Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to a convenience store in Bathgate and its customer Cameron Clark, who around 12 months ago started a campaign to install and maintain an external defibrillator outside the Usave Shop on Falside Crescent to benefit the commu
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Trade unions, built environment bodies and energy companies have combined to criticise Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to change some of the UK Government's key green policies, including proposals to water down housing energy efficiency standards and a weakening of targets to phase out gas b
Ahead of a panel discussion event next week, Rachel Munro, examines why for housebuilders, planners and local authorities, heat networks promise to increasingly be a hot topic in the months and years to come. It need not be overstated that Scotland doesn’t have the best weather and despit
Residents are invited to view plans for what will be North Ayrshire Council’s largest-ever council house development.
A planned extension at Park Mains High School in Erskine should be in place by June 2027, councillors have been told. The expansion, which will boost capacity at the facility in Barrhill Road from approximately 1,600 to 2,000, was approved by councillors earlier this year.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published two ‘working papers’ seeking feedback on its assessment on the use of landbanks and how planning rules may be impacting competition and how new homes are delivered.
There is substantial growth potential for financing climate-friendly heating and energy efficiency improvements in Scotland’s homes, according to a new report published today. Focused on helping individual property owners to access the best solutions for their circumstances, the Green Heat Fin
East Ayrshire Council has agreed an investment of almost £28 million to ensure the council’s house building programme continues and a further £109m to improve existing council homes throughout the region. Since 2010, the council’s house building programme has had a signi
More than 150 residences in East Kilbride are the beneficiaries of new fire safety measures thanks to the CCG Group.
Minister for public finance Ivan McKee and chief planner Dr Fiona Simpson highlight the progress made by the National Planning Hub in its first year of operation.
The role of Scottish timber in supporting the circular economy and delivering sustainable homes has been recognised by the Irish government during a St Patrick’s Day visit to Alexanders Timber Design (ATD) in Irvine, part of Irish-owned Glennon Brothers. Ireland’s minister with responsib
Akela Ground Engineering managing director Will Payne is the next participant in SCN's Just a Minute feature. How did you get started in the industry?
Akela Construction has unveiled a strategic shift to strengthen its role in delivering Scotland’s infrastructure priorities, while addressing deepening workforce and economic challenges across the construction and civil engineering sectors. Marking his first year in post, managing director Rob
Satisfying the Scottish Government with the bomb-proof cladding for Glasgow’s redeveloped Queen Street Station sounds like a challenge. For TI Dynamic Facades, it was part of a day’s work. “It involved seven-millimetre-thick stone bonded to aluminium honeycomb that was blast tested
The 90-94 Park Road project team West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has recently completed a major repair and refurbishment project at 90-94 Park Road, in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow.


