Highlands

Tarmac has acquired 11 of the 14 readymix concrete sites which were made available as part of Breedon Aggregates’ takeover of Hope Construction Materials. A proposal by Breedon to offload 14 sites to remedy competition concerns arising from its £336 million acquisition was accepted by the Competi

Conservation charity John Muir Trust said it will take no further legal action over a planned 67-turbine wind farm in the Highlands. Last year the charity successfully blocked the Scottish Government’s decision to approve the Stronelairg development, near Fort Augustus, at a judicial review hearin

Scottish Ministers have successfully challenged a judge’s decision to reduce a planning consent granted for the development of a new wind farm near Fort Augustus. Last year conservation charity John Muir Trust successfully blocked the Scottish Government's decision to approve the development at a

A potential site is being considered for a new justice centre in Inverness after plans to develop another location were dropped. The former Stagecoach depot in Burnett Road could be transformed into a facility with new courts and offices, replacing the existing premises at Inverness Castle.

Costain has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the construction of a Hydrochloric Acid Dosing Plant at the Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). The contract, the value of which was not disclosed, includes installation, tie-in, pre-commissioning, and commissioning support.

The contract for building the new Torvean Golf Course in Inverness has been awarded to a joint venture partnership between Coffey Construction Ltd and EGS Golf Ltd. The tender value is £5.57 million for the golf course construction and Torvean housing site preparation works.

Image courtesy of Scene-it Media Experts in housing, healthcare and home-design from across the Highlands have come together to form a unique partnership to build sustainable homes for people with assisted living needs.

Visual impressions of an alternative location for the River Ness Art Project’s centrepiece “The Gathering Place” have been revealed by the Inverness City Arts (ICArts) Working Group. The Gathering Place is the main centrepiece project of The Highland Council’s Inverness City Arts (ICArts) Wo

Alford Community Campus The development of the new Alford Community Campus and Noss Primary School have earned national recognition for raising the bar for considerate construction.

Detailed plans have been released for a proposed new railway station to Inverness Airport. Highlands and Islands transport body Hitrans has proposed constructing a stop at Dalcross close to the airport on the Inverness to Aberdeen line at a cost of £2 million.

The world's largest fish-farmer has identified a quarry on Skye as the place it wants to build a new £80 million fish feed plant. The site at Kyleakin near the Skye Bridge was earmarked for the development by Marine Harvest after consideration of a number of different sites on the west coast. It is

Plans have been revealed for a new jail at Milton of Leys in Inverness. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has notified Highland Council of its plan to potentially submit a formal planning application for an area of land in the Braes of Balvonie area. The proposed site is next to homes built for Scot

A new operating theatre is to be built at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness as part of a three-year £28 million investment. The Scottish Government has approved the full business case submitted by NHS Highland earlier this month.

Inverness Castle Inverness is to benefit from a major investment into the city’s infrastructure over the next decade following the award of a £315 million City Deal.

A £5.7 million contract has been agreed with Robertson Northern to convert a listed former Fort William school building into state-of-the-art offices. Highland Council plans to bring together its professional and administrative staff from across the wider Locahber area in Scotland’s West Highland