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Abertay University’s main campus buildings have undergone a major renovation to improve thermal efficiency as part of an investment in sustainability, health and wellbeing and the drive towards net zero.  The project, which is due to include an additional upgrade to building energy contro

There is overwhelming public support for building new wind and solar farms to lower bills and tackle the cost of living crisis, a new poll has revealed. The polling data, published by Survation and commissioned by RenewableUK, shows that 77% of people throughout the UK think governments should use n

Top (from left) Vicki Rennie (office administrator), Imogen Young (senior ecologist and director), Paul Young (principal ecologist, director and trustee) and Diana Gilbert (trustee). Bottom row: Michael Pedder and Isla Macleod (senior ecologists) Black Isle-based consultancy Highland Ecolo

The Ayrshire Hospice has appointed McLaughlin & Harvey as the Principal Supply Chain Partner (PSCP) for the organisation’s capital build project. The ambitious multi-million-pound project will see the traditional home of the Hospice at Racecourse Road in Ayr be redeveloped over the next tw

A Buckie developer's plans to transform a disused site in Moray and open a trampoline park next summer are on track after receiving £200,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £1.26 million project by Braidreef Ltd will see a new leisure facility created at the t

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has consolidated its hard-earned reputation for efficiency by securing a podium place at the Getabout Aberdeen Cycling Festival, part of the Tour of Britain Grand Depart in Aberdeen last weekend. Aberdeen-based partner Gareth Cordiner was joined by Mar

Staff from Summers-Inman’s Edinburgh office took to the hills to raise money for Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). The team donned their hiking boots to walk the nine-mile West Kip, East Kip and Scald Law routes of the Pentlands, raising £2,600 in the process for their designat

Administrators have been appointed at Livingston-based contractor NRS UK (Noel Regan & Sons) after the firm succumbed to spiralling supply chain costs and fixed price contract issues. The company provides construction, civil engineering and power solutions services to a wide range of b

Miller Homes is inviting the public, community groups and other stakeholders to view its proposals for a residential development and potential local neighbourhood centre facilities on land at Leverndale, Glasgow. Located to the west of Leverndale Hospital and Raeswood Road, the proposal is for

Around a third of new affordable housing in Scotland is directly delivered through contributions from private developers, new research by Homes for Scotland (HFS) has revealed. A survey undertaken by the sector body compared the output of a representative sample of its members against available Scot

Moray Council is supporting existing local suppliers while welcoming new contractors to tender for upcoming building repair and maintenance contracts. Suppliers should be able to provide planned and/or reactive maintenance works for both council buildings and the council’s housing stock.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: HJV Consultants Ltd.

A Rangers fan who claimed he lost out on business from a contractor due to his support for the club has failed in a legal discrimination bid. Edward McClung attempted to sue Doosan Babcock and NRL for £80,000 under the Equality Act after his company McClung Strategy and Projects Ltd was n

Housing association Hyde Group has won £10.8 million in damages and costs from a contractor after a dispute over defective cladding. Construction firm Mulalley was ordered to pay damages and costs to group subsidiary Martlet Homes in a case relating to tower blocks in Gosport, Hampsh

The Scottish Procurement Alliance is inviting its public sector partners to a pre-tender engagement workshop to discuss proposals for its upcoming ASC1 Asset Safety & Compliance framework. The workshop will be held in its Livingston office on Thursday 15th September at 9:30am.