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A fund to help community groups across Scotland set up renewable energy generation projects has opened for applications.

Social landlords should expect to put a lot of time and resources into bringing tenants and owners with them on the retrofit journey, if and when funding allows works to progress at scale, according to a new report from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

An NFL quarterback made a construction worker's day when he threw him a football in the middle of a training session.

The first phase of expansion at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame Limited (Oregon) is now underway, as part of a wider £24 million investment by Barratt Developments following its acquisition of the plant.

Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to submit an Outline Business Case to the Scottish Government’s Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) Executive for infrastructure works to create a new business park at Oban Airport.

Deeley Freed has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build 101 student studio apartments in the city's Trongate.

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable. The need for a

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has published its 2023 Impact Report which details the vital support and impact they have delivered to our construction community in the UK and Ireland.

Residents, businesses and community groups are being reminded to take part in an online survey on the new design guide for the Forthside area in Stirling. This key visual document sets out a list of principles to ensure future developments at Forthside are undertaken in line with the updated masterp

Ambitious plans to transform the Harbourside area of Irvine have now been approved by North Ayrshire Council's planning committee.

Scottish Renewables has recognised the achievements of James Blyth, ‘the father of wind power’, with the unveiling of a plaque at his former home in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire - the first building in the world to ever be powered by wind-generated electricity. Blyth developed the world&rsquo

Twelve colleagues from PDM and Huws Gray have successfully completed a training programme to support them on their paths to future leadership roles.

Members of staff from the Perth-based home-builder Persimmon North Scotland are set to soar over the skies of Glenrothes to raise much-needed funds for the children’s charity, CHAS. Persimmon North Scotland recently announced CHAS as its charity of the year for the second year running and is l

A new public artwork has been revealed at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s development of new homes at Hawthorn Gardens in South Queensferry, providing the housebuilder’s ‘Percent for Art' commitment to the town as part of planning consent for the development. To mark the official ins

A group of volunteers from Barratt Developments North Scotland recently rallied together to help clean up Aberdeen Beach as part of the housebuilder’s nationwide litter-picking effort.