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Advance Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering. A graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ross has held senior engineering positions specialising in renewable generation, grid connections and transmission/distribution systems.

Developers are being offered the chance to potentially transform the Vennel area of Linlithgow. West Lothian Council has committed to undertake a formal marketing of the area, to find out if there is commercial interest in the site.

Quarry material supplier Hillhouse Group has invested in three new Cat machines following a fleet production study by Finning UK & Ireland to increase production at its Troon quarry site.

Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre is undergoing a £7.5 million refit to breathe new life into the building.

Russell Coleman, group training manager of the Borders Technical Training Association (BTTA), has welcomed the rise in the number of Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) in Scotland. New figures for 2023-24 published on the SDS corporate website revealed there were 25,365 MA starts created in 2023

Construction of the new Galashiels Academy building is progressing well and the project remains on track to be completed and open to students by the Autumn of 2025. Following the conclusion of the planning, design and procurement stages, construction began on the project in July 2023 to create a mod

Electricity generator Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has agreed to make a payment of £33.14 million after admitting it breached energy market rules following a review by energy regulator Ofgem.

An annual audit of Cala Group's sustainability data has unveiled that the housebuilder is on track to achieve its net zero goals across key areas by 2030. Working to embed a culture of sustainability in everything it does to reduce its environmental impact, the new 2023 sustainability data underscor

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will review a new law that effectively bans wood-burning stoves in new build homes after ministers admitted the regulations were “inflexible”.

Details for long-awaited work to improve the traffic flow across the Swallow Roundabout in Dundee have been announced with a date for work to start confirmed. The project will begin on Monday 17th June and is expected to complete in summer 2025.

A Scottish energy firm has joined with senior figures from across the industry to fund pioneering heat pump technology. Glasgow-based Union Technical has provided pre-seed funding in Nusku, a Bristol-based start-up which aims to revolutionise how UK homes are heated.

A construction worker from Virginia in the United States has won $1 million after playing Powerball. Nicholas Perez from Burke didn’t hit the $1 billion jackpot in the April 1 Powerball drawing, but he still walked away a millionaire. Perez won the second-tier prize of $1m by matching the firs

The Tilbury Douglas Group of companies has published its 2023 accounts which report a growth in revenue to £507.2 million in 2023, more than 25% higher than in 2022.

Akela Group has appointed two new managing directors of its construction and ground engineering subsidiaries. Robert Ogg has been appointed as managing director of Akela Construction, while the firm has also announced the promotion of Will Payne, to managing director of Akela Ground Engineering.

A couple that bought a property in Auchendinny only to find a substantial quantity of Japanese Knotweed on the grounds have been allowed to progress with an action raised against the sellers based on a breach of the terms of sale.