2 minutes
A Syrian contractor made a remarkable discovery while clearing debris from a destroyed house in Maarat al-Numan, a city in Syria's Idlib province. Beneath the rubble, the contractor uncovered the remains of a Byzantine-era underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old.
7 minutes
A new report by the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce has laid out an ambitious roadmap to boost confidence and unlock greater investment across Scotland’s housing sector.
3 minutes
Social housing developments are to be made exempt from a new build levy that aims to unlock additional funding to fix building safety issues, newly published legislation has revealed.
6 minutes
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.
3 minutes
Ogilvie Construction has passed a significant milestone on the project to build a new £10 million community hub for people with learning disabilities in Inverclyde with the completion of the building’s foundations. Work is now focussed on the construction of the timber frame structure wi
2 minutes
Another amazing Spifox Glasgow Lunch was held on Friday 30 May in the Hilton Hotel.
2 minutes
A report to Falkirk Council’s Executive later this month (19 June) will put forward a vision for Grangemouth for the next 20 years.
2 minutes
North Lanarkshire Council is launching a consultation, starting on 16 June on the updated route of the new East Airdrie Link Road. Information about the route and design of the road will be available online, and drop-in events will be held in Airdrie, Chapelhall and Cumbernauld.
2 minutes
The next critical stage in replacing Balliemore Bridge, Glen Lean, Cowal, took place recently. Six precast, 15-metre-long, pre-stressed concrete deck beams arrived on site ready to be installed onto the reinforced concrete abutments on Wednesday 4 June.
5 minutes
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
2 minutes
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.
3 minutes
Demolition of the first block of flats within the run down Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow has begun.
3 minutes
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.
3 minutes
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.
3 minutes
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
SUBSCRIBE
