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A consultation is now open on Glasgow's Development Plan Scheme, which provides key information to communities and stakeholders in the city regarding how they can get involved shaping the next Development Plan, City Development Plan 2.

A number of student accommodation developments are being planned across Glasgow as developers seek to fill the evident shortage of availability in the city. Varsity Developments has submitted plans for a high-rise student tower on Waterloo Street, having previously mooted proposals for ren

The lightweight form of concrete linked to the collapse of the roof at a primary school in 2018 could be widespread in social homes built during the 1950s-70s, consultants have warned. Yesterday Scottish Construction Now reported that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) 

The Border Engineering Training Association (BETA) has been renamed Borders Technical Training Association (BTTA) with effect from 1 September. To coincide with the change, the organisation also has a new website and logo.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is once again looking for the next generation of construction industry leaders from around the world to take its coveted competition by storm for the 10th year running. First launched in 2014, the Global Student Challenge contest sees teams of students stud

A team from Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has raised £5,321 for charity after taking part in the homebuilder’s annual fundraising event, the Taylor Wimpey Challenge. On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th May, a total of 333 Taylor Wimpey employees, across 54 teams, headed to the Black Mountains

An ambitious £70 million plan to revitalise and regenerate key areas of Inverclyde has been put to a senior government figure in a bid to attract vital funding. Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe and Stuart McMillan Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency MSP, in their roles as co-chairs of

A meeting was held in Stornoway on Tuesday 29th August to bring together local public sector representatives and the renewable energy development community to explore key issues and identify areas of collaboration over the next period. Over the next years SSEN Transmission will deliver the HVDC inte

The Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust have been awarded funding of £50,000 and £240,000 respectively by Glasgow City Council for the 2023/24 financial year.

A ground breaking ceremony at Lennoxtown High Park has marked the start of a multi-million project to transform it in to a community sports complex for the East Dunbartonshire town.

One year on from the new £40.9 million Boclair Academy opening its doors to pupils, all external building and landscaping works have been completed.

Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing group CCG (Scotland) has completed a planned maintenance workstream for Lanarkshire Housing Association in Motherwell.

Two construction workers have been detained by police in China for damaging a section of the Great Wall. Police in Youyo County in Shanxi province say a man and a woman used a digger to create a shortcut through the iconic landmark.

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Scotland must deliver its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, including key targets and milestones, in order to fully unleash its clean energy potential, Scottish Renewables has said. The trade body has outlined its top priorities for the Scottish Government ahead of the upcoming Programm