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Engineering consulting group COWI has been appointed by Shetland Islands Council to conduct a Feasibility Study and Concept Design (RIBA Stage 2) to explore the potential for an innovative district heating scheme in Brae. The study will assess the feasibility of using renewable energy — such a

Excavations undertaken for McLaughlin & Harvey at William Grant & Sons Girvan Distillery, near Girvan, South Ayrshire, in 2020, uncovered an Iron Age settlement dating to a period when southern Scotland had slipped from the grasp of the Roman Empire. Newly published research by GUARD Archaeo

A Sheffield man has built a luxury mouse town with Hobbit homes in his garden. 

The latest recruits to the CR Smith bespoke training programme are on track to become fully qualified joiners following success in their latest knowledge tests.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland marked this year’s International Women’s Day by bringing some of its female talent together to share their personal experiences of working within the housebuilding industry in recognition of this year’s campaign theme,#AccelerateAction.   Internatio

Campaigning trade association SELECT has tracked down Scotland’s first-ever female electrical apprentice to discuss her career journey in an inspiring new video for Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Former textile machinist Heather Fleming tells viewers how she got her big break 37 years ago, how

From the 4th to the 6th March young people from across Scotland will travel to the Engine Shed in Stirling to take part in an innovative work taster event.

Tillicoultry Quarries has achieved ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications, further reinforcing its commitment to the highest standards in Health, Safety & Environmental management. These certifications complement the ISO 9001 Quality Management certification already held by the business, demonst

XSite Braehead has secured a combined £12.6 million investment in the site.

Two meet the team events are being held next week in Crocketford when representatives from Transport Scotland’s project team and their technical advisers, will be available to answer questions on the initial design and assessment work being carried out on bypasses for the villages of Springho

Construction Carbon, a carbon verification company, in collaboration with CIBSE, today announced the development of the Lifecycle Carbon Assessor Practitioner Training programme.   This course is aimed at standardising assessments within the construction industry and will be available from May

A new report from Edinburgh’s Smart Data Foundry reveals that only 20% of people in Scotland can comfortably afford the home upgrades required to meet the Scottish Government’s net zero targets for buildings by 2045. The findings highlight the affordability challenge posed by retrofittin

Figures have revealed that the female enrolments onto trade courses at City of Glasgow College have risen by 17.1% in 2023/24. The data was obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by builder’s merchant and breeze block walls material supplier Travis Perkins.

According to Savills, Aberdeen saw commercial property investment volumes total £357 million in 2024, three times the 2023 figure and over double the 10 year average of £160m.

A Nottinghamshire construction boss who fraudulently removed more than £700,000 from four failing companies and transferred the money to his casino account has been jailed.  Wesley Grainger-Smith, 66, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday 28