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East Lothian Council's Planning Committee has approved works at the former Cockenzie Power Station site.

A lack of skilled ‘green collar’ construction workers threatens to derail the UK’s decarbonisation plans and is seeing in-demand trades command annual salaries of over £134,000 (US$168,000), a new report has warned.

The former home of Marilyn Monroe has been saved from demolition after Los Angeles officials granted it historic cultural monument status, over the objections of its wealthy owners. The Spanish colonial-style house, in the leafy Brentwood area, became the subject of a row that pitted conservationist

Barratt Homes has warned Aberdeen City Council bosses that it could abandon plans to construct 91 homes at the site of the demolished Cordyce School if financial support for the development can't be offered by the council. The warning comes as it was revealed that the council received £4 milli

Aberdeen developers John Adam and Son have obtained permission from Aberdeen City Council to demolish a derelict farmhouse and sheds and build 19 self-build homes.

The former Marshall Works manufacturing site in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, has been sold to power line contractors PLPC by DM Hall.

The Chartered Institute of Building’s President for the 24/25 term has been revealed as Mike Kagioglou FCIOB. Throughout his year in office, Mike plans to use his platform as CIOB president to drive greater focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The bridge that connects Scotland’s fastest-growing town and spans both the Union Canal and the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line has now been officially opened.

Construction work has started on a new 157-bedroom hotel in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh after property development company S Harrison appointed Ogilvie Construction as the principal contractor.

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies is organising a sponsored walk in memory of former colleague Stevie Russell, who passed away suddenly at the end of last year. The father-of-two was a pillar of the community in Polbeth and had been working tirelessly to raise money for the construction of t

Rail contractor QTS Group has made several key promotions within its board of directors and a 25% growth in recruitment to support its growth and operational excellence. Gary Burnett has been promoted to regional director for England & Wales whilst Barry McLeish steps into the role of regional d

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a contract to construct three new substations in Argyll, on behalf of SSEN Transmission. The contract has been awarded through the GIS2 RIIO T2 framework, to which the company was appointed in 2022.

A construction industry-wide survey seeking views on the issue of Contractor Design Portions (CDP) has been flooded with responses reflecting how important it is as a topic across the sector. The survey, issued by the Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) which was established in ear

Windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has unveiled a £50,000 refurbishment of the showroom at its Livingston headquarters.

Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing group CCG is supporting Harbour Homes across the district of Leith with a large-scale window replacement programme for over 479 households.