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Up to £1 million is being made available to help deliver a pipeline of carbon-cutting heat projects and make thousands of homes across Scotland warmer, greener and cheaper to heat. The Heat in Buildings Project Development Funding Invitation will support public, private and community-led proje

Saltire Facilities Management has been awarded a gas heating services replacement contract by North Lanarkshire Council. The contract, which is valued at £10m, is set to begin in the coming weeks and will run until 2024, with the option to extend to 2026.

The Scottish Government has approved planning permission for a wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway after the local authority failed to respond to an appeal over the project.

Contracting and fit-out specialist Linear Group has recorded a growth in turnover to £73 million in 2021 as the business increased its workforce to 151 across three offices in Scotland and the North of England. Looking ahead to 2022, the group has revealed a strong forward order book which is

Construction trade association SELECT is distributing posters and handy toolbox-sized safe isolation flowcharts to remind apprentices and adult trainees of correct working practices. The campaigning electrical body is currently handing out Ten Steps to Safe Isolation posters to all 22 training

Lovell has received a Gold award for customer satisfaction following analysis by an independent market research company. The housebuilder was awarded a Gold Award for its work in Scotland after receiving a result of 96.83% customer satisfaction assessed by In-House Research, the UK’s biggest i

Taylor Wimpey hosted eight events across the UK earlier this month to mark this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, including one led by its two regional businesses in Scotland.

Planning permission has been granted for the development of a council office, public library and family centre at the former academy site at Schoolhill in Ellon.

Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has landed a deal to deliver an £84 million new development at the University of Glasgow. The Adam Smith Business School and Postgraduate Teaching Hub is the fourth major development to commence as part of the University’s C

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has accused the Chancellor of the Exchequer of failing to listen to the construction industry in his Spring Statement after he did not take the opportunity to postpone the changes to the construction sector’s entitlement to use red diesel.

Moray Council has agreed its spending plans for 2022/23 on roads, bridges and flood risk management.

Estate agency firm Rettie & Co., which has 14 branches covering Scotland, the North of England and London, has now launched a new financial services business. Rettie Financial Services will extend the Rettie & Co. service offering in buying, selling, letting and developing property to includ

Scottish Enterprise has announced a £2.1 million funding package for the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee to help speed up the move to future technologies.

Site work starts next week on a new heat network for the community of Torry which will provide almost 300 homes with low-cost energy.

The Gannochy Trust’s Lifetime Neighbourhood in Perth, designed by Glasgow architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie, has won the prestigious Selwyn Goldsmith Award for Universal Design at the 2022 Civic Trust Awards, which took place virtually on March 7.