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A decision by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to approve plans for a spaceport in the Hebrides will stand after Scottish Ministers decided not to call in the application.

New Gorbals Housing Association’s milestone Crown Street development has won the Architecture: Affordable Housing Gold award at this year’s Scottish Design Awards.

Proposals to revamp energy performance certificates (EPCs) could be a watershed moment for Scotland, giving landlords and residents more useful information than they have ever had before, according to energy efficiency experts. Scottish Government’s ‘EPC reform: consultation’ has b

Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith was welcomed by Barratt Developments to its Merchant Quay development on Friday in celebration of its site manager’s Pride in the Job Quality Award win. James O’Neill, site manager at Merchant Quay recently received the Pride in the Jo

A Lord Ordinary has ruled that the widow of a man who died from mesothelioma arising from asbestos exposure during his employment is entitled to seek damages despite an earlier action raised while the deceased was alive being settled.

A community initiative to support local business in the Isle of Mull has obtained a grant of up to £250,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The project, with a total value just shy of £1 million, is being led by the Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), with additional backi

EnerMech has bolstered its lifting and rigging training services offering through its latest industry accreditations from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB). The approvals further support the integrated solutions specialist’s continued expansion into the renewable, nu

An upward trend in the repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) building work has continued into the second quarter of this year, SME builders have revealed.

In the run-up to the CICV’s Green Home Festival, event co-organiser and Scotland director of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Gordon Nelson takes on SCN's Just A Minute feature. How did you get started in the industry? I joined the FMB in 2014. Having worke

Dandara Aberdeen has started construction work on the first phase of EG Group’s new development at Dandara’s City South Business Park in Portlethen.

The Springfield Group has donated over £1,600 to the charity Highland Action for Little Ones (HALO) to address the outstanding needs of local families. Based in Inverness, HALO aims to uplift and empower families and children living in poverty and fleeing domestic violence by providing essenti

  Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has welcomed two new trade apprentices to its business this month.

Extensive work at Stranraer Museum has been successfully carried out over recent months as part of strategic investment in the town’s conservation area. The scope of work in progress extends from the weathervane on top of the clocktower spire right down to the drainage system below the buildin

Edinburgh-based Armstrong Gardens and Landscapes has made two key appointments as part of a major investment in a new division of the business. The city landscaper has expanded its operation to include a design division, the growth coming on the back of a recently reported record turnover of £

An award of £5.2 million from UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) will fund a new traditional skills training programme, giving a much-needed boost to the specialist skills needed to conserve and maintain Scotland’s historic built environment.