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CITB chief executive Sarah Beale has given notice of her resignation which will come into effect from September 2021. Ms Beale has served as CEO since January 2017, having previously held a range of senior leadership positions at the organisation over the past 16 years. &nbs

Plans have been revealed for a £45 million commercial hydrogen production hub near Glasgow - aiming to be the first of its kind in Scotland. The plant, which will harness solar and wind power to produce ‘green hydrogen’, is being developed by Scottish energy firm Hy2Go.

Construction industry diamond blade and core drill supplier Diatech has appointed two new staff members as it looks to achieve its ambitious growth plans of £8 million turnover by 2022. The Perth-based business, established in 1994 by entrepreneur Jeremy Burgess, counts engineering and bu

Morgan Sindall has repaid the £9.5 million it claimed in furlough funding and will resume paying dividends to shareholders after a strong recovery from the first pandemic lockdown. Despite England going into a second lockdown tomorrow, the contractor said the latest restrictions

Glasgow’s Skypark business destination has achieved planning consent on its first outdoor coffee pod.

A consultation is under way regarding emerging proposals for a residential-led, mixed-use redevelopment at 108-114 and 116 Dundas Street, Edinburgh.

Solicitor Ramsay Hall outlines the cost of fraud to the construction industry and reveals how businesses can minimise risk. Fraud has been estimated to cost the construction sector £8 million a year. The impact of COVID-19 suggests that cost will rise significantly. The consequences for constr

The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) has added its voice to the parliamentary consultation on regulation of electricians, claiming that protection of title would “significantly enhance consumer, client and public protection and safety while deterring unqualified individuals”. The ind

Kingdom Housing Association’s regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing has been recognised at the Scottish Home Awards.

Wheatley Group won two prizes at the prestigious Scottish Home Awards in recognition of its transformation of derelict buildings in Glasgow into much needed affordable new homes. The housing group won Renovation of the Year for the conversion of Bell Street Stables in Glasgow’s Merchant City,

A Scotland-based engineer’s heroic efforts to help his compatriots in the aftermath of August’s explosion in Lebanon are set to be shared at an event organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland.

Plans have been lodged by National Trust for Scotland (NTS) to seek permission for five new homes at the former Millfield Garden Centre in Montrose. A supporting statement said the project, which is close to the William Adam-designed House of Dun, will bring the brownfield l

Glasgow City Council has developed a telecoms unit and portal that will work with industry to attract, accelerate and facilitate digital infrastructure investment in the city. The first of its kind in Scotland, the portal s a single point of entry for industry, providing a source of information for

Newton Lettings has secured a lease on new, bigger, premises in Glasgow’s Elderslie Street to cope with the current rise in demand for rental properties throughout Glasgow and other parts of the Central Belt of Scotland. The new premises are within the same block of offices where managing dire

While their main purpose is to simply connect two places to each other, bridges also serve an aesthetic purpose, with unique designs becoming landmarks in their own right. But for every design which gets built, there will be countless others which never see the light of day – until now. Uswitc