Morrison Construction has reached a significant milestone in the works on the Dorenell Windfarm near Dufftown in Moray with the final reinforced concrete turbine base completed on site. Since the firm began works in April 2017, 59 turbine bases and approximately 40km of road have been constructed ac
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Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopter installing the new composite poles Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) and Balfour Beatty have successfully energised the connection for Dorenell wind farm in Moray.
Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed to take forward a trio of projects in the field of mental health, including a £6m refurbishment programme at Royal Cornhill hospital in Aberdeen and Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin. Kier has also been appointed to develop the designs for a £4.8m extensio
Donna Chisholm, area manager for HIE in Moray, Derek Mackay MSP and Sandy Adam of Saltire Business Parks Cabinet secretary for finance Derek Mackay MSP yesterday marked the official start of construction at Elgin Business Park, the largest new industrial park in North of Scotland.
Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has successfully delivered a £2 million 6,800 sq ft extension to Milne’s Primary School in the village of Fochabers, north east Scotland.
Plans for the new Linkwood Primary School in the south of Elgin have been approved by councillors after no objections were received to the proposals. The facility will have a floor space of around 3,780 square metres and accommodate up to 476 pupils, including ASN provision for up to 12 pupils. Spac
Milltown Airfield Elgin Energy has received planning permission for a 50MW solar PV project at Milltown Airfield near Elgin in Moray, the largest consented solar PV project in Scotland to date.
A significant milestone in the Moray Sports Centre (MSC) project was reached this week as construction got underway at the 12-acre site located next to Linkwood Distillery in South Elgin. To celebrate, there was a breaking ground ceremony where Moray Sports Foundation’s chairman, Sandy Adam, and y
The first phase of a development which will eventually bring 1,500 new homes to Elgin has been given the green light. Moray Council yesterday approved plans for 500 homes, cycle paths and a new primary school at Findrassie on the northern edge of the town.
The owners of a Speyside whisky distillery who claimed that the development of a new wind farm in Banffshire was “unlawful” on the basis that the construction works did not begin within the five-year time limit imposed upon the developer have had their legal challenge dismissed. William Grant &a
Contractors are being invited up to bid for the £100 million contract for an expansion of the military base at RAF Lossiemouth. The overhaul at the Moray airbase is planned over the next two years to prepare for the arrival of new Poseidon P-8 spy planes and another squadron of Typhoons.
The site of the proposed development at Hopeman The Scottish Government had overturned a decision from Moray Council to block plans to build 22 affordable houses on the south side of Hopeman.
Fresh plans to transform a former auction site and waste land in Moray into a housing complex have failed to address flooding concerns from Scotland’s environmental body. ANM Group has lodged plans to build more than 100 homes and restaurant at the site on Elgin’s Linkwood Road.
Linkwood View, the new specialist facility in Elgin built by Springfield Properties, has been awarded Social Housing Development of the Year by Premier Guarantee. In partnership with Hanover Housing Association, Springfield built the 30 apartment specialist care facility, specifically for the elderl
A new roads maintenance initiative has been launched between eight councils in Scotland. The Northern Roads Collaboration Forum involves local authorities working together to share staff, equipment and properties to improve the repair and maintenance of roads, as well as reduce costs.