as a non-executive director. Crosswind Developments is the firm behind plans to build 2,500 homes and create more than one million square feet of commercial space on an area around a decommissioned run

The Scottish Government has been urged to reopen its First Home Fund after new figures highlighted the continuing demand for support for those looking to buy a new home but struggling with deposits. The Help to Buy (Scotland) Monitoring Information Report 2020-2021 has highlighted that the Help