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Nike is preparing to transform its store in Scotland which has been located at a prime location on Buchanan Street, one of Glasgow’s busiest shopping streets for 13 years.

A revolutionary home decorating material which uses 350-year-old volcanic ash from Mount Etna received its world premiere at this month's UK Construction Week (UKCW) in London.

A planning application has been submitted to West Lothian Council for a £130 million flexible energy battery storage park. South Lanarkshire-based OnPath Energy said the development, planned for an approximately 3-hectare site to the south-east of Bathgate, would meet the peak electr

The Scottish Government has been urged to "back words with action" and reverse the "hammer-blow" £196 million affordable housebuilding cut after it declared that Scotland was in the midst of a housing emergency. Cabinet secretary for social justice Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP revealed yesterda

Scottish Renewables has recognised the achievements of James Blyth, ‘the father of wind power’, with the unveiling of a plaque at his former home in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire - the first building in the world to ever be powered by wind-generated electricity. Blyth developed the world&rsquo

Members of staff from the Perth-based home-builder Persimmon North Scotland are set to soar over the skies of Glenrothes to raise much-needed funds for the children’s charity, CHAS. Persimmon North Scotland recently announced CHAS as its charity of the year for the second year running and is l

The Scottish Government is giving "careful consideration" to establishing a public inquiry into whether the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) was properly insured before two major fires destroyed the Mackintosh Building. After the GSA confirmed last week that it has chosen to enter into arb

Scotland’s electrical bodies have rushed to congratulate a talented young electrical apprentice who will take on the best in the world at a prestigious global skills competition in France later this year. Danny McBean, 21, from Dufftown, Morayshire, will face the challenge of a lifetime after

After his colleagues at Anderson Bell + Christie (AB+C) completed work on the second phase of the Laurieston development in Glasgow, Alasdair Blair was so impressed by the well-proportioned design and how light and space were so carefully considered, that it wasn’t long before he and his wife

The climate action plan devised by the UK Government is unlawful, the English High Court has ruled. There is not enough evidence of policies in place that would actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the court said.

Perth-based waste manager Binn Group and French recycling and green energies firm Paprec have partnered on a new energy from waste (EfW) facility in Tayside. This €120 million project aims to provide low carbon energy to local industries, creating 200 jobs during construction and 30 long-term p

The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) yesterday brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time to host a reception about driving net zero awareness and timber’s benefits to the Scottish economy. Along with three other leading timber and wood produc

A new development is set to claim the title of the tallest residential tower globally as it reshapes the Dubai Marina skyline with its unparalleled height reaching 517 metres.

Perth and Kinross Council is hosting two workshops in May to provide householders and landlords with advice about retrofitting energy saving measures and connecting them with qualified contractors.

HDR, the international engineering consultancy for the built environment, has appointed Richard Papworth as a director for the United Kingdom power, waste and industrial markets. Richard will oversee HDR’s growth throughout the UK and western Europe, focusing on a power program in Scotland, an