Edinburgh

A major extension to Frogston Primary School in Edinburgh has been completed, delivering six new classrooms along with additional office and breakout space to support the school’s growing roll. The original school building, completed in 2021, was designed with future expansion in mind as part

A new 8,500-capacity entertainment arena proposed for the western fringe of Edinburgh has been delayed due to the inability to secure a contractor and rising supply chain costs.

Design and build contractor McAleer & Rushe has marked the topping out of Mantle Yard, a 604-bed Purpose-Built Student Accommodation development on Baltic Street in Leith.

Vital Energi is aiding the delivery of a housing scheme which will heat 709 homes with no individual gas boilers, in a development anticipated to save 294 tonnes of carbon per annum. The energy services (ESCo) division of Vital Energi, Vital Community Energi, has inked deals to develop, own and run

Stantec, the sustainable design and engineering firm, has secured a place on eight lots of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework, enabling it to provide a variety of interdisciplinary services. 

Danehurst, the student accommodation developer, has sealed an £18 million loan to refinance The Pepper Mill, a student accommodation scheme based in Edinburgh’s Bonnington.

Edinburgh’s £162 million new concert hall project has now reached the stage of having its structural base completed, indicating significant progress for the project, as reported by The Scotsman. 

York-based development company S Harrison, has received planning permission for a landmark purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on Gillespie Crescent in Edinburgh. The development will transform a brownfield site within the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation Area into stude

Quarry material supplier Hillhouse Group is heading for growth in its operations with a new asphalt production facility at its Soutra Mains Quarry site in Midlothian due to open in Autumn this year.   The facility will bring locally produced asphalt supply to the East of Scotland for the f

Housebuilder Avant Homes has completed its first private rented sector (PRS) transaction in Scotland after agreeing a £10.8 million deal with Thriving Investments, marking a further acquisition for the New Avenue Living fund.

Cullross has submitted a major planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver 212 new homes at Western Harbour. 

Rettie’s current chief operating officer Becky Lindsay is taking up the position of chief executive officer while founding director Simon Rettie is entering the chair role at the company.  Having founded the company in 1993, Simon will maintain focus on future growth, with day-to-day oper

Plans have been submitted for more than 42,500 sq ft of new retail and leisure space at Fort Kinnaird retail park, creating more than 60 jobs for the local area.

Sustainable energy specialists Gensource will for the first time exhibit at the Royal Highland Show 2026. 

Independent Scottish law firm, Anderson Strathern, will provide advice for a landmark project at the historic Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. The firm’s specialist teams will work closely with the National Centre for Music, the charity that is set to be the future tenant of