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Stirling Council’s in-house build team has completed the construction of 11 new affordable houses at Catherine Street in Bannockburn. The new energy efficient properties were constructed with the support of Scottish Government grant funding and will be fitted with solar panels as well as batte

A home building industry-led mortgage scheme that allows new build buyers to purchase with a 5% deposit has been launched nationally with 17 major builders after a successful regional pilot.

A sod-cutting ceremony has taken place to mark the start of a new North Lanarkshire Council housing development in Bellshill, which will see 29 new affordable homes for rent built in the heart of the local community.

Councillors in Dundee have approved more than £4 million of work to bring over 400 roofs up to recommended British Standards after it was found that they did not meet best practice.

A ground-breaking project to install one of the country’s most innovative and sustainable heating systems at the Clyde Gateway regeneration programme has been completed in partnership with Scottish Water Horizons. The state-of-the-art district heating network at the Clyde Gateway site in Glasg

Two North East businesses are collaborating to boost the circular economy and divert waste from landfill. Aberdeen’s Greenwell Equipment is working with the newly launched Wreck It Room to clear out scrapped or damaged used office furniture which has been stored for years rather than being sen

hub West Scotland is mid-way through its fourth annual appeal for winter clothing for children living in poverty in Glasgow.

A feasibility study into proposals for a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland is expected to conclude that the project is "unfeasible" due to forecasted costs and engineering challenges. Reports in The Telegraph outline that transport expert Sir Peter Hendy, who

The Green Hydrogen for Scotland partnership has secured £9.4m of funding through the Storage at Scale competition run by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched its first dedicated plan to prepare for the risks and impacts associated with climate change.

Pupils at Pencaitland Primary School are being encouraged to explore the great outdoors and to use their imagination thanks to a donation from Stewart Milne Homes. The housebuilder has donated materials from its nearby Castle Gardens development in Pencaitland including cable drums and plastic pipes

Mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, and telemetry (MEICAT) engineering solutions provider ID Systems (IDS) is working in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonia University to develop four multi-disciplinary professional graduate apprentice engineers and, through the Scottis

A young Scottish surveyor has won a UK accolade for his outstanding professionalism, his determination and perseverance, and his unwavering commitment to inspire future talent after beating tough competition from 90 shortlisted surveyors from around the UK in the annual RICS Matrics Young Surveyor o

The Highland Council has awarded a £5.5 million contract for the replacement of B863 Invercoe bridge to Story Contracting Ltd as upgrade works are also set to begin at Uig Harbour.

Edinburgh-based all-trades building & home improvements company Custom Build Solutions Ltd (CBS) has been acquired by Terry Healy Group Ltd (THG).