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Barratt West Scotland has opened applications for nine apprentices as part of its ongoing commitment to tackling the skills shortage in the construction industry. The trade apprentice roles in bricklaying (four) and carpentry (four), along with a technical apprentice, will work across Barratt’

A £79.5 million construction contract to build the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde and create new connections into Scotland’s manufacturing innovation district has been approved for award. Councillors from Renfrewshire Council’s finance board have agreed to awar

Women on the built environment frontline are uniting this International Women’s Day, to challenge the status quo, stating the case for more women in leadership, with a celebration of the vast impact women contribute to the sector.

With latest statistics revealing that women make up around 14% of professionals in the construction industry, Scottish housebuilder Stewart Milne Group is proud to report an above average figure of 18%. With common misconceptions about the male-dominated industry gradually diminishing, the inde

Two award-winning architects have opened a new practice in Scotland specialising in conservation, adaptive re-use of historic buildings and new architecture within sensitive settings, for a diverse range of uses.

Drew Hay, the boss of Perth-based Balhousie Windows, has expressed his frustration at the Scottish Government for continuing to enforce a COVID-19 lockdown that prevents work being completed in homes unless it is essential maintenance.

RICS Matrics is hosting its first-ever UK-wide virtual quiz night to raise funds for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Quizzers from across the UK are being invited to test their wits and knowledge at 6pm on April 22.

Construction work has commenced on the new £33m Fife Elective Orthopaedic Centre at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. The project will see the creation of a state-of-the-art facility hosting 3 operating theatres, a supporting inpatient ward and associated outpatient facilities. Planning perm

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has detailed plans to West Lothian Council for the provision of 191 new homes located off Longridge Road at Heartlands, near Whitburn.

CALA Homes (North) has handed over a project to build dozens of new homes at the Meldrum House Hotel & Golf Club in Oldmeldrum to a new developer after deciding it "no longer fits" with the company's wider business strategy.

A major £32.5 million contract to improve the quality of homes in North Lanarkshire has been secured by Strathaven-based construction, refurbishment and energy contractors Procast.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has teamed up with solar panel manufacturer Viridian Solar to support its reforestation initiative, Fusion Forest, to plant new trees both here in Scotland as well as some developing overseas countries such as Madagascar and Kenya.

Scottish Water has unveiled plans to install its most ambitious solar energy scheme to date at a water treatment works in East Dunbartonshire.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed the start of pre-construction work for its West Craigs development of 250 new homes on the outskirts of west Edinburgh, 25% of which will be affordable.

As work continues at pace on the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at Montrose Port for the Seagreen offshore wind farm, local businesses are starting to feel the benefit of the project. One such contractor is Harry Maiden Ltd, steel fabricators based in the town and which was tasked with in