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An appeal by a Scottish landfill operator against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal that material used in the construction of landfill cell walls should be taxed at the standard rate has been partially successful. Barr Environmental Ltd raised the action in the FtT challenging Revenue Scotland&r

Training is the number one barrier to achieving net zero across the construction sector, a report commissioned by Housing, Construction & Infrastructure (HCI) Skills Gateway has highlighted.

Renewable energy sector industry body Scottish Renewables has welcomed three new directors to its board.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Iconic Watts Ltd

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has completed 10 hew homes for rent in Inveraray. The development was built by Mull based construction company, TSL, and officially opened by Councillor Robin Currie, leader of Argyll and Bute Council. He was accompanied by the children of Inveraray Primar

Stephen Lewis, managing director of HFD Property Group, will be appointed as chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) at the organisation’s annual conference in Edinburgh today. Stephen Lewis succeeds Kevin Robertson, managing director of KR Developments, who has chaired the SPF since A

Renfrewshire Council is to embark on a major new social housing retrofit programme that will see up to 3,500 local authority dwellings renovated to either Enerphit or the AECB Retrofit Standard over the next four years.

Operators across the UK and Ireland are being invited to put their machinery skills to the test by Kubota UK, as part of the business’s ongoing celebrations to mark 25 years as the country’s biggest selling mini-excavator manufacturer. The #Kubota25Challenge is encouraging operators to s

Perth & Kinross Council has opened a consultation for a proposed residential development on a site south of Auchterarder town centre.

Paisley Museum Reimagined has appointed specialist fit-out contractor The Hub to lead on Paisley Museum’s £6.8 million exhibition fit-out. Following a competitive tendering process, The Hub will work with the Paisley Museum Reimagined team from now until the end of November 2023. Beginni

25 years after retiring as senior partner at Hardies, Dunfermline resident Charlie Downie paid a long overdue visit to the firm's local office and was left "speechless" at the pace of digital transformation that has taken place throughout the construction sector. Having retired in 1997, Mr Downie ha

Whitecross Building Consultancy has welcomed Guy Saunders to its team of project managers. Guy will be based out of the firm's Glasgow office to assist on its client's projects within the retail drive-thru, leisure, EV Point and industrial markets.

Amey has partnered with environmentally friendly period product supplier Grace & Green to trial free period products across a number of its offices and depots.

An 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge is to be replaced, in a major upgrade for the Category A listed structure. Tender documents were issued on Friday for a contract with an estimated value of £16 million.

Children at Hillview Primary School’s Eco Committee in Barrhead have been busy designing their own bird boxes as part of a sustainability challenge set by the local Taylor Wimpey development to encourage more wildlife into private gardens.