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Edinburgh energy storage start-up Gravitricity has signed a land rental agreement with Forth Ports to build its first demonstrator project on land within the Port of Leith.

SELECT is distributing new protective signage to help members carrying out emergency and essential electrical work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A forward-thinking housing association is seeking talented trailblazers from the construction sector to support its transformation plans. Caledonia Housing Association chief executive Julie Cosgrove has been shortlisted for Director of the Year in the 2020 Institute of Director Awards and, together

A fall in the number of planning applications combined with the postponement of the expected fee increase in June may result in longer-term effects on the planning system, writes Heads of Planning Scotland.

A plan which will position Aberdeen as a climate positive city while helping to lead the world on the rapid shift to a net-zero future and support the global energy transition by leveraging its unique assets and capabilities has been approved. Members of Aberdeen City Council’s urgent business

Solutions experts ECO, which has helped thousands of UK care home workers keep safe during the coronavirus outbreak, has applied its thinking and technologies to helping people feel safe in workplace environments. The firm has assembled a range of technologies aimed at keeping areas free of COVID-19

The Scottish Land Commission has appointed Emma Cooper as head of land rights and responsibilities, which will see her spearhead the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit from Scotland’s land. Formerly CEO of Scottish Rural Action, Emma Cooper wil

Sedgwick International UK is to relocate its Glasgow operation to the Sentinel office building on Waterloo Street, following a transformative refurbishment by Ardstone Capital on behalf of the Ardstone Regional Office Fund – a programmatic venture exclusive to clients of CBRE Global Investment

The caretakers of the centuries-old Glenfinnan Monument have found it remains structurally sound despite beginning to replicate the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Dundee City Council has approved plans to redevelop a former Victorian school into residential flats. The conversion of Downfield House was proposed by Aberkell Developments which purchased the building for a price believed to be of almost £500,000.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched a webinar events series as part of its i-Con COVID-19 support initiative for the built environment.  

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to redevelop a historic West End church into 29 flats. The category B-listed Hillhead Baptist Church will be extended and converted into apartments with church/community facilities underneath the new homes.

Plans have been submitted to convert the empty floors above a KFC restaurant in central Glasgow into flats.

Ian Appleton, the highly regarded architect and academic whose work as a lecturer helped to inspire younger generations into the profession, has died.

akp Scotland director Martin McColl details his firm’s commitment to adopt digital technologies as soon as the current coronavirus restrictions are lifted.