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CITB has appointed Jackie Ducker as the organisation’s new customer and product director, replacing the outgoing Braden Connolly. Jackie, who steps into her new role on July 5, has a strong track record in the construction and services sectors and has held a range of business improvement,

Hostwave Ltd, a lighting manufacturer based in Bellshill, is embarking on growth plans following an increase in business this year. The firm specialises in emergency lighting products, working with hospitals, universities, offices and warehouses providing innovative lighting solutions.

Crosbie Homes, the new build housing arm of Morris & Spottiswood, has delivered high-quality social housing in Oxton and Pathhead after entering into its first new-build contracts with both Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Midlothian Council.

Fife Council has approved proposals in principle to bring forward a detailed programme to build 1,200 more council houses between 2022 and 2024.

Nine new Renewable & Energy Efficiency Training Centres were officially launched yesterday by Michael Matheson, cabinet secretary for net zero, energy and transport, thanks to support from ESP and funding by SP Energy Networks’ £20 million Green Economy Fund.

Network Rail has completed a £2.2 million platform upgrade at Garrowhill station in Glasgow’s East End.

Technology-enabled solutions provider Jacobs has reaffirmed its commitment to responding to the climate change emergency by offering its entire workforce the Climate Solutions Accelerator course, a 90-minute online course designed to educate participants on climate change and the actions that c

Clackmannanshire Council has discussed options to bring Greenfield House in Alloa back into council ownership after councillors expressed their concern at the deterioration of the site. The B Listed building and former council headquarters was sold to developer Kapital Residential Ltd

East Lothian Council has agreed to its response to a Scottish Government consultation on establishing minimum housing land requirements for inclusion in National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). The council has agreed that an "infrastructure first" approach to future development is required.

Innovative 'Transformation Zones' will be developed across Clackmannanshire as part of the council’s ambitious Be the Future programme, councillors have heard. Councillors agreed a paper at a council meeting this week that laid out more details of the new Transformation Zones, the first of whi

Allanwater Homes has revealed what its Hayford Mills, Cambusbarron development of townhouses and apartments will look like when complete.

An extremely rare Edward III gold coin lost in the wake of the Black Death has been found by a metal detectorist in Norfolk.

Renewable energy company Drax Group is kickstarting the planning process to build a new underground pumped hydro storage power station – more than doubling the electricity generating capacity at its iconic Cruachan facility in Scotland. The project will support almost 900 jobs in rural areas a

The first spades were put in the ground yesterday to bring the historic former Granton Station back to life as a high-quality creative workspace at a cost of up to £4.75 million. The project will be part funded through the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund and Town Ce

Glasgow-based building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) has expanded its portfolio in the education sector with its latest completions in East Dunbartonshire.