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Homelessness charity Social Bite has submitted a planning application to relocate its Edinburgh Social Bite Village to a picturesque spot north of West Shore Road on the Granton Waterfront. If approved, the move is scheduled to take place from early 2025. The plans for the relocation, made in c

A £22 million investment has been made into a scheme to increase investment in affordable homes and deliver more housing.

A worrying trend with new builds in Australia has been exposed by a building inspector as he slams a half-finished home as a 'complete shemozzle'.  Victorian construction worker Jim Zacharias shared a clip of two homes in Sunbury, in Melbourne's northwest, with just centimetres between the gara

Statera Energy has submitted plans for the UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project to be built in Aberdeenshire.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has unveiled the winners for the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards 2024.  

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced plans for a new dedicated national centre to champion the retrofit of traditional buildings to improve energy efficiency and play a key role in achieving national net zero targets. HES has welcomed £1 million of funding from UKRI Arts and Human

Investment in Scottish commercial property increased in the third quarter of 2024, as interest rates began to fall and a decisive election result provided more certainty over future policy direction, reaching £1.21 billion in the first nine months of the year, according to Knight Frank. 

Plans for Perth’s enhanced active travel path network created as part of the Cross Tay Link Road project have been released, with over 12km of new or upgraded paths due to open in Spring 2025.

Principal contractor Procast Group has transformed the beloved Heathery Park Family Learning Centre in Wishaw giving it a new lease of life for local families to enjoy.

Scottish Construction Now is excited to announce that our advertising manager, Raymond Carr, will be attending UK Construction Week at the NEC Birmingham this Wednesday and Thursday. Raymond is looking forward to meeting both new and existing clients during this prestigious event, as well as explori

Real estate firm Avison Young has appointed Chris Wright as its new head of sustainability and decarbonisation. Wright joins from Tesco, where he led the Energy and Engineering teams across the UK, Ireland and Central Europe.

Glasgow-based construction company Insite Group has unveiled a comprehensive rebranding project to modernise the company's brand identity and clearly define its diverse range of services. The rebrand encompasses the firm's divisions Insite Contracts, Insite Cladding & Roofing, Insite FM Services

Luxury kitchen specialist Silver Birch Interiors has purchased a new property in Livingston, signalling a strategic move to the east of Scotland for the ambitious Hamilton-headquartered business. 

Scottish Water has completed work on a £1.4 million solar scheme at a site near Edinburgh which is set to save 221 tonnes of carbon a year. 

Miller Homes is brightening the streets across the West of Scotland this autumn as it celebrates the fifth anniversary of its Home Safe campaign. Designed to enhance the safety of local children, the initiative provides high-visibility vests to help keep them safe during the darker months.