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Scottish Water has confirmed the partner companies which will work with it to transform the country’s water and waste water infrastructure in the publicly-owned utility’s biggest programme of investment ever. The seven companies that will collaborate with Scottish Water on the joint ente

Integrated investor, developer, operator and asset manager PLATFORM_ has appointed Matt Garner as its new chief financial officer. He brings a wealth of financial experience from his 13 years of real estate CFO roles, most recently at Praxis Real Estate Management Limited. He has an extensive track

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has imposed substantial sanctions on two former group finance directors of Carillion plc, drawing to a close one of the most far-reaching regulatory investigations into a UK corporate failure in recent memory. Richard Adam, Carillion's former group finance direc

The Electric Heating Company (EHC) has joined forces with the Gas Certification Company (GCC) to help spark the next generation of energy professionals. The Blantyre firm has donated a four-figure sum to support GCC’s bid to encourage young talent to enter the industry via the Ignite Scholarsh

J3 Advisory has joined Homes for Scotland, reinforcing its long-standing involvement in the Scottish residential development market and its commitment to supporting the delivery of new homes across the country. The business has been active in Scotland for several years, advising on risk, insurance a

Keepmoat is set to break ground on the second phase of its Springhill Farm development and create 295 new homes in Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Representing a £51 million investment into the local area, the additional homes follow the success of phase one at the site, which delivered 104 new hom

Figures released today by the National House Building Council (NHBC) show 2,138 new homes were registered to be built in Scotland during the first quarter of the year, down 5% on Q1 2025 (2,255).

Family-owned, Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) has officially begun construction on 19 new homes for social rent in Arden, Glasgow, marking the next phase of regeneration in the area.

A major milestone in the evolution of Scotland’s energy transition sector has been reached as the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) is set to reopen the former Weatherford Evaluation Centre, located within Aberdeen Energy Park at Bridge of Don.

Network Rail is set to carry out major engineering work worth £6m on the Far North Line next month to help improve journeys on one of the Highlands’ most important transport routes. 

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) have joined forces to create a new suicide prevention training programme tailored to the Scottish construction industry. The project called ‘ Suicide Prev

Nexos Group, a provider of consulting, engineering and integrated delivery services to the energy, power and industrial sectors in the UK and internationally, has appointed Dan McAteer as its new group chief executive. With over 25 years’ experience working in the energy sector, McAteer has pr

A small rural primary school in Buchlyvie is strengthening its outdoor learning programme thanks to support from local business Gillies & Mackay and community donations. At the end of 2025, Buchlyvie Primary School reached out to the community in search of support to enhance its school garden &m

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a major package of measures to protect workers from the dangers of engineered stone dust, including silicosis, a deadly-but-preventable lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust released during stone cutting. The package includes the publicat

National procurement specialist Pagabo is today inviting suppliers to bid for places on its next-generation National Framework for Developer-Led Schemes, which has a total anticipated value of up to £26 billion.