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The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) Project Management Steering Group (PMSG) has been bringing people together from across industry to collaborate and champion project management for a decade.

Yesterday saw a new milestone for an engineering construction industry Connected Competence scheme, with clients and employers agreeing to a new measurement tool that will ensure the programme is embedded across their operations.

The Scottish Government has reaffirmed its support for the construction of 2,800 mid-market rent homes with £100 million of investment. As announced as part of the 2024-25 Programme for Government, funding will be used alongside institutional investment – such as pension funds – to

Perth & Kinross Council will work to deliver over 1,000 new affordable houses across the area over the next five years, under a plan to be considered by Councillors. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025/26 – 2029/30 sets out the investment priorities of the council and its

The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has announced a £20 million investment in subsea HVDC cable manufacturer XLCC to develop a new world-leading factory in Hunterston.

A thief has apologised for stealing a 20kg statue of a gorilla and then texting his friend: "LOL I stole a gorilla, so what?" Australian man Matthew Newbould, 33, said he spontaneously made the "very silly" decision to steal the beloved ornament — named Garry — from the garden of a retir

An English man who won the lottery and fulfilled his dream of creating a crazy golf course in his garden is welcoming organisations supporting people with disabilities to test it out. 

The electrical sector is the “keystone” to the ongoing transition to net zero, one of the foremost experts in construction innovation will this week tell guests of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. In a keynote speech to the campaigning body’s annual

Muir Group has announced a series of new contracts and strategic developments as the year-end approaches.

Work to restore the iconic timber groynes on Portobello beach has been completed by the City of Edinburgh Council.

The charity Retail Trust is set to reduce the carbon impact of its Hugh Fraser Retirement Estate in Newton Mearns by a quarter after installing solar panels on a new community hub being built at the estate’s Crookfur House.

Construction input costs and building tender prices in Scotland rose in 3Q 2024, according to the latest findings of two panels formed by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Members of the BCIS Scottish Tender Price Assessment Panel, which helps measure the trend of contractors’ pric

SURF, Scotland’s Regeneration Forum, is pleased to announce the 2024 shortlist for the prestigious SURF Award national awards scheme, which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration

Perth-based homebuilder Persimmon North Scotland has submitted fresh proposals to Perth and Kinross Council that would see 152 high-quality, energy-efficient new homes built on a site allocated for housing in Blairgowrie.

The Scottish Land Commission has today released a new report conducted by commercial property consultants, Ryden, that reviews the progress made in addressing Scotland's legacy of vacant and derelict land (VDL) four years on from recommendations from the Commission’s VDL Taskforce.