Timber specialist to plant 10,000 trees

GMG Energy has announced that it is planting another 10,000 trees at Quintfall Forest towards the east coast south of John O'Groats. The planting will...
OnPath Energy’s partnerships and community manager Aileen McCreadie

Community feedback sought on wind farm plans for ex-coal mine site in East Ayrshire

A Scottish renewables developer has put forward plans for a new wind farm on a former coal mine north east of New Cumnock. OnPath Energy...
Tristan Hughes, Business Unit Manager, OSSO

Partnership marks £2m construction milestone for automated water treatment

OSSO, a provider of fluid temperature control and separation solutions, and ProMinent UK and Ireland, a manufacturer of metering components and systems, have announced their...

Green light for build of 256 low-carbon homes in Edinburgh

PLANNING approval has been granted for Artisan Real Estate's build of 256 low-carbon homes at commercial space on Edinburgh's Ferry Road. Artisan Real Estate, together...
Thomas Johnstone solar panels Inchinnan

Thomas Johnstone Ltd highlights progress in sustainability journey

AHEAD of World Environment Day (June 5), 156-year-old Inchinnan contractor Thomas Johnstone Ltd (TJL) has highlighted the importance of conducting business sustainably. Since first gaining...
Aerial view of Roberton PV scheme

Hundreds of solar panels installed at Roberton Water Treatment Works

450 tank-top mounted solar panels have been installed at Roberton Water Treatment Works near Hawick. Scottish Water revealed the scheme is helping to power water...
Calum Allmond

Planned changes to EPCs are welcome but leave some questions unanswered

By Calum Allmond, a director and head of architectural and energy services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors. SCOTTISH Government plans to reform Energy Performance Certificates...

Ogilvie Construction completes build of energy efficient Dyce flats

WORK has been completed on the construction of new energy efficient flats at Wellhead Road in Dyce. The Aberdeen City Council project forms part of...
Pallets being lifted

Pallet reuse scheme launches three-day collection service in Scotland

CONSTRUCTION firms, housebuilders, and builders merchants across Scotland using The Pallet LOOP will now get their pallets picked up faster, as the business introduces...

Council appoints firm to survey condition of Edinburgh high-rises

WILL Rudd Davidson has been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to survey the condition of high-rise homes in the capital. The firm will...

Balfour Beatty’s new Angus depot set to support up to 70 local jobs

BALFOUR Beatty has opened a new operational depot in Kirriemuir, Angus, supporting up to 70 local jobs. Located at Logie Industrial Park, the new facility...
Construction workers in front of Edinburgh office building

Work begins on ‘best in class’ Edinburgh refurbished workspace

PROPERTY regeneration and placemaking specialist Scarborough Group International (SGI) has started work to redevelop the former Younger Building in west Edinburgh. Due to complete in...

Recycled brick creators shortlisted for international sustainability award

THE creator of a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material has been nominated for a top sustainability award.  Kenoteq, inventor of the...
Built Environment - Smarter Transformation team with CLT press

BE-ST innovation centre awarded Investor in Innovations accreditation

BE-ST (Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) Scotland's innovation centre has been awarded Investor in Innovations (I3) accreditation by the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge...
Solar panels

Solar panels power up Scottish Water site in Forfar

A Scottish Water site in Forfar is now partially powered by renewable energy after more than 600 solar panels were installed on land at the treatment...

The built environment needs to ‘think energy’ more than it currently does

By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety (APS) WHEN that ominous envelope from your energy retailer hits the mat, the bill seems...
Solar panels on factory roof

Solar install takes Forfar ladder manufacturer to new sustainability heights

FORFAR-based manufacturer Ramsay Ladders has installed a solar PV system as part of the firm's plans to reduce its carbon footprint, strengthen energy resilience, and...

SPF urges government action to incentivise retrofitting of commercial buildings

THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has written to finance secretary Kate Forbes MSP, urging her to support the decarbonisation of the built environment and...

Delaying net zero commitments ‘ignores economic advantages green technologies derive’

FIONA Hodgson, chief executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF), has said PM Rishi Sunak's announcement about the delay of...

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...