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A proposed project to construct a deep water quay facility in Scapa Flow to service the offshore wind industry has been "placed on hold" as a result of a UK government funding decision. Orkney Islands Council (OIC) applied to the UK government's FLOWMIS fund, but was placed on the reserve list after

Paisley Gilmour Street station’s B-listed railway bridge has been given a new lease of life by Network Rail.

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been identified in Glenrothes' Warout Stadium, Fife Council has said. The local authority said reviews are now substantially complete across its non-domestic estate, with feedback on a handful of minor properties, such as outbuildings, awaited.

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium involving DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has awarded Ramboll the contract for pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) of the foundations for its Bowdun offshore wind project.

Scotland's first accredited Passivhaus school, Riverside Primary School in Perth, has been officially opened by the education secretary Jenny Gilruth and local MSP John Swinney.

Scotland Excel has just launched two multi-million pound frameworks that will support Scottish councils in delivering their essential construction and transport services.   The grounds and plant equipment framework has been awarded to 32 UK-based suppliers – 24 of which are Scottish

The Prestwick office of multi-disciplinary engineering firm Clancy Consulting has designed the new North Stand at Somerset Park for Ayr United Football Club.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed into the Patapsco River after being hit by a container ship. A major rescue operation is underway after reports that several people and vehicles fell into the water.

Disused commercial buildings in Glasgow city centre are to be demolished to make way for student accommodation after councillors granted planning permission to Caledon Properties.

The number of new home completions and starts in Scotland during 2023 fell by 11% and 24% respectively compared to the previous year, official figures have revealed.

Glasgow-based retrofitting specialist Procast has secured a tender win with West Lothian Council worth £16 million over four years. Procast has developed a reputation for quality retrofitting work, bringing older properties up to modern standards. This significant win marks the beginning of a

A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a major nine-figure framework that will enable the modernisation and improvement of Scotland’s public sector and social housing buildings. It follows a competitive process after the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) invited businesses throug

The first project to proceed under a new fast track process has received a provisional £2 billion funding package to deliver a subsea energy superhighway which could connect up to two million homes to clean energy. The proposed Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) high voltage subsea cable would be abl

Maree Todd MSP, minister for social care, mental wellbeing and sport and Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, minister for local government empowerment and planning officially opened the Goathill Project Development at a ceremony in Stornoway on Monday 25 March. The Goathill Development Project consists of the 52-b

Work on a new bus only link that connects Raigmore Hospital to Raigmore Estate has been completed. The project is funded by Transport Scotland’s Bus Partnership Fund (BPF) and delivered by the Bus Service Improvement Partnership (BSIP) Group, comprised of the Highland Council, NHS Highland, HI