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Five Scottish site managers have won a national housebuilding award. The managers are part of home construction company Taylor Wimpey and the award wins mark the firm's best regional performance in this competition for a number of years. 

The masterplanners behind the development of Shawfair, a new town south of Edinburgh incorporating the village and community of Danderhall, have supported the discovery and development of the railway mining platform at The Edmonstone Waggonway found on its land. Representatives from Shawfair LLP joi

A new modular demonstrator unit has been unveiled by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), designed to show Scottish businesses that a timber kit-of-parts approach to retrofit could be the key to future sustainable offices. Following the development of a blueprint design last yea

Construction consultancy Soben has further expanded its Latin American operations with the launch of its Mexico office, supported by a new senior appointment. The expansion is part of the East Kilbride-headquartered organisation’s plans for growth, targeting 1,000 people globally by 2027 to su

Hydrogen expert Logan Energy and renewables specialist Locogen are welcoming the news that planning permission has been granted for their wind turbine and electrolyser project at Arbikie Distillery near Montrose. The development will enable the distillery to power its operations from environmentally

A construction boss has been disqualified as a director for 11 years after he took £200,000 of taxpayers’ money through the Bounce Back Loan scheme that his companies were not entitled to. Stephen Burke, 63, from Rotherham, was director of four companies that provided services to co

Funding has been made available to help ensure a resilient supply of renewable hydrogen from Orkney to the mainland. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been awarded £454,000 to secure two hydrogen tube trailers that will contribute to improved hydrogen supply in Orkney and impro

Completions at volume housebuilder Persimmon have fallen to 6,652 for the first of 2022 compared to 2021’s 7,406 as the firm was impacted by anticipated planning delays. Announcing its half-year results for the six months ended 30 June 2022, Persimmon said it is still on track to ach

More than £7.3 million worth of repairs are needed across Scotland's court estate — equal to almost the entire £8m capital budget of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). The SCTS set out the estimated cost of maintenance work required to fix leaky roofs, ceilings an da

A proposed extension of the Bayswell Hotel in Dunbar has been granted planning permission by East Lothian Council. The local authority’s Planning Committee met on Tuesday and approved the application by seven votes to four.

Balfour Beatty has upgraded its expectations for the full year following a positive first half of the year. Announced its 2022 half-year financial results, the contractor reported a 42% rise in underlying profit from operations at £85 million.

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has confirmed the employment of five, new trade apprentices this August. The Glasgow-based company specialises in mechanical and electrical service provision for new build construction and has an annual turnover in excess of £20 million with 140

The Scottish Government has announced £16.2 million in funding for five zero-emission heat networks that will cut carbon emissions in homes and commercial properties. Made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and zero carbon buildings minister Patrick Harvie during a visit to ng homes i

Planning permission has been granted on a new manufacturing facility in Scotland that will produce HVDC cables for what will be the world’s longest subsea infrastructure for the Morocco – UK power project. The infrastructure forms part of an ambitious initiative that will power seven mil

Investors looking for residential investment opportunities should turn their sights to the UK’s regional cities, especially Glasgow and Edinburgh, according to the latest research by Colliers. The commercial real estate firm analysed 20 cities across the UK and found that when focusing on driv