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McGowan Environmental Engineering has completed structural strengthening works specifically on the lower section of the Cairngorm funicular railway after being appointed to the project by principal contractor Balfour Beatty.

Scottish hardware specialist nails down new premises to cope with gardening & DIY boom A Prestwick-based hardware and housewares supplier is tripling the size of its Helensburgh premises to cope with rising demand from UK gardeners and DIYers, with support from Bank of Scotland.

After a successful first year in the West of Scotland, Miller Homes has expanded its Home Safe campaign for a second year across central Scotland by providing free high-vis vests across 17 of its developments to help keep children safe on their walk, cycle, or scoot, to and from school. In addi

SSEN Transmission’s Alyth substation team bid a fond farewell to three osprey chicks last month, as they spread their wings and fledged their purpose-built home to start their first journey to Africa.

CHAP Group has welcomed Fraser Taylor as its new operations director. Fraser will oversee CHAP’s Construction and Civils production operations and will play a key role in the delivery of CHAP’s growth plans.

Coldwells Building Company Ltd has won the prestigious Medium Renovation Project category at the Federation of Master Builders’ National Master Builder Awards, held online last week.

Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £85 million contract to deliver the second phase of overhead line works in the West of Scotland between Port Ann and Crossaig on behalf of SSEN Transmission. Phase Two of the scheme will see Balfour Beatty design, construct and engineer a new 45km 275kV doubl

An office support manager has been found guilty of embezzling almost £6,000 from a St Andrews architecture practice. Kirsty Kean, who only worked at Muir Walker Pride for a few months, made two unauthorised transactions worth more than £2,000 each and used the company bank account t

Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young is expanding its Land & Development team in Scotland with the appointment of a new associate director. Deborah Bruce joins Avison Young from The City of Edinburgh Council, where she gained development, valuation and transactional experience in and aroun

Professor Alan Dunlop has said he is likely to throw his hat in the ring to become chairman of the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) following the departure of Muriel Gray. The architect, who last month pledged to provide support for a class-action lawsuit proposed by students who have accused t

The City of Edinburgh Council's stance against development in the greenbelt risks jeopardising the delivery of homes that the city needs, housebuilders have warned. The City of Edinburgh Council revealed its new City Plan 2030 last week, which will address climate change, affordability, providing mo

SGN has signed a landmark agreement with dedicated hydrogen technology provider Nel ASA to supply the electrolyser for its world-first hydrogen-to-homes heating network on the east coast of Scotland. How H100 Fife will supply hydrogen to homes in Levenmouth

Homebuyers in Glasgow can now set foot inside the transformed first phase of one of Glasgow’s most iconic buildings – the David Stow. The much-loved former teaching college, which is celebrating its centenary year, is being given a new lease of life by CALA Homes (West), with the first i

The scaffolding division of The JR Group has constructed a 24m-high scaffold around the Hamilton Mausoleum in preparation for major repair works.

New plans have been submitted for a proposed new housing and retail development at Saughton Mains Gardens in Edinburgh.