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The development of a new residential community can transform a derelict site in Livingston and deliver a variety of high-quality new homes to help tackle West Lothian’s housing shortage, Persimmon has said as it submitted new proposals. The planning application by Persimmon East Scotland and C

John Doherty EngTech has been elected as the 100th President of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) with a call for more action to tackle the profession’s skills shortage and greater government engagement to advance the low-carbon home heating transition. B

Advance Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering. A graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ross has held senior engineering positions specialising in renewable generation, grid connections and transmission/distribution systems.

Construction of the new Galashiels Academy building is progressing well and the project remains on track to be completed and open to students by the Autumn of 2025. Following the conclusion of the planning, design and procurement stages, construction began on the project in July 2023 to create a mod

An annual audit of Cala Group's sustainability data has unveiled that the housebuilder is on track to achieve its net zero goals across key areas by 2030. Working to embed a culture of sustainability in everything it does to reduce its environmental impact, the new 2023 sustainability data underscor

Details for long-awaited work to improve the traffic flow across the Swallow Roundabout in Dundee have been announced with a date for work to start confirmed. The project will begin on Monday 17th June and is expected to complete in summer 2025.

A Scottish energy firm has joined with senior figures from across the industry to fund pioneering heat pump technology. Glasgow-based Union Technical has provided pre-seed funding in Nusku, a Bristol-based start-up which aims to revolutionise how UK homes are heated.

Akela Group has appointed two new managing directors of its construction and ground engineering subsidiaries. Robert Ogg has been appointed as managing director of Akela Construction, while the firm has also announced the promotion of Will Payne, to managing director of Akela Ground Engineering.

Glasgow Enlightenment is launching the second round of consultations on its plans for a new £95 million residential and cultural hub in Glasgow ahead of the final planning application due to be submitted in July. The latest consultation – which will kick off on Thursday May 30th at Dryga

The contract notice for the construction of the £155 million A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project has been published, formally commencing procurement of the fourth section of A9 Dualling. The announcement marks the next step in the Scottish Government’s delivery plan to comple

Glenfinnan House Hotel has re-opened in time for the summer season following a major refurbishment. The hotel’s fourteen bedrooms have been transformed and modernised, while a new concept bar and restaurant have opened to the public, bolstering the venue offering and breathing new life into th

The Association for Project Safety (APS) has appointed Andrew Leslie, HonFaPS, as interim chief executive. Andrew Leslie brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Initially joining as one of the association’s earliest members in 1995, combining architecture with CDM, then moving from arch

Lovell Homes has appointed Margaret Davidson as its new sales director for Scotland as part of its ambitious plans to grow the private development side of the business. The housing developer aims to increase the number of homes it builds annually to an average of 140, up from approximately 78 due fo

Industry association Scottish Engineering awarded eight companies and seven young engineers for outstanding performance within the industry in a ceremony at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel last night. The Scottish Engineering awards were launched over 30 years ago to celebrate the very best home-grown Scot

The deadline for funding applications to restore community buildings via a grant from ‘Architecture Meets Art’ (‘AmeetsA’) has been extended to 31 May. AmeetsA is a charitable event created by DoubleS Events in partnership with Collective Architecture.