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SSE Renewables’ Coire Glas pumped storage hydropower project has become the first scheme of its kind to achieve the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.

A new housing development for people with additional support needs (ASN) could be created in Tranent, with proposals for ten residential flats now lodged with East Lothian Council.

A £482,000 solar scheme is now complete and helping to provide thousands of homes in and around Greenock with clean fresh drinking water. 

Blackwood Plant Hire has added 51 JCB machines to its fleet in a move that highlights the company’s continued growth and its long-standing relationship with Scot JCB.

International construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group, has appointed a lead digital measurement surveyor to spearhead its new geospatial measurement service, further strengthening its capabilities across the UK. 

Cruden Homes has secured planning permission for its first development in Fife for over a decade, bringing new homes to the picturesque fishing village of Pittenweem.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes Scotland and the RSPB, the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, are extending their partnership for another five years. The two organisations have agreed to work together for another five years, with parent company Barratt Redrow investing over £1m in

BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) officially relaunched its Innovation Campus last week by welcoming stakeholders to see the newly equipped Mass Timber Centre of Excellence and Scotland’s newly retrofitted National Retrofit Centre.

Residents without driveways are being offered the opportunity to participate in an innovative new method of charging their electric vehicle safely from home in East Lothian.

The UK government’s housing and regeneration agency Homes England and Countryside Properties, part of Vistry Group plc, have signed a long-term investment joint venture to leverage the investments made by them to accelerate the development of large sites across England. The new vehicle, named

High-performance windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has acquired a majority shareholding in Esk Glazing Ltd.  The acquisition expands NorDan UK’s reach across the north-east of Scotland, where the company has operated since 1981. Headquartered in Livingston, with additional offices

A new course is being launched to train for the current and future skills and competencies needed to deliver high-quality, low carbon, efficient buildings across Scotland.

West Lothian-based electrical, mechanical and HVAC specialist John Heaney Electrical Limited (JHE) has added to its board with the appointment of long-serving Barry Murphy as projects director. Murphy, who has been with the company for 29 years, steps up from his role as electrical estimator an

Recent proposals from the Scottish Government for Home Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessments, or HEETSAs, while promising, once again underscore the importance of joined-up thinking in achieving retrofit goals, writes Jocelyne Fleming, policy lead – Scotland at the CIOB.  I