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An innovative glow in the dark paving system that absorbs ultraviolet rays during the day and radiates a soft luminescent light at night has been used to bring a new commercial development in Derbyshire to life.

Throsk-based sports surface specialists Greentech Sportsturf Ltd has set up an Employee Ownership Trust to hold 100% of the leading sports and recreational surfaces firm and put it into the hands of the people who work for it - making them the direct beneficiaries of the company's future succes

McGill is set to commence work in the new year on a contract awarded by Abertay Housing Association, to upgrade kitchens and bathrooms in properties across Dundee.

Kelvindale Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club and Abercromby Homes have submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build an apartment block that will fund more than £300,000 of investment at a Glasgow West End sports club.

Swan Real Estate has submitted plans to build 113 new homes in Springboig.

A total of 4,834 all-sector new build homes were completed in Scotland in the year to end December 2020, a decrease of 35% (7,839 homes) on the previous year, according to the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics published by Scotland's chief statistician.

The UK Government is investing £800,000 in tidal energy pioneer Nova Innovation to develop a low-cost, rapid turbine deployment and recovery solution that could unlock 100GW of tidal energy resources worldwide.

A milestone moment in the removal of what was once the largest power station in Europe will take place this week with the demolition of the chimney stack at Longannet Power Station.

The number of migrant workers entering UK construction continues to fall significantly at a time when the industry is experiencing a sharp rise in the cost of materials, wages, and an increase in demand for workers, CITB’s annual migration report has revealed.

It was a long-anticipated event in the construction calendar and expectations were high as over 1,000 guests were welcomed through the doors of the Westminster Park Plaza on Friday 3rd December for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity’s annual lunch in London. Former cricketer Chris Co

Pete Redfern is to step down as CEO at Taylor Wimpey after more than 14 years in the role. Mr Redfern will leave the business once a suitable candidate has been identified and a full handover has taken place.

A £1.7 million project to repair and re-paint two railway bridges in Edinburgh city centre will get underway in January 2022. Network Rail will begin work on the bridges at Calton Road and New Street on January 10, with grit blasting, steelwork repairs, steel strengthening and painting all sch

Work has begun on site for a National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service being built on the Ayrshire Central Hospital campus in Irvine.

Aberdeen City Council’s education operational delivery convener, Councillor M Tauqeer Malik, was joined this week by local pupils, parent council members and representatives of construction company Robertson Group at a special sod-cutting ceremony marking the official start of work on the new