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An opportunity has arisen for construction companies in Fife to hire two modern apprentices in traditional skills with significant financial support.

A bio-energy company whose appeal against the refusal of an application for planning permission for an energy-from-waste installation was refused by the Scottish Ministers has failed to appeal that decision in the Inner House of the Court of Session. North Lanarkshire Biopower Ltd had proposed a dev

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has just released its 2020 Impact Report which demonstrates the vital support they provided in 2020. Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and three national lock downs, the charity was able to provide a lifeline to 2,264 families in crisis and de

Tom Harley-Haddow, founder of multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow, has passed away at the age of 99. Harley Haddow pays tribute below. Pace-setter, pioneer and founder Tom Harley-Haddow passed away at aged 99 on 13th September 2021.

Grand Bequest, an Edinburgh-based tech start-up, has created unique property technology that will empower individuals to save and re-use old, vacant buildings across Scotland. Grand Bequest has used data science to develop its platform that links data analytics, stakeholder participation and alterna

The World Trade Center in New York City has urged office tenants to turn off their lights at night after hundreds of migratory birds crashed into skyscrapers this week.

Architecture and planning practice Halliday Fraser Munro has launched a far-reaching initiative that it said will underpin the journey to carbon zero and its commitment to a sustainable future for all.

Since becoming fully operational in 2012, the five companies delivering the Scotland-wide hub community infrastructure programme have completed 223 community projects worth over £2.5 billion. A further 70 projects are in construction or in development, with those being built supporting over 5,

The campaigning trade association for the plumbing and heating sector has enriched the services it offers its members with the expansion of its Industrial Relations (IR) department and the appointment of another IR specialist. The Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation&nb

A team of experts exploring the mainstream use of homegrown timber in the construction sector has secured funding for the next phase of a demonstrator project which will see the first two-storey modular home manufactured from Scottish mass timber displayed during COP26.

Barratt Homes is to extend the offering at its Caisteal Gardens development in Winchburgh, Broxburn by adding 33 new homes to its build programme. This additional phase of construction includes the four-bedroom ‘Cullen’, as well as the three-bedroom semi-detached ‘Craigend’ a

Plans have been submitted for a further 97 new homes on the site of the former Tullis Russell works in Glenrothes.

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has declared that a purported planning grant for an e-bike docking station outside a Category B listed tenement building in Dundee is ultra vires and of no effect after the decision was challenged by locals. Westend Residents CIC, a commun

Significantly more affordable homes could be delivered in 2021/22 than Scottish Borders Council’s annual target thanks to increased funding and the commitment of a range of local partners, including the region’s four registered social landlords, the local authority has revealed. Potentia

Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed 'cosmic concrete' from space dust and astronaut blood in order to make construction in space easier.