Shetland

The Shetland Islands have been connected to the GB electricity grid for the first time following the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK along with a 160-mile-long subsea link to take power generated on its island site to the mainland. Featuring

Shetland Islands Council councillors previewed the newly built properties at Sandveien in Lerwick, which are now nearing completion. The contract to rebuild the eight properties began in March 2023 and tenants are expected to move into the new properties in the coming weeks.

The first stage of community engagement for a new Brae High School in Shetland will get underway soon, with the recent publication of a ‘Proposal of Application’ Notice. The notice formally begins a minimum 12-week consultation period that is required before a planning application is lod

First Minister John Swinney is to announce a £5 million package for Scotland’s island communities including funding to support critical infrastructure projects.

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable. The need for a

Shetland Islands Council staff are among those benefitting from a visit to Lerwick by a fully-equipped mobile classroom to deliver certified heat pump training.

DITT Construction Ltd, a Shetland-based construction company, has transferred its entire shareholding to an employee ownership trust (EOT).

First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he is “open” to discussing plans to construct subsea tunnels to improve transport across the Scottish islands

Stantec UK Ltd has been selected as the preferred bidder for Shetland's Inter-island Transport Connectivity Programme.

Representatives of the local construction industry are being invited to an event next month to explore business opportunities for future housing developments in Shetland.

Councillors in Shetland have heard an update on progress on the Knab redevelopment project, including plans for essential infrastructure and the first phase of housing on the cleared site. With demolition work on the Lerwick site due to be completed soon, the next phase would be for ground works to

Aberdeenshire-based project management and integration company Camm-Pro has secured a multi-million-pound contract with bp to deliver a major new piece of the UK’s energy infrastructure.

Infrastructure work at Hjaltland Housing Association's Staneyhill development is due to commence today. Designed by Mott MacDonald and PJP Architects, the infrastructure includes a new spine road and services to enable the future construction of 300 new homes. Garriock Bros. Ltd have been appoi

The contract to undertake the Lerwick Lanes Masterplan has been awarded to Edinburgh-based company 7N Architects. This contract award by Shetland Islands Council follows a tender exercise which attracted significant interest from local and mainland-based companies.

A project aimed at connecting all of Shetland's main islands by either a tunnel or a new ferry is now at an advanced planning stage, the local authority has revealed.