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The Drax Foundation, which is the corporate foundation of the renewable energy company Drax Group, has announced a new grant of £150,000 for Energy Sparks, an energy education charity that works with schools. The new funding will enable Bath-based Energy Sparks to ensure that up to 240 schools

After five years of dedicated leadership of the Heat Pump Association (HPA), Phil Hurley has stepped down from his role as chair. Mr Hurley has been instrumental in the successful growth of the HPA’s membership and influence, helping to secure the HPA as a trusted voice, and critical friend, t

Scottish Borders Council has approved the next steps required to progress with plans for the development of a care village for the central Borders to be located in Tweedbank. The approval was given at a meeting of the council on 28 September when members were provided with a detailed update on the p

Dandara East Scotland has donated £1,000 to support a vital hub for the local community in Dunblane. The money will be used to buy new sports equipment for the Dunblane Centre, which has a popular coffee bar and offers a range of activities including badminton, Pilates classes and toddler grou

A business case aimed at securing investment from the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal for new business infrastructure in Coldstream has been approved by Scottish Borders Council and the Borderlands Partnership. Councillors last month approved the full business case for a project to deliver three m

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has joined forces with the Lofty Heights Skills Academy to encourage young NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) people to choose construction as a career and provide them with access to essential wellbeing training. The charity’s free so

New housing at Mainholm in Ayr is on schedule with 21 two-bedroom bungalows already complete. The £36.6 million housing project led by South Ayrshire Council will see a total of 160 homes built on the site.

The UK social housing sector’s updated environmental, social and governance (ESG) standard has been published following an extensive consultation process involving housing providers, funders, and other key stakeholders. Sustainability for Housing (SfH), which oversees the development, promotio

Clancy Consulting, the multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy firm, has appointed Gordon Megahy as the director of its board after he joined the practice 18 months ago. Gordon Megahy joined Clancy’s Glasgow office as part of the acquisition of DBM Consultants in 2021 and he has been champi

Greenock and Inverclyde has been chosen for a £20 million investment from the UK government. The funding was awarded to help improve Greenock town centre and boost regeneration.

Fife Council is seeking heat pump upgrades in five primary schools in an attempt to meet its climate targets. Cowdenbeath’s Hill Of Beath Primary and Nursery School, North Queensferry Primary, Crossgates Primary, Cairneyhill Primary and Saline Primary and Nursery School will receive air source

hub East Central Scotland, the public sector development partner for delivery of community facilities, has appointed Professor John Brown as its new chair. Professor Brown has been chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde since 2015 and is due to step down from this role at the end of November. He is

Morrison Construction Building Central has appointed Iain Tosh as its new commercial director. Mr Tosh will assume commercial responsibility for Morrison Construction’s Building Central business, managing the commercial performance and subsequent growth of the unit.

Civil engineering and bulk earthworks contractor RJT Excavations has been acquired by RSK, significantly strengthening the group’s expertise in major engineering and infrastructure project work. RJT, based in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, has been a key player in the sector for more than 3

More than 22,000 council homes in Aberdeen are currently being reviewed for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) – a lightweight building material used between the 1950s and 1990s. Although Aberdeen City Council is not expected to have many homes built with RAAC, the c