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John Heaney Electrical (JHE), the electrical, mechanical and HVAC firm, has appointed Glenrothes-based Andy Guthrie as its first mechanical apprentice. Guthrie, who is 24, has been working as a labourer at JHE and will now join the mechanical division, with the team focusing on industrial equipment

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched a public consultation on proposals to list the Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House, which were designed by Sir William Whitfield for the University of Glasgow, at Category A.

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has announced the appointment of Darren Jarman, managing director of Lowfield Timber Frames, to its board of directors. Jarman has more than 25 years of experience in the UK timber construction sector, across design, technical development, manufacturing and bu

Balfour Beatty has appointed Emma Loxton as chief strategy officer, boosting its group executive committee.  Loxton will join the group from McKinsey & Company, where for over ten years she guided major industrial and infrastructure businesses on strategy, transformation and growth. 

Construction is progressing for CCG’s 20-home affordable housing development in Balmaha, with the project expected to have its first residents by spring 2027. 

Across the country, major investments in commercial development, transport infrastructure and industrial regeneration are creating new opportunities for communities and businesses alike. Behind many of these landmark projects stands Tarmac, a construction materials partner whose products, expertise

A Livingston community garden is set to bloom due to a £1,500 donation from Cala Homes (East), in a bid to aid its development.

The Scottish housing market is seeing a rising gap between the level of need and the speed of new housing delivery, with more certainty for planning, funding, technical compliance and risk management required to ramp up home delivery, a white paper from Show House, in collaboration with J3 Advisory

Scottish Borders Council has published its Scoping Opinion in response to an environmental assessment scoping submission for the proposed Southside Data Centre in Berwickshire.

Plans have been submitted to Inverclyde Council to transform part of Greenock’s former IBM site into a major data centre development, potentially bringing brownfield land back into productive use. 

Three Sixty is marking its sixth year in business by setting out the broader work-winning support it provides to clients across Scotland’s construction sector.

Threesixty Architecture has carried out the transformation and repositioning of the G1 Building located in Glasgow's George Square, providing a renewed workplace environment that recognises the building's historic character while meeting contemporary needs.  The project, commissioned by Union I

The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has welcomed the UK government’s plans to tackle rogue traders and solidify safeguards for consumers in the home improvement sector, but has stressed that new measures need to be robust, proportionate and easy to follow for homeowners and

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for construction to continue on a $400 million (£297m) ballroom at the White House, ruling 5-4 in favour of the Trump administration. The order blocks lower-court decisions that had paused work on the above-ground structure.

Axiom Advocates, the joint legal sponsor of this year's Scottish Construction Summit, has unveiled its line-up of speakers for the event. Garry Borland KC and David Thomson KC will be taking part on the day, with the current plan built around a series of short, topic-led sessions – likely arou