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Cordale Housing Association has started work on a £5.4 million development of 25 new homes at Dalquhurn in Renton. Contractor AS Homes began work this week and will deliver 15 two-bed houses, 8 three-bed houses and 2 four-bed houses. The project, which received over £2.6m from the Scotti

Driving change in construction and the built environment is not about waiting for others to take the lead - it’s about stepping up, being visible, and inspiring others to follow.  That’s where Funmbi Adeagbo, a British Chartered Architect, social activist, and passionate advocate fo

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is calling on employers in the lifting sector to sign up apprentices for the second intake of the Scottish crane operator apprenticeship ahead of the 29th November deadline. The first cohort of apprentices on the inaugural Scottish crane operator apprenti

Seamab, the charity that supports Scotland’s most vulnerable children, welcomed its patron Gerard Eadie CBE to see the progress made on its new £5.5 million school. The visit comes as the charity seeks to raise the final £500,000 needed to complete the vital project, which is set t

The Scottish Green Energy Awards has announced the shortlist for the UK’s largest and most prestigious celebration of the renewable energy industry.  This year’s awards, headline sponsored by EDF Renewables UK, will bring together an unprecedented number of guests to recognise and h

Kingdom Initiatives and the University of St Andrews are celebrating the formal handover of 61 high-quality affordable homes in the town. Working in partnership for the first time, the new ‘university village’ at The Grange is a pioneering project offering much-needed affordable housing

Stirling Council has agreed to dispose surplus land and assets in the Viewforth area enabling the development of around 150 new homes and associated infrastructure and green spaces. The eight-hectare site is a key part of Stirling city centre and includes the land and assets in and around Old Viewfo

A Perthshire construction business has dispatched home kits on an 8,000-mile journey to the Falkland Islands. Accustomed to sending materials UK-wide, including remote Scottish islands, Auchterarder-based JML SIPs has shipped eight of its specialist SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) home kits acros

A £1.3 million contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM). Developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has commissioned Morrison Construction to carry out the works and the Torrance

A South Lanarkshire charity dedicated to enhancing well-being through free community activities is celebrating a £1,000 donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. Friends of Cambuslang Park, which champions the 27-acre green space in the region, provides a wide range of activities desi

Irvine-based McLaughlin Construction has been re-appointed as one of only 18 contractors selected for the second generation of Scotland Excel's New Build Residential Construction Contract. The company has been appointed to lots one to four, covering design and build as well as build only, for develo

SGN has announced that Simon Kilonback will become its new chief executive officer. Simon joined the energy network business in September 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. He will take over from Mark Wild who is leaving to run the high-speed rail project HS2.

Organisations are being encouraged to apply to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) grants and funding schemes which aim to showcase the importance of heritage assets through projects that promote and protect Scotland’s tangible and intangible historic environment. HES offers grants and funding

Having attended Build Your Future events in the past with NFRC raising the profile of the careers in the roofing industry, Sue Webber MSP took the time to visit a site to learn more about roof apprenticeships and challenges faced both by employees and apprentices. The Lothian region representative j

Strathaven Women’s Rugby Club is celebrating the unveiling of their new training kits, thanks to a generous £5,000 donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. Persimmon, which is actively developing new communities in the surrounding areas, has stepped up as the primary sponsor, p