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The construction industry is confronted with historic challenges, as well as great opportunities in meeting the target of net zero, including a projected need for up to 300,000 new jobs. As last week marked the first Green Jobs Taskforce meeting, CITB’s sustainability and innovation lead, Rich

Plans are being developed for a waste management facility at the former landfill site at Dalmacoulter, Airdrie. North Lanarkshire Council has submitted a planning application for the site, which would create a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and waste transfer centre.

A 50/50 joint venture energy services company between Vattenfall and Midlothian Council has been launched to deliver low carbon energy projects across the area. The first project to be delivered under the ESCo will be a low carbon district heating network supplying the new Shawfair town in the

The development of 120 new homes to the north of Dundee has moved a step closer after Avant Homes completed the acquisition of 15.35-acres of land at Baldragon Farm.

Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity CEO Bill Hill reacts to the recent suicide figures published by the Office for National Statistics. As well as the word unprecedented, we are now hearing the words mental health every day. That’s good because it means people are talking about the i

The site of the old police station on Prestwick Main Street has been cleared to pave the way for a new affordable housing development.

Glasgow-based construction firm City Building has created valuable job opportunities for young people across the city after welcoming 60 new apprentices, with support from the Glasgow Guarantee. Following an intensive recruitment process, this year’s intake includes apprentice joiner

Morton Fraser has been appointed to provide legal services for public local inquiries (PLIs) by the Scottish ministers and UK government. PLIs are a part of the consent process governing some of the country’s largest trunk road infrastructure projects. They ensure that ministers are fully

More employers across Scotland can apply for funding to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities for their existing staff. The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) helps businesses continue to invest in their workforce and is available for all of Scotland’s employers who are subje

A news reporter had a lucky escape while covering the impact of Storm Eta in North Carolina when a bridge split in half during the broadcast.

UK construction business Galliford Try pointed to its £60 million contract win in West Lothian as an example of its post-Covid recovery ahead of its AGM this morning. In a statement, Galliford Try Holdings plc said the group is expecting to "return to profitability in the first half of this fi

Work on a £1.8 million improvement project at Gairlochy on the Caledonian Canal is set to begin this month.

Work has started on 70 new affordable homes being built by contractor CCG for Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) on the site of a former primary school in Glasgow. GHA is building the homes for mid-market rent on land occupied by Garscadden Primary until it closed in 2017. Once completed, the flats a

During its quarterly meeting which took place on Tuesday, members of The Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee agreed £602,000 worth of investment in existing council housing for the 2021/22 financial year. The proposed split of investment and identification of priorities f

A team of Dundee students have finished second at a prestigious Chinese architecture competition. Fourth year Dundee University students Mishell Parodi, Calum Ramsay and Elliot Reilly came in second place at China’s UIA-HYP CUP 2020 International Urban Design Competition, a showcase for some o