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Scotland is set to lose an entire generation of electrical workers because funding for apprenticeships is languishing at around a third of what is on offer south of the border, a trade body has warned. A 15% grant funding increase for English electrical apprenticeships has brought funding south of t

The project team behind the Cross Tay Link Road project has been honoured at an international awards ceremony. The Destiny Bridge and The New Kingsway, delivered by Perth & Kinross Council with BAM, won the Project Excellence and Innovation Award at the 2025 NEC Martin Barnes Awards.

Law firm Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace has announced the appointment of Hannah Cruickshank as the newest member of its residential conveyancing team. She joins the firm as an associate and brings with her a wealth of experience to the firm.

Fraser Sinclair has taken over Williams Windows & Doors as CEO and business owner following the successful acquisition of the company from its founder, William Traynor. Founded nearly three decades ago, the Clydebank-based business has long-standing relationships with both trade professionals an

A multi-billion pound 2GW windfarm off the western shore of Orkney has been granted offshore consent by the Scottish Government. The decision by Scottish Ministers, following a recommendation by the government’s Marine Directorate Licensing Operations Team (MD-LOT), makes the West of Orkney Wi

Highland councillors have reaffirmed their commitment to working with a company owned by Scotland's richest man to establish a new care facility for the North Coast.

Fife Council has stressed its focus on tenant safety by agreeing a comprehensive response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Part 2 report.

A vacant building in Cupar town centre could be redeveloped as a food-themed enterprise and welfare hub under an initiative given financial support from Fife Council. The council's North East Fife area committee has committed funding to Cupar Development Trust to help get the innovative project off

Link Group’s Dunbeg Phase 3 development in Oban has secured another major housing award – winning Social Housing Development of the Year (over 100 units) at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards.

A design proposal for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II by Foster + Partners has been selected from a shortlist of five concepts by acclaimed teams. Five finalist teams were asked to create a masterplan that would honour and celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s extraordinary life of service and

McTaggart Construction has successfully completed 33 new affordable homes at Cartha Crescent in Paisley for Williamsburgh Housing Association. The delivery of the development was made possible through collaborative efforts with Renfrewshire Council and a grant of £3.2 million from The Scottish

Construction is underway on the extensions to ScottishPower Renewables’ Arecleoch and Kilgallioch wind farms, enhancing the energy capacity and environmental enrichment of both sites. The approved extensions will add 13 additional turbines to South Ayrshire’s Arecleoch Windfarm, and Kilg

CCG (Scotland) has been awarded preferred tenderer to provide primary contractor services for the £100 million regeneration of Wyndford in Maryhill, Glasgow.

A seagull took a sip of a maintenance worker's coffee before flying off with his mug. Darren Pardoe was bird-proofing houses in Porthleven, Cornwall, when he took a coffee break at a local pub on 3 June.

The UK government’s proposal to limit immigration could inadvertently cause even more acute skills shortages in Scotland’s construction sector. That is the warning from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) Scottish Contractors Panel, which tracks movement in tender pricing levels