Following National Grid's announcement of the largest grid overhaul in generations, Forster Group chair John Forster shares his own commentary on the news. Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported strong headwinds in favour of investment in renewable energy technologies across the g
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Moray Council has published a long-term expansion plan for Mosstodloch which includes proposals for up to 500 houses.
The Deputy First Minister yesterday switched on an innovative new District Heating Network in the east end of Glasgow. The system is part of a multi-million-pound investment by Clyde Gateway which is reducing energy costs and helping the transition to net zero.
The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is encouraging people to transition more quickly into renewables by installing hybrid heat pumps for free. Grants of up to £7,500 are available from the Home Energy Scotland Scheme for eligible homeowners looking to replace their natural gas boilers with heat
Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) services are supporting modernisation works at Merchiston Castle School, a boy’s Boarding School located in Colinton, south-east Edinburgh. Arc-Tech (Scotland), a specialist for M&E service installations, is supporting Linear Design and Construct to up
The commercial real estate market in Scotland started 2023 on a sluggish note, with only £250 million worth of transactions, a sharp drop from the five-year quarterly average of £550m, according to a recent report by Colliers.
A council has been criticised for chopping down a number of "stunning" palm trees to discourage people from having sex underneath them. Plymouth City Council left a row of stumps along the famous Hoe because council officials were "regularly having to clean up sex and drug paraphernalia" in the area
McLaughlin & Harvey's trainee engineer Christy Dickson has picked up the coveted CECA Scotland’s Most Promising Apprentice 2023 award. Developing the engineering stars of tomorrow is part of the ethos at McLaughlin & Harvey, with the company committed to ensuring 5% of the workforce is
Andy Steel, the operations director at rail contractor QTS Group, has joined the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Scotland’s board of directors. The move follows Andy’s 11-year career at QTS. He joined the firm in 2012 as design manager before progressing through the rank
Balfour Beatty has unveiled Jacobs as the new partner for its Strategic Design Partnership.
Scottish chartered surveying firm DM Hall has ventured beyond Scotland for the first time by acquiring Hyde Harrington, a respected chartered surveying practice based in the north-west England region of Cumbria. The move, which comes on the heels of DM Hall’s 125th anniversary last year,
The ongoing project to transform Ardrossan Harbour has reached an important stage.
The construction of a debris flow shelter has been announced as the preferred option for the long-term solution to address the challenges at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
Argyll and Bute Council is investing in the area’s bridge infrastructure after successfully securing £5.4 million from the Scottish Government’s highly competitive Local Bridge Maintenance Fund. At a meeting of this week's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee, members
Land around the disused Scatsta airport in Shetland will be developed for future energy production if a deal is reached between the local authority and Statkraft. Shetland Islands Council is to soon enter into negotiations with Statkraft, Aker Horizons Asset Development and Mainstream


