Plans to boost jobs and community facilities in Helensburgh have moved to the next phase with seven proposals shortlisted to redevelop the town’s waterfront area.
A consortium of eight housing associations operating across Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire has appointed an initial 40 local contractors to its new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for responsive repairs and voids, developed in partnership with PfH Scotland.
Sixteen council areas have identified a total of 39 schools as containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) following inspections carried out by all of Scotland’s local authorities.
LaBella Associates, an international architecture, engineering, environmental and planning firm has acquired Kiloh Associates, a Scottish multidisciplinary engineering firm, specialising in civil, structural, geotechnical and environmental disciplines.
Disability charity Capability Scotland, which has ambitious plans to create a flagship £28 million complex-needs facility, has signed an exclusivity agreement for land at Bertha Park Village, delivered by home builder Springfield.
Solar entrepreneurs and climate campaigners Dr Jeremy Leggett and Paddy Padmanathan have backed MAKAR Timber Engineering (MTE), a new company that seeks to usher in a new era of fit-for-purpose net-zero built environments.
Property developer S Harrison Developments has submitted a planning application for a c. £100 million residential-led development at Ocean Point 2 in Leith, adding to the ongoing transformation of the Waterfront.
Fife’s own bestselling crime writer Val McDermid was the special guest of Silverburn Park as works got underway on the restoration of the B-listed former flax mill this week.