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In a new initiative in its wider agenda for change, the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum is reaching out to every part of the industry to seek its views on training provision and the intractable problem of skills shortages.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has written to the UK Government to urge a rethink on VAT rates for building refurbishments and renovations. In his letter to Treasury minister Jesse Norman, he argues the current situation acts as a disincentive to improvement work that might make buildings more energ

The final school to be completed as part of a £1.13 billion ten-year development programme across Scotland has been handed over to the local authority.

A major £32.5 million contract to improve the quality of homes in North Lanarkshire has been secured by Strathaven-based construction, refurbishment and energy contractors Procast.

The next steps of the £8 million redevelopment of Aberdeen station have been unveiled by ScotRail.

Continuing the messages of congratulations on the 20th anniversary of Scottish Housing News is Sandra Brydon, director of Home Group Scotland.

Scottish Borders Council’s five-year revenue budget and ten-year capital plan was decided by councillors on Friday. The money for significant investment in frontline services including transport infrastructure, early years education and the continued transformation of the council’s digit

Burnhouse Engineering and Fabrication Limited is to relocate its design, fabrication and manufacture services to a new 21,000sq ft premises in Beith in a move that will effectively quadruple its non-ferrous and carbon steel production capacity. The company, led by managing director Ji

Strathmore Homes has criticised Angus Council after a development in Monikie was rejected on the grounds there are already enough homes in the area. The plans, which were submitted to the council last September, would have seen an existing house on land next to Monikie Primary School demolished

Haydn Mursell, the former CEO of Kier Group, has been appointed as chair water mist fire suppression business iMist, which has an office in Alloa, following a £4.5 million investment by private equity firm Foresight Group in January. Founded in 2015, iMist has developed its own range of high-p

Bield has appointed a new head of development and business growth who will drive its strategic objectives to create new opportunities for development. With more than nine years of experience in the housing sector, Elizabeth Peacock has taken up the role at a critical time for the housing provider, a

A plan to create a well-connected, healthy, green and carbon-conscious Elgin City Centre has been published by Moray Council. The draft Elgin City Centre Masterplan, produced in partnership with the local community, seeks feedback from locals across Moray. A similar process will be rolled out for to

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today published new technical guidance into the different methods of measuring moisture in historic buildings which could help protect them from the impacts of climate change.

COVID-19 has fast-tracked a social revolution where a wider range of working choices could be on the horizon for hundreds of thousands of workers, according to a new report by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT).  The report found that the workforce of the future - predominantly those who hav

Scottish Enterprise has announced the first of a series of grant funding calls to help support economic recovery and stimulate the creation of new green jobs to advance Scotland’s net-zero emission ambitions. The £4 million green jobs call will open to applications on Tuesday 18 May with