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Moray West, a significant offshore wind farm development, has secured a £95.5 million loan from Barclays to support the next phase of the project’s construction as part of a wider syndicated £2 billion loan injection which closed in April 2023. Moray West is situated 22km off

Plans to regenerate Cumbernauld town centre have been accelerated with North Lanarkshire Council's acquisition of The Centre Cumbernauld.

The former finance director of construction outsourcing firm Carillion, Zafar Khan, has been disqualified from acting as a company director for the next 11 years due to his role in misrepresenting the firm's financial health and sanctioning unwarranted dividends.

Gilson Gray has promoted two experienced lawyers to partner. Michael Anderson and Cheryl Edgar previously held legal director positions in the residential property team and are based in the firm’s offices in Edinburgh and East Lothian, respectively.

Network Rail has appointed AmcoGiffen as the main contractor for the rebuild of the fire-damaged Troon station.

New build and renovation expert Orocco marked the official opening of its new Edinburgh headquarters with an exclusive concert by Scottish music star Callum Beattie. Founded in 2012 by businessmen Jonny Blurton and Mark Ivinson, continued growth has seen the firm relocate from their origin

Patrycja Allan has been appointed to the role of land manager at Persimmon West Scotland. Patrycja joined the housebuilder last month, strengthening a land team whose activity stretches from Ayrshire to Lanarkshire. She brings with her a wealth of experience, having previously worked for Stewart Mil

Bancon Homes has become a registered developer with the New Homes Quality Board. From today, all homes reserved for sale by the company will be covered by the New Homes Quality Code. This covers every step in a customer’s new home purchase, from the initial marketing of the development, their

Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical has commenced work to retrofit 18 homes in Skye in a bid to help address the island’s ongoing housing crisis. Work has begun on a £540,000 upgrade of the 18 terraced and semi-detached bungalows at Shulishader Beag in Portree, which were

Edinburgh-based bid management firm AM Bid has been acquired by Bidding Limited, a provider of bid consultancy and software solutions. The acquisition is aligned with Bidding Limited's goal to expanding its market reach across all sectors, boosting its service offerings and enhancing its existing pr

Scotland Excel has appointed Clark Contracts to its £300 million Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Framework. The contractor has been appointed to the multi-trade lot of the framework, which will run until June 2025, with the option to extend this until 2027.

Work is well underway on the transformation of a former charity furniture warehouse into a development in one of Edinburgh’s most desirable areas. The 67 St Bernards project, from urban regeneration specialists Kelvin Properties, will see the former Edinburgh Furniture Initiative (EFI) site ma

Glasgow-based Akela Group has secured a £4.5 million contract to provide civil engineering, infrastructure and surfacing works at a new residential site built by Ashberry Homes in Renfrew.

A court has been asked to decide how to measure the height of a building. A civil lawsuit over the height and setbacks of a controversial condominium development planned for just east of Knox Mountain in Kelowna, Canada has opened in court.

Glasgow-based multi-service construction company Tough Construction has transferred its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), marking it as the largest business in Scotland to do so. The company, established in 1974, specialises in projects for house builders throughout Central S