Scottish apprenticeships across the construction sector are to undergo a full review to meet the current needs of employers, employees and industry. All standards and frameworks across the sector are being reviewed and refreshed thro
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Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has started the new year on a high with a record turnover and plans for expansion during its landmark 60th anniversary year. With 215 people working from a network of nine regional offices across the UK, including Edinburgh, Lichfields recently hit fee
Work has started on the site of a housing development in one of Fife’s most popular coastal villages.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced two changes to her ministerial team following the resignation of transport minister Graeme Dey for health-related reasons. Jenny Gilruth will take on the transport portfolio with immediate effect, overseeing a range of policy areas including th
Glasgow's new transport strategy has mapped a course to a city network that tackles poverty, supports economic success, creates thriving, liveable neighbourhoods and plays a central role in the fight against climate change.
Construction experts across the United Kingdom have painted a positive picture for the industry over the next year with strong levels of activity expected despite mounting concerns around sourcing materials and labour.
Children’s charity Barnardo’s Scotland has been granted planning permission for new homes for young people in Stirling. Stirling Council’s planning panel last week unanimously approved an application for four flats and a two-storey house on land behind Braehead House at 14 Cal
Kelvin Properties has gained planning permission to demolish an old warehouse in Cranstonhill and deliver 34 build to rent apartments in a 12-storey block.
Researchers from the University of Glasgow, together with partners from Glasgow City Council, NatureScot and Seven Lochs Wetland Park, have developed an interactive web tool to map suitable habitats for a nationally significant water vole species.
Independent consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has added another Chartered Engineer (CEng) to its structural engineering team following a successful review of senior engineer Nicola Hill. The fast-growing specialist firm now has 13 people in its structural division, up from eight j
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Housebuilder Barratt Developments Scotland has received the maximum 5-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Jennifer Smart, head of sustainability programmes, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC), discusses the opportunities for a zero carbon built environment in Scotland's bioeconomy. In Scotland’s fight against climate change, we have a number of tools in our armoury that stand us in goo
The world’s first prototype of a resilient and sustainable floating community has been unveiled with construction set to begin in 2023. Designed by BIG alongside local architects SAMOO, OCEANIX Busan in South Korea aims to provide breakthrough technology for coastal cities facing severe land s
The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, is providing funding to a Dundee-based thermal imaging company IRT to allow them to develop and use AI to reduce heat loss in homes and support Scotland's net-zero strategy.


