Leaders of innovative businesses operating in six of Scotland’s key business sectors, who will showcase their work to make resources last and transform Scotland’s economy, are set to open their doors as part of a diverse visit programme for Circular Economy Hotspot Scotland, it was announced tod
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The Athletes' Village in Dalmarnock. Photographer: Shona McMillan, October 2017 Housing developers are locking people into unhealthy and expensive car-dependent lifestyles by failing to provide infrastructure or access to healthier travel options including walking, cycling or car sharing, according
Stewart Binnie-McKenzie (left) and Murray Warner Chartered surveyors Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has acquired Glasgow-based construction cost consultants Binnie-McKenzie Partnership.
Construction work is underway on the much anticipated £6.1 million Birthplace Project to transform The David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre into a world-class visitor attraction. Clark Contracts has been appointed as the main contractor on the multi-million pound operation to restore and renovate t
Regional director Iain Allison Housebuilder Bellway has launched a new division in the East of Scotland to help meet demand for new homes in the area.
Lidl staff visit the first stage of steel construction (from left) Jason Sandie (team manager goods in), Richard Hay (head of logistics), Ross Millar (regional director for Scotland), Graeme Mair (warehouse construction manager), Denise Farquar (warehouse operative), Gordon Rafferty (head of propert
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Derek MacKay MSP visits Liberty Steel Dalzell in Motherwell. Image © Warren Media 2018 Scottish-made products can win back the import-dominated UK market for the heavy-duty steel used in bridges, buildings and ships, cabinet secretary for finance and t
Artists’ impressions of a typical Kranôg unit The UK’s first off grid holiday home, which has no connection to mains power, water or sewage, has been developed by a Perth businesswoman.
Advance Construction took the honours on the day Firms from across Glasgow's construction, housing & property sectors made up the final Glasgow-based qualifier of Scotland’s national business five-a-side tournament yesterday on a day that saw a further three teams qualify for the national fina
Zoe Hume Apprentice plumber Zoe Hume wants to encourage more young people and particularly women to reconsider a career in the sector.
Proposals for a residential development at Planetreeyetts in Kilmacolm are set to be presented at a second community consultation event. Taylor Wimpey West Scotland is bringing forward proposals for a residential development of new private and affordable family homes plus associated infrastructure a
A Russian asbestos company has given US President Donald Trump the stamp of approval by using his image to market its product. In a post to its page on Facebook, Uralasbest, which is one of the world’s largest producers and sellers of asbestos, showcased new pallets of its product adorned with a s
Two recent recruits to McTaggart Group's Sustainable Communities Programme Homebuilder McTaggart Group has been announced as finalists in two separate awards programmes for its work in the community and with young people.
The Boathouse at Alva. Image: Scottish Land Commission As community groups across Scotland are opening up their doors showcasing what happens on community owned land in the first Community Land Week, Scottish Land Commissioner, Megan MacInnes looks at the importance of community land ownership and i
The introduction of a new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power would tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to the Scottish Land Commission. In a report published today, the public body has argued that


