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Surveyor Calum Allmond believes that while it is good news that domestic and non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are both set to be revised, full alignment with UK measurement goes unaddressed. Scottish Government plans to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) by late 2026 ha

ScottishPower apprentices have been given a salary boost with the company upping starting rates by over 20% as it ramps up recruitment.  Its SP Energy Networks business is the first electricity grid company to pay the Real Living Wage for craft apprentices with starting salaries increasing from

Ambitious plans to create a major new renewables hub in Orkney have been accelerated with a £5 million grant to help take the project to the next stage. The funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will further the development of a new harbour facility for the assembly of offshore w

Network Rail engineers are about to begin a £2.9 million project to renew both platforms at Hillington West on the busy Glasgow – Paisley railway line. 

The first winner of the prestigious Stirling Prize for Britain’s best new building now looks set to be demolished. When judges awarded Salford’s Centenary Building the inaugural award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1996, they declared it “a dynamic, modern and so

The Scottish Design Awards are set to thrive in 2025 with a revamped selection of awards and all-new content.  Smashing the stars of architecture and design together in a supernova of creativity, the awards will recognise the practices, people, and projects with the most talent.  It is now

Rogue traders selling substandard insulation services have scammed households in Scotland out of more than £10,000 a week, with many preying on older customers, a charity has warned.

The future of housebuilder Crest Nicholson is at risk if a worst-case scenario for sales volumes, house prices and build costs materialises in the coming months, the developer has warned investors.

A commercial judge has dismissed part of a man’s claim against two green energy companies for negligently installing wind turbines in the wrong locations after ruling that he could not claim for losses accrued by business vehicles he had formerly owned in part. Arthur Simmers raised an action

Transport Scotland has awarded a contract to WSP UK Limited to provide technical advisory services for a permanent repair of the M8 Woodside Viaducts. The work includes the design and implementation of a permanent solution to the structures, which form a vital part of the M8 through Glasgow

A long-awaited review into industrial training boards (ITBs) has called for greater collaboration between industry and ITBs to develop industry-relevant training initiatives and address critical skills shortages within construction and engineering.

Proposals by East Lothian Council to develop homes on the site of the former Wallyford Primary School have now reached the planning stage.

A modular steel bridge has been installed on Craigo Road in the village of Craigo near Montrose during a Network Rail project to replace the bridge over the railway line between Dundee and Aberdeen.

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has extended its Livingston branch with the addition of a new machine shop.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland's David McClure was among the UK’s top site managers to have been recognised for their dedication to raising standards in house building after winning the most highly regarded competition in the industry.  Organised by the National House Building Council (NHBC)