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Audit and tax advisor RSM has warned of a potential 'domino effect' throughout the construction supply chain following another period of insolvencies in the sector.

A major £2 million project to preserve Greenock Town Hall for future generations is underway.

The first programme of the QTS Rail Skills Academy in East Kilbride has successfully completed, with 11 young people now equipped with the skills required to join the rail industry.

A construction supervisor at City Building has reflected on his testicular cancer crisis to help raise awareness of the disease amongst young men. Kieran Young, 29, spoke out after City Building employees raised £1,000 for charities of their choice.

The average house price in Scotland reached £198,000 in September 2024, a 5.7% increase compared to September 2023, according to provisional figures from Registers of Scotland. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland decreased by 0.9% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, whi

Allanwater Homes has broken ground on a new development in the Caskieberran area of Glenrothes.

The Sardinian village of Ollolai, grappling with depopulation, has launched a website to entice disillusioned American voters with homes as cheap as €1 (£0.83) and a "fast-track procedure" for relocation. The website, Live in Ollolai, asks visitors if they are "worn out by global politics

Pacific Building have been awarded the ultimate Platinum Award by The 5% Club. The honour comes on top of two previous Gold Awards and recognises the company’s significant contribution to the continued development of all their employees through “earn and learn” schemes such as appr

New plans for a major residential development on the site of the former Clydesdale Steelworks at Bellshill to the east of Glasgow have been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for review.

Renewable energy developer Galileo has submitted a planning application to West Lothian Council for a new battery energy storage system (BESS). Located between Bathgate and Armadale, the BESS will see a community benefit fund of £500,000 (index-linked) offered over the lifetime of the pro

Plans have been revealed for a new cycling route on West Nile Street in Glasgow city centre.

High school pupils from across North Lanarkshire got the opportunity to explore sustainable construction practices, gain industry insights and develop skills for a greener future as part of the UK’s BE-ST Fest 24 Next Gen Summit.

Construction work on two pioneering North Ayrshire Council-owned solar PV farms is already well advanced. Work on the first of two facilities began earlier this year at Nethermains, a former landfill site, between Irvine and Kilwinning. Much of the infrastructure on the site has now been instal

Robertson Group has been recognised for taking a responsible approach to fleet management, winning the Sustainable Transport category at this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards. Now in its 25th year, the awards are delivered by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) a

Construction has started on a Scotland-first facility for developing and manufacturing green energy technologies and the rapid scale-up of the companies developing them.  UK energy minister Michael Shanks MP has marked the start of work on the £9.1 million project in Aberdeen, which has b