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Plans to build a council-owned solar farm on the outskirts of Kilwinning are gathering pace.

An Inverness hotel is to pioneer a new £2.5 million low carbon heating innovation which could pave the way for future decarbonisation of the gas grid in the Highland capital and further afield. In what will be a Scottish first, The Glen Mhor Hotel has commenced construction on an emerging syst

Gas distribution company SGN and UK renewable energy solutions provider Vital Energi are combining to form a unique and pioneering private sector initiative to develop, own and operate low and zero-carbon heat networks.

Housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer Stewart Milne Group has been awarded its 12th Royal Society of Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for an outstanding health and safety performance during 2020. With over a decade of consecutive awards, this most recent accolade presents the organi

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Leiths Construction Ltd to undertake patching repairs works in Banff and Buchan, Buchan and Formartine from August 9. Works will begin in Peterhead along with other villages in Buchan, before moving onto to complete works in Ellon and rural roads of Formartine and

The first delivery of steel work has now been fitted on-site at the new £12 million active travel bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal in northwest Glasgow.  The bridge will link the communities of Maryhill, Gilshochill and Ruchill in the city for the first time since the waterway open

The programme for the ninth annual Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival has been issued, with the organisers turning their eyes to the future, COP26, and the sustainability of traditional buildings in a dynamic and ever-changing world.

Law firm Balfour+Manson has made an addition to its property team as the market continues to pick up rapidly after the Covid-19 slowdown. Sylvia McCullagh brings her wide-ranging and extensive conveyancing experience to the team, joining as an associate. She will work with partner and head of reside

Local representatives gathered at Park Place in Wishaw to mark the official site start at Trust Housing Association’s £7 million new-build development. The development will see 42 new homes comprising of 1, 2- and 3-bedroom flats for social rent constructed in Wishaw town centre.

Work has commenced to deliver 22 new affordable homes at Bannockburn Road in Cowie on the site of the former St Margaret’s Primary School in Stirling.

Harris-based family business Norserv Facilities Management has expanded to encourage more people to visit the island and boost the local economy thanks to a £90,000 funding package from Bank of Scotland.

Edinburgh-based property developer Whiteburn has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Small Housing Development of the Year category of the prestigious Scottish Home Awards 2021 for phase one of its Caerlee Mill development in Innerleithen. The team said it is thrilled to have made the final stages

Tiia Partanen from the University of Strathclyde has been announced as the 15th winner of the 3DReid Student Prize 2021.

Complete Weed Control, the Carluke-based ground maintenance specialist business, has been appointed to play a vital role in managing one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management company’s habitat management plans.  FCC Environment operates a UK-wide range of waste managemen

Lawyers are debating how to deal with a German man who had an anti-aircraft gun, torpedo – and a tank – in his basement.