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Family-owned, Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) has officially begun construction on 19 new homes for social rent in Arden, Glasgow, marking the next phase of regeneration in the area.

A major milestone in the evolution of Scotland’s energy transition sector has been reached as the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) is set to reopen the former Weatherford Evaluation Centre, located within Aberdeen Energy Park at Bridge of Don.

Network Rail is set to carry out major engineering work worth £6m on the Far North Line next month to help improve journeys on one of the Highlands’ most important transport routes. 

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) have joined forces to create a new suicide prevention training programme tailored to the Scottish construction industry. The project called ‘ Suicide Prev

Nexos Group, a provider of consulting, engineering and integrated delivery services to the energy, power and industrial sectors in the UK and internationally, has appointed Dan McAteer as its new group chief executive. With over 25 years’ experience working in the energy sector, McAteer has pr

A small rural primary school in Buchlyvie is strengthening its outdoor learning programme thanks to support from local business Gillies & Mackay and community donations. At the end of 2025, Buchlyvie Primary School reached out to the community in search of support to enhance its school garden &m

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a major package of measures to protect workers from the dangers of engineered stone dust, including silicosis, a deadly-but-preventable lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust released during stone cutting. The package includes the publicat

National procurement specialist Pagabo is today inviting suppliers to bid for places on its next-generation National Framework for Developer-Led Schemes, which has a total anticipated value of up to £26 billion.

The Scottish National Investment Bank has invested £50 million ​into L&G’s Build to Rent (BTR) Fund, supporting the delivery of high-quality, purpose-built privately rented homes across Scotland. The Bank’s participation in the Fund aims to attract more capital to the Scottis

Two metal detectorists hoping for a quiet start to the season instead stumbled upon the largest Viking Age coin hoard ever discovered in Norway, and the beeping still hasn't stopped. When Vegard Sørlie and Rune Sætre swept a field at Mørstad farm near Rena in eastern Norway, they

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow has appointed David Campbell as national director of civil engineering. With 30 years of experience, including two 11-year stints at two international multi-disciplinary firms, David will lead the civil engineering division nationally from its

A new specialist finance platform SME Funded has launched to transform access to funding for small and medium-sized businesses in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Designed as a one-stop solution, SME Funded connects business owners with over 130 lenders alongside its own deployed capital

Scottish Borders Council has lodged an application for a judicial review of the Scottish Energy Consents Unit’s decision to approve the Ditcher Law wind farm planning application.

Scotland’s housing sector has urged the newly elected Scottish Parliament to put long‑term policy stability and cross‑party collaboration at the heart of the next parliamentary term, as organisations begin to assess what a significantly reshaped Holyrood will mean for housing delivery, af

UK offsite timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems has appointed Grant Sanderson as head of technical. Grant has built his career with Donaldson Timber Systems over the last decade. He joined as a structural engineer in 2015, before being promoted to engineering manager in 2020. During th