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Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has launched the search for a conservation design team to lead the restoration of the Bernat Klein Studio, Peter Womersley's Category A-listed modernist building near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The appointed team will develop designs for the full restor

Aurora Energy Services has appointed Kane Winton to the newly created role of managing director of Integrated Services as the Inverness-headquartered company restructures its operations to meet growing demand across energy and infrastructure sectors. The move brings a number of Aurora's core busines

The reopening of Maddiston Primary School in Falkirk has been delayed due to further defects and compliance problems within the building being found in additional investigations. 

CCG Group has confirmed that 21 new trade apprentices will join the group in August 2026, its largest single-year trade intake since before the pandemic, and an uplift of six on last year's cohort. Aged between 16 and 20 years old, the young men and women - recruited across joinery, bricklaying, plu

Balfour Beatty has upgraded its full-year guidance after reporting a sharp improvement in first-half profitability, driven by strong performances in UK power transmission and US buildings construction, alongside a much-reduced loss in its US civils business. The infrastructure group said underlying

West Lothian firm John Heaney (Electrical) has brought in two new apprentices as it continues to give young people opportunities to carve out a career in the industry. David Wilson (17) from Whitburn and 20-year-old Lee Jack, who comes from Livingston, have both started four-year electrical apprenti

A tender document is to go out outlining £1.39 million of investment works for the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen, forming part of the City Centre and Beach Masterplan. On 5 August, the move was agreed at Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee. 

A new guidance document prepared by the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division Directorate for Building Safety and Standards, together with Historic Environment Scotland, has been released in a bid to safeguard the future of nearly half a million of Scotland's traditional buildings

West Lothian Council and Registered Social Landlords have now met the target for the supply of new affordable homes two years ahead of schedule. The target was to provide 1,621 additional social homes in West Lothian between 2023 and 2028.

Island projects to deliver new affordable homes and increase workforce accommodation are among those to benefit from new funding announced by first minister John Swinney.

The number of build-to-rent (BTR) homes under construction across Scotland has seen the biggest drop across the UK, according to new figures, with developments under construction down 27% over the past year. Latest analysis from Real Estate:Scotland and Savills revealed that a total of 1,466 BTR hom

A down-to-earth Army veteran says he’s sticking with his plasterer’s van and two-bed terrace despite winning a brand new house, two dream cars and £100,000 in cash!

The UK Passivhaus Trust has largely welcomed the launch of the Scottish Government’s second stage of its consultation for its proposed Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy, but is hoping some of the proposals will be improved, citing a need for more ambitious airtightness targets among other

Plans have been lodged to transform the Dens Road Market site in Dundee into social housing, in a bid to revive the derelict site.  The application, lodged with Dundee City Council, seeks permission to deliver 44 homes at the site, The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee) reports. 

Plans have been submitted to knock down a building in Glasgow’s East End to make way for a new block of flats.  SoMa Studio is hoping to gain permission from Glasgow City Council to build a four-storey building at 83 Sword Street, which is situated near Bellgrove train station, Glasgow Ti