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A National Flood Advisory Service will be established to improve Scotland’s flood resilience and embed best practice on a nationwide scale. The service is one of the actions in Scotland’s first National Flood Resilience Strategy, published yesterday. It will provide support and advice on

Whitbread PLC, the parent company to Premier Inn, has agreed terms with Riverstone Hotels Ltd for a new Premier Inn hotel at Edinburgh Airport.

CMS partner Caroline Maciver highlights what the Scottish Government has in store for 2025 in terms of cladding remediation. As this year comes to a close, Scotland’s housing minister Paul McLennan has given some indications of what to expect next year in respect of cladding remediation.

Work has started on a development of more than 30 new homes for social rent in Johnstonebridge. Wheatley Homes South, the largest social landlord in Dumfries and Galloway, is building 33 new high-quality, affordable homes.

It’s the time of year to reflect on what the Institute and the wider construction community learned in 2024 and what we should take forward into 2025, writes Caroline Gumble, CEO at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). CIOB members and our partners in the wider construction community wi

Work on Edinburgh’s new purpose-built student accommodation development can begin in earnest after Vita Group appointed contractors and secured funding for the project.

McTaggart Construction has completed the transition of all its offices to fully renewable energy as part of its drive for sustainability. The move comes on top of an annual reduction in carbon emissions of 10% for the past four years.

A major planning application has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for the extraction and remediation works of 200 acres of land at Ravenscraig, marking a major milestone in the regeneration of the former steelworks. Ravenscraig is one of Europe’s largest regeneration and community c

Hundreds of primary pupils across West Lothian are receiving free copies of a new children’s book, thanks to a generous donation from Persimmon East Scotland.

Scottish Water has completed work on a £706,000 green energy scheme at a site near Falkirk, which is set to save around 135 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.

The young players at Hamilton Youth Football Club are ready to kick off their next game in style, thanks to brand-new kits donated by Lovell Homes.

Aberdeen Football Club has announced plans to upgrade its current stadium at Pittodrie, effectively shelving the proposed new beach stadium project.

Clark Contracts’ managing director Gordon Cunningham is celebrating 25 years with the business and 20 years in the role. Gordon began his career in 1988 at Doig and Smith where he trained for seven years, graduating in 1995 before moving on to a building contractor where he qualified as a char

A new phase of solar panel installation is set to slash energy bills at several council-owned buildings in Glasgow. Over 1700 solar panels are being installed as part of a scheme that includes arrays on two day care centres, five primary schools and the Kelvin Hall with the capacity to generate more

Pioneering work at the Allander Leisure Centre has secured another top accolade.