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The groundswell of opinion in favour of the campaign for protection of title for electricians has continued into 2024 with a New Year declaration of support from another four prominent members of the Scottish Parliament.

Pupils at Inverkeithing High School recently had the opportunity to try out traditional construction skills thanks to the Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration project.

A host of professionals working within the built environment and construction with a shared interest in driving sustainability will come together for the launch of Sustainabuild Scotland Breakfast Club, a new Edinburgh-based monthly networking and learning event created to facilitate and expedite t

The industrial vacancy rate along the M8 corridor between Glasgow and Edinburgh ended 2023 at 2.4%, the lowest year-end figure on record, according to new figures. Of the 31.5m sq ft of warehouse space within the one-and-a-half miles on either side of the motorway, less than 800,000 sq ft was unoccu

The world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, which began operation off the Aberdeenshire coast six years ago, is now due for major maintenance work. Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the 30 MW Hywind Scotland will be towed to the Gulen Port in Norway for repairs over the summ

Renfrewshire Council has been warned that it risks repeating past mistakes that led it to miscalculate the size of a new primary school.

Recycle Scotland has supplied upcycled furniture for renewable energy firm, Boralex’s first Scottish office in Edinburgh.

Jill Gayford has joined real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield as a partner heading up the Asset Services team in Scotland. Most recently the manager of Pentlands Science Park in Penicuik, Jill brings twenty years’ experience to the role, having previously held senior positions with BNP Pa

House prices in Scotland are anticipated to rise through the first quarter of 2024 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Ground preparations are underway at the site of North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development.

Langstane Housing Association has announced its partnership with data and insights company Switchee and Union Technical to deliver a cutting-edge solution for insulating its challenging granite properties. This collaborative initiative is made possible through a fully funded ECO4 grant by Scottish G

A big-hearted Scottish training officer has raised thousands of pounds for the industry charity which helped him face his own mental health issues.

Kilmac has been awarded the contract with Crail Community Partnership to deliver enhancement works in the area. The project entails a series of critical tasks to enhance water management and ecological sustainability.

The Highland Council’s Employability Service and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) are delighted to announce an exciting collaboration to offer a pre-employability programme which seeks to support out-of-work young people on a pathway to the trades. Supported through the Scottish

Scotland’s first eco construction training centre is teaching students key skills to deliver net zero targets. Constructed by McTaggart Construction, the newly opened state-of-the-art facility at West Lothian College supports sustainable construction and energy efficiencies. It will provide tr