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Chris Kane MP has become the latest government representative to visit Deeside Timberframe’s Throsk manufacturing facility, touring the expanded site just weeks after MSP Alex Rowley made a similar visit to discuss the role of offsite timber frame construction in tackling the UK housing crisis

A planning appeal to convert a former gasworks site in Innerleithen into a storage yard has been rejected, after historic Google Earth images contradicted claims made by the applicant, RCR Limited.

Arrowmere Capital, part of the Hurstwood Holdings Group, has secured planning permission for a new £15 million industrial park in Dyce.

Aberdeen-based engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) energy sector services provider Nexos has appointed Scott McGinigal as its new chief executive with immediate effect. Mr McGinigal is a chartered process engineer with more than 30 years of industry experience and brings deep technical

Renewable energy storage specialist Apatura has received planning consent to build a new grid-scale 560MW / 1120MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near Clydebank. The 29-hectare site is the eleventh BESS development that Apatura has secured planning permission for in the last two years. With t

Leading heritage and design organisations have joined forces in a bid to restore one of Scotland’s most significant modernist buildings and bring it back into public and community use. The Bernat Klein Foundation (BKF), the National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHB

Oil and gas workers in the North East will be able to access tailored support to help them transition into the sustainable energy sector thanks to a new programme launched today. 

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has outlined a series of measures designed to support its members in their journey towards digital transformation. The plan follows a report, authored by vice president Gail McEwen, following her visit to Bauma 2025.

Balfour Beatty has today launched an update of its Building New Futures Sustainability Strategy, building on the progress made to date, tackling new challenges and focusing efforts to make an even bigger impact where it matters most.

Rail infrastructure contractor QTS Group has launched its first-ever in-house ecology team with the appointment of three experienced ecologists. The new hires will play a pivotal role in protecting wildlife habitats, improving biodiversity on projects, and streamlining compliance with environme

Unite the union and building engineering services employers have agreed a three-year pay deal for operatives that will come into force on October 6 this year.  Worth nearly 10% over its lifetime, the deal includes a 3.7% increase for hourly paid, site-based operatives from Monday 6 October, wit

Located in the heart of Dundee, the new Life Sciences Innovation Hub offers state-of-the-art laboratory and office facilities for high-growth companies, building on the University’s global reputation for excellence in health and life sciences research.

The ground has officially been broken on the £18.3 million Balgray station, marking the start of construction on a new rail link serving Barrhead and its growing communities. The station will make it easier for people to travel to and from Glasgow for work, education and leisure, while also im

Road marking and highway safety services provider WJ Group has revealed what it believes to be the world’s first fully electric thermoplastic road marking truck, designed to boost sustainability in the highways industry while delivering a full shift on a single charge.

Kier chief executive Andrew Davies is to retire amid a strong full year performance for the group. Set to step down from the board on October 31, Andrew will be succeeded by Stuart Togwell, currently Kier's executive director and group managing director of construction on 1 November 2025.