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A company being established by a University of Strathclyde researcher is pursuing innovative methods of combining carbon capture with sustainable building materials.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced an investment of over £7 million to help revitalise the historic town centres of Airdrie, Girvan, Tarbert and Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street.

A new report published today by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has presented a wide body of evidence that explores the challenges and opportunities underpinning the construction skills gap, turning data and forecasts into a clear, accessible view of the whole industry.

CHAP (Holdings) Limited, the parent company of CHAP Group, has posted gross profits of £9.3 million for the year ended 30 September 2025 – a 40% increase from the £6.6m reported in the previous period. This financial milestone accompanies a record-breaking turnover of £65.8m,

The latest group of UHI Inverness students to graduate from CECA Scotland Academy marked their success at a special event – and then stepped straight into the first round of interviews that could lead to careers working on multi-billion-pound civil engineering projects. Finlay Andrew, Blake Co

Developer MRP, contractor McAleer & Rushe and funding partner Puma Property Finance have marked a major construction milestone with the topping out of Broadway Studios, a 432-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow city centre. The 16-storey concrete frame topped out in

Scottish retrofitting firm Union Technical has been appointed to the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG), which brings experts together to drive forward the UK’s residential retrofit ambitions. Its members include some of the most established and influential organisations in decarbonisa

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has begun construction of the first new homes at Whitefield Gardens, signalling a major step forward in creating the new Whitefields neighbourhood in North Dunfermline.

Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association (LSHA) has completed Raasay Phase 2 Cottages Park, providing six high‑quality new homes for affordable rent to local residents. The development marks another major milestone in LSHA’s long‑term commitment to delivering sustainable, community‑focuse

Councillor Mike Williamson, vice-convener of Perth and Kinross Council’s Housing & Social Wellbeing Committee, officially opened the show home at Persimmon Homes North Scotland’s Kinloch Brae development in Blairgowrie. He was joined by Persimmon sales director, Tanya Fowlie, to cut

North Lanarkshire Council has confirmed a major long-term investment in its housing stock, committing more than £531 million over the next five years to improve homes and support communities across the area.

High school students gathered at Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, this month for the institution’s long‑running spaghetti bridge‑building competition — a yearly test of engineering ingenuity using nothing more than pasta and glue.

SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decision by Scottish Ministers to approve its Section 37 application for the Chleansaid Wind Farm connection project in Sutherland.

A construction company that specialises in utility and infrastructure services has been fined £183,000 after one of its employees died after falling through a fragile roof.

Glasgow City Council has confirmed it is ‘minded to grant’ planning permission for a major new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Glasgow’s Central Business District.