Shetland

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.

Renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds have partnered to develop a second ScotWind site of 500 MW east of Shetland, expanding the overall footprint of the Arven Offshore Wind Farm to 2.3 GW.

The affordable housing supply in Shetland is set to receive a significant boost as an islands housing association has secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. Hjaltland Housing Association will receive £20 million, which will enable the social landlord

Groundworks for the rocket launch site at Shetland's planned SaxaVord spaceport have uncovered potential Bronze Age remains.

SSE Renewables’ flagship onshore wind project in Shetland has seen more than £70 million spent so far since work commenced in 2020. More than 70 companies in Shetland have benefitted from their involvement in Viking Wind Farm with the spend also benefitting the wider Scottish a

Contractor Central Demolition has started work this week to demolish former school buildings at the Knab in Lerwick.

Land around the disused Scatsta airport in Shetland will be developed for future energy production if a deal is reached between the local authority and Statkraft. Shetland Islands Council is to soon enter into negotiations with Statkraft, Aker Horizons Asset Development and Mainstream

A repair and maintenance company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.

Work is due to commence on Hjaltland Housing Association's new affordable housing project in Aith.

A critical milestone has been reached in the construction project to rebuild Shetland's world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle with the arrival of the first of the building's modules. The project, which is led by Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT), will create seven new green jobs,

The CITB has awarded a total of £1.3 million to two projects that will directly help address the construction industry’s skills gap and increase employment retention across the Highlands and Islands. Providing vital support to new starters at the beginning of their construction care

Three projects are to be offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects following Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind clearing process. Clearing saw the ‘NE1’ area east of Shetland made available for ScotWind applicants who met the required standards but who did not secure their

Hjaltland Housing Association has recently completed eighteen new homes on its Heathery Park and Wista sites in Gulberwick and Lerwick. Despite the significant challenges over the last couple of years, Hjaltland Housing Association continues to provide new affordable homes in the islands.

An investigation is underway into the death of a 23-year-old man at a construction site in Shetland.