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Aviemore-based contractor McGowan Environmental Engineering Ltd has backed up its longstanding commitment to revitalising Scotland’s natural habitats through a new financial support package agreed with the rewilding and nature restoration charity SCOTLAND: The Big Picture. The support provided

A renewable energy firm has received top marks from one of the largest curling clubs in Scotland thanks to an innovative community fund powered by a nearby wind farm.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has established a Women in Plant working group to better represent the interests of women in plant and work towards further improving the industry and attracting more women to the plant industry. The working group will be co-chaired by immediate SPOA past

Homebuilders Mactaggart & Mickel and Springfield, part of the Springfield Group, have partnered with Little Lothian Bookshop to provide book bundles to schools in the Lothians for World Book Day. Freya McShane created Little Lothian Bookshop in 2020 from a love of reading and learning from books

Balfour Beatty has appointed Tony Wilson as managing director of its UK Power Transmission and Distribution (Power T&D) business. Tony will be responsible for delivering the business’ growth plans, fuelled by the UK Government’s requirement for clean and domestically generated energy

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged building services employers to take advantage of the campaign created by this year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week (SAW 2024) to address their skills shortages. The Association is promoting the opportunities for both employers and e

Engineering consulting group COWI has been awarded a contract by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a joint venture involving DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, with a focus on Scottish offshore wind development.

Mark Snelling has been appointed as the new president of the Association for Project Safety (APS). Mark takes over from Ray Bone who remains as an adviser to the board of directors. Mark’s term of office will run until 31 January 2027.

Scottish Labour’s spokesperson for local government and housing visited local apprentices at Persimmon’s Royale Meadows development.

West Highland Housing Association (WHHA), which delivers affordable quality housing across northwest Argyll, is working with MacLeod Construction Ltd on the development of 16 new homes at Port Charlotte on Islay. Present at the sod cutting for the development were Gregor Cameron, director of Macdona

Engineering specialist Akela Ground Engineering, part of Akela Group, has launched an innovative precast concrete beam system which it said could dramatically speed up the delivery of new homes.

Heras fencing has gone up in preparation for work starting on the new beach playpark area.

At the launch of its two developments for sale in Troon, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland teamed up with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to donate £25 for each new home sold and legally completed at Princess Gate and Queens Court. The latest tranche of £475 has been paid to the charit

Network Rail has opened a new railway footbridge next to Hairmyres station.

A striking, custom-built domed home has been built in the western part of North Carolina. An image of the home, captured in a snow-covered forest setting, was in a post on Reddit by user Bvcrude. The title says, "Here's my geodesic dome," a globe-shaped design structure formed with interlocking tria