Scotland’s largest construction trade association SELECT has issued an urgent three-point plan for action as part of its manifesto for next year’s Scottish Parliamentary elections. The campaigning body, which represents electrotechnical businesses that between them employ 19,000 electric
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A world-first Glasgow SME-led business support programme, Wilson’s Foundry, celebrated the achievements of its first cohort at a showcase attended by Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England. Wilson’s Foundry brings together three established Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID)
Work is now complete on a £3 million project to raise the platforms at Dunkeld and Birnam station, significantly improving accessibility and safety for passengers at the historic Perthshire stop.
A construction worker from Leeds has bagged a new house and a Mercedes as part of a competition prize bundle worth nearly £850,000.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for urgent action to protect homeowners and professionalise the building trade through mandatory licensing after its own 2025 Scotland Master Builder Awards offered a powerful reminder of what good operators look like.
The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has appointed Jonathan Guthrie as its new chair and Cameron Stott as its new vice-chair, ahead of a crucial year for Scotland’s real estate sector. SPF director, David Melhuish, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jonathan Guthrie, director for strat
A masterplan aimed at delivering Dumfries and Galloway’s largest ever regeneration project was approved last week by the local authority’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee.
Demolition of the first block of flats within the run down Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow has begun.
Consumer Scotland has called for urgent, coordinated action across governments, regulators, local authorities, and industry to safeguard consumers during the shift to greener home heating.
Construction industry pioneer Tom Renwick, who played a key role in the introduction of powered access equipment in the UK construction sector, has passed away at the age of 87. Mr Renwick began a long career in construction in the early 1950s and worked on the Ravenscraig steelworks during his mech
Duncan Sharp has been named the 101st President of the Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF). Commenting on his appointment, Sharp said he is determined to tackle the ongoing workforce crisis and apprenticeship funding stagnation while championing a future-ready industry in the transition towards
Another amazing Spifox Glasgow Lunch was held on Friday 30 May in the Hilton Hotel.
The high dropout rate of apprenticeships in the built environment came under the microscope at an Edinburgh roundtable event that brought together key industry figures across Scotland.
The owner of Glenrothes’ Saltire Retail Park, Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate (UK), who owns the Park on behalf of its clients, is hopeful that Fife Council will overturn its decision and grant planning permission for proposals at a crucial appeal meeting next week.
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, has officially opened Aurora Energy Services' pioneering Renewable Energy Training Centre in Inverness - the only facility of its kind serving the Scottish Highlands. The £1.2 million training centre has already demonstrated its critical imp