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Renewable energy apprentices now number a quarter of all heating engineer trainees as the race to install more air and ground source heating systems steps up. In the latest intake at Forth Valley College’s Renewables and Energy Efficiency Training Centre, a quarter of the class of 16 apprentic

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) has stepped up its transition into sustainable energy with the appointment of Rick Bull as renewables technical sales manager. Most recently with the UK’s largest electrical wholesaler Edmundson Electrical as manager of the firm’s GreenTech renewables w

With the recruitment crisis in construction creating enormous pressure on both contractors and consultants across all roles, Redpath Construction has teamed up with Glasgow Caledonian University with a view to developing its own site managers. Oliver Conroy and Blair MacDonald, who are stu

Plans have been submitted for a new "modern, fit-for-purpose" prison to replace HMP Barlinnie. The new HMP Glasgow will be built on the site of the former Provan Gas Works on Royston Road in the north-east of the city.

A construction worker has gained some online attention after sharing a story about how he got revenge against a former co-worker using $40 and some fake coins to make him believe he had struck gold. Redditor u/lrze403 works for a construction company that remodels homes that have been boug

A banker, originally from a Welsh council estate, is set to sell his renovated folly in Wales, featured on the 2009 edition of Grand Designs, for a price of £1.85 million. The dilapidated property, spread over 24 acres, was purchased and refurbished by Dean Berry and wife Sarah. The updat

The Albyn Housing Society, in partnership with Lairg and District Community Initiatives (LDCI), has unveiled a £2.3 million rural housing project in Lairg, Sutherland. Funded by a coalition of the local Development Initiative group, the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, the Highland Cou

First Endeavour LLP has proposed a large affordable housing project near Fife's border with Clackmannanshire, along Kincardine’s Toll Road.

A community consultation has been launched regarding the development of a new residential project slated for French Street/Carstairs Street, located in the south Dalmarnock area of Glasgow. The project, spearheaded by Clyde Gateway and led by Stewart Stevenson Architects, aims to rejuvenate a dereli

The Dumfries and Galloway Council Economy and Resources Committee issued the 15th edition of the Development Plan Scheme (DPS) earlier this month, laying the groundwork for the upcoming Local Development Plan (LDP3). The annually updated DPS is a blueprint that informs future infrastructure and deve

Remediation work is about to start at Lochgelly South Primary School, Fife Council has confirmed. Due to a steadily increasing school roll, a new modular unit is to be installed in the Lochgelly South PS grounds, which will house the nursery, providing more classroom spaces within the main school bu

Construction trade association SELECT has welcomed Schneider Electric, Robus LED Group and CompEx to its growing associate membership scheme. The three major enterprises join 25 existing associates who have built mutually beneficial relationships with SELECT’s member businesses over the past 1

South Lanarkshire Council is in discussions with with Scoop Asset Management on plans which could see significant investment made to East Kilbride town centre. The details of the plans are still being finalised and more information will be revealed in August.

Highland councillors have approved plans to demolish a defective block at Thurso High School at a cost of £1.2 million instead of repairing it for nearly £8 million. Despite the council's Caithness committee backing the £7.5m repair plan, the full council this week voted to demolis

Bellshill-based renewables consultancy Thermsaver Heating Solutions has been acquired by the Hamilton-based Procast Group. The two companies have already worked in partnership on the successful delivery of a number of projects across central Scotland, and said the deal would improve the range and qu