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Stephanie Clark Scotland's planning system is key to the success of the renewable energy sector. As the Scottish Government sifts responses to a review of the process, policy manager Stephanie Clark gives the headlines from Scottish Renewables' submission.

Darren Sommer (left) with Dean Shields A construction student on an employability course at New College Lanarkshire has secured full-time employment with a leading construction business through a successful industry partnership.

Redundant public sector site redeveloped into affordable homes for Perth A former UK government building in Perth is being transformed with 62 new homes in a bid to tackle the local affordable housing shortage.

Engineers have the happiest job in the world, closely followed by teachers and nurses with construction workers not far behind, according to analysis carried out by the Guardian. The newspaper looked at nine different surveys conducted to find the occupations that make us happiest, and then did its

Confidence within the Scottish construction sector has fallen again back to where it was at the end of 2013. The latest quarterly survey by trade body the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) said that industry employers gave a positive overall confidence rating for the tenth quarter in a row, though

Keith Brown Companies that are involved in ‘blacklisting’ will be excluded from bidding for public contracts under new Scottish Parliament regulations.

David Jarvie One of Scotland’s largest independent plant hire businesses Jarvie Plant Group is to invest significantly in purpose built premises in Dundee due to rapid growth in the city.

Work to deliver a long-term ambition for a major new community sports facility in Bishopbriggs has taken a step forward after the project gained planning permission last week. East Dunbartonshire Council, in partnership with East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture (EDLC) Trust, is moving ahead with

An iconic B-listed building in Glasgow’s Tradeston area has been saved from falling into serious disrepair thanks to the building’s factor Speirs Gumley, a dedicated group of home and business owners, and grant funding from Glasgow City Council. The building at 33 Dalintober Street/53 Morrison S

CALA Homes (West) has submitted a detailed planning application for a proposed development of 101 luxury apartments at Mansionhouse Road in Langside, Glasgow. The proposed development consists of three flatted blocks, ranging from four to five storeys and containing one, two and three-bed apartments

Pupils from St Mungo's and Trinity High School School pupils in Glasgow have made their first steps towards becoming engineers after graduating from a course designed to encourage careers in the industry.

Work begins on Dunbar affordable homes Work has begun on a new development of 525 new homes which will see the expansion of the East Lothian seaside town of Dunbar.

A builder has claimed that he was ordered to give up his seat for another commuter because they had a better job than him. Jamie Loveday, 19, said he was on a Victoria line train at around 7.20pm on Wednesday when a man got into the carriage at Green Park station.

A plan to transform the former Royal High School in Edinburgh into a £75 million hotel has been narrowly rejected by councillors after a marathon meeting. The hotel, proposed by Duddingston House Properties (DHP) and operated by five-star chain Rosewood, would have seen the A-listed neoclassic

Workers on the £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing construction project have reached a new deal with their employers after staging a walk-out in a pay dispute. Around 50 workers, the majority of them employed by Galliford Try, downed tools on the Scottish Government's flagship project yesterday after