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Electrification specialist REL, a subsidiary of QTS Group, has successfully delivered a new talent development pilot for overhead line workers.

The role of a new Scottish Government housing agency was examined by leading industry figures at an event focused on how it can help tackle the country’s housing crisis. In January this year, first minister John Swinney announced the Scottish Government’s intention to establish a new nat

Plans to end the way international gas prices push up electricity prices across Great Britain take a major step forward today.

Mactaggart & Mickel has marked the close of its 100th year by announcing it has reached its ambitious £100,000 fundraising target, achieved through the generosity of colleagues and supporters across the UK, together with significant contributions from The Mickel Fund and Mac Mic Foundation

Tollcross Housing Association has officially opened its most recent new build housing development at Altyre Street, Tollcross. 

Sustainable resource management firm Brewster Brothers has issued a call for urgent government intervention to address escalating fuel costs and shortages, warning that continued volatility risks undermining both business viability and progress toward a more sustainable construction sector. Brewster

Lawyers from CMS are joining forces with other female industry experts to launch a new organisation aimed at supporting women who work within Scotland’s wind energy sector. The Women in Wind Network has been set up to promote professional development, shared learning, and peer support for fema

Western Isles councillors have given the green light to a 94‑home development on former RAF land at Melbost, on the edge of Stornoway Airport. The proposal covers a phased programme of semi‑detached housing on the old RAF Stornoway site, together with a new access road from the A866 Stornoway&nd

Exergy3 has raised £10 million in seed funding to scale its proprietary technology addressing three of Europe’s most pressing challenges: industrial decarbonisation, grid balancing and energy security. The raise comes as strain on the European energy system intensifies. In the UK alone,

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched the Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting (CLEAR); a global initiative designed to harmonise the measurement and reporting of whole-life carbon emissions across the global built environment. CLEAR is being launched

A new £5.8 million school purpose-built for children across Scotland who have experienced significant trauma in early life has been completed.

Cala Homes (North) has collaborated with Camphill School Aberdeen to purchase welcome gift bags, which will be provided to buyers at its Milltimber development when they move into their home.

Scottish all trades insurance reinstatement company Insurepair is expanding into Spain as part of a major international growth plan. The new division of the Edinburgh-based firm will be called Insurepair Spain and will initially support the thousands of UK property owners, landlords and property man

McLaughlin & Harvey has completed the construction of the University of Edinburgh’s new Engineering Forum building, home to the School of Engineering’s Institute for Energy Systems (IES) and which is now open to staff and students.

A housing development on the north‑west edge of Kilmarnock is expected to move forward this week, with East Ayrshire Council planners recommending approval in principle for up to 206 new homes. The application, lodged by Hallam Land Management, covers a 10.4‑hectare grazing site at Buntonhill, F