Call for ‘urgent action’ as Scottish heat pump rollout falls behind

CONCERNS have been raised over the pace of heat pump installations in Scotland following newly raised freedom of information figures. Data from the Home Energy...
MSP Graeme Dey and Sustainabuild's Matt Colgan

Impact report highlights need to close the ‘green skills gap’ in Scotland’s built environment

SUSTAINABUILD has unveiled its latest ‘Green Skills’ Impact Report, outlining insights and recommendations from its recent ministerial-led Assembly. The Assembly, opened by Scotland's minister for...
Stuart Batty, senior project development manager for SSE Energy Solutions; Simon Oldham, managing director of Highland Spring Group; Cllr Liz Barrett, Perth and Kinross Council; Jim Fairlie MSP

SSE and Highland Spring partner for solar project

SSE Energy Solutions is to build a 7-megawatt solar array on the Ochil Hills overlooking Highland Spring’s Perthshire production facility to help power the...
Workers on a construction site

Coordinated national approach urged to build UK retrofit workforce

A new report published by the National Retrofit Hub has called for 'urgent' government action to address skills shortages, which the organisation described as...
Van

John Heaney Electrical steps up sustainability drive with first electric van

LIVINGSTON-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE) has taken delivery of its first electric van as it steps up its focus on sustainability. The firm, which provides...
Properties on Dumbarton Road

Green tech helps housing association tackle fuel poverty

CLYDEBANK Housing Association is aiming to cut fuel poverty for residents and reduce carbon emissions thanks to green technology and support from CAF Bank. Clydebank...
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Application submitted for ‘key component’ of £22 billion SSEN programme

SSEN Transmission has submitted a section 37 consent application for a 'key component' of its £22 billion pathway to 2030 investment programme. The application relates...
Montgomerie Park Primary School

Robertson takes ‘significant steps forward’ in ESG ambitions

ROBERTSON Group has hailed a year of 'significant measurable progress' in its quest to reduce carbon, create social value, and strengthen governance across the...
Poster promoting carbon literacy training discount

CITB members offered 70% discount on carbon literacy training

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is offering Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) members a 70% discount in carbon literacy training. The charity's accredited training for...

Cambuslang firm celebrates record with a mattress recycled each minute in 2025

A Cambuslang-headquartered construction and demolition waste business recycled a record-breaking mattress a minute in 2025. Hamilton Waste & Recycling, acquired by Biffa in 2023, diverted...
Josh King, director of Gensource

Fife event will educate tradespeople about solar opportunities

A free event is taking place at Fife College’s Dunfermline campus in March to help students, tradespeople, and apprentices learn out more about the...
Blade is fitted to a turbine at Mill Rig Wind Farm

Landmark turbine blades arrival marks ‘defining moment’ for Mill Rig Wind Farm

A major milestone has been marked in the development of Mill Rig Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire with the delivery of the 'longest turbine...
Refurbished Edinburgh office

SGI officially launches ‘fundamentally reimagined’ Edinburgh office destination

PROPERTY regeneration and placemaking specialist Scarborough Group International (SGI) has officially launched Base, its office destination in Edinburgh. Formerly known as the Younger Building, the 80,000...

Scotland’s deep waters could help create ‘thousands’ of new jobs

DEEP waters found on the Scottish coast could see the country become home to 'large-scale' floating offshore wind ports and factories, UK prime minister...

Livingston construction firm to help distilleries embark on retrofit projects

FOUR projects to develop new green technologies and innovations in the Scotch whisky sector are to receive their share of £11 million in UK...

Scottish Water to put 1,000 apprentices at forefront of transformation plans

APPRENTICES will be 'essential' in making Scottish Water greener and fit for future generations, the utility firm has said. Over 1,000 new starts are set...

Thomas & Adamson appointed to landmark Glasgow carbon neutral office project

THOMAS & Adamson has announced it has been appointed to provide cost management services on Glasgow's 150 St Vincent Street – with plans to...

Clyde Gateway is key partner in pan-European heating and cooling project

By Hugh Moore, project manager at Clyde Gateway When I travel to Paris this week for the next meeting of the D2 Grids Steering Committee,...

Net zero housing development planned for Edinburgh’s Greendykes area

THE Greendykes area of Edinburgh could be set for the build of 130 new homes, following a funding boost of just over £620,000. Led by...

Timber demonstrator unit shows Scots businesses the potential for sustainable offices

A modular demonstrator unit has been unveiled by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with the aim of highlighting to Scottish firms that a...