Hillhouse Group completes ‘landmark’ delivery for wind farm project
HILLHOUSE Quarry Group has delivered a 'landmark' supply of 3,600m³ of high-grade concrete for the Mill Rig Wind Farm, a major renewable energy project...
Cireco lands Falkirk Council contract to handle non-recyclable waste
RESOURCE management specialist Cireco has been awarded a ten-year contract by Falkirk Council to handle non-recyclable waste.
The items will be sent to the soon...
‘Defurbished’ Edinburgh project to provide much-needed office accommodation
WORK is underway on a major project in George Street, which is tipped to deliver the first ‘defurbished’ office space on one of Edinburgh’s...
UK to help develop new markets for low carbon steel and concrete
THE UK is to work alongside India, Germany, Canada and UAE to create new markets for low carbon steel and concrete.
It comes as part...
First topics revealed for CICV’s Green Home Festival
ORGANISERS of the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV)'s upcoming Green Home Festival have revealed details of some of the initiatives that will be showcased.
Sustainable...
Forster Group to install hundreds of solar panels for Dundee care home provider
ROOFING and solar provider Forster Group has been appointed by Priority Care to install 280 solar panels at two of its Dundee care homes.
The...
Ogilvie Group plants 250,000 trees as part of sustainability goals
OGILVIE Group has revealed the firm has planted 250,000 trees on the outskirts of Stirling as part of a plan to reduce the company’s...
Lerwick Port Authority joins the ORION Clean Energy Project
THE ORION Clean Energy Project has welcomed Lerwick Port Authority as a strategic partner.
The Port Authority will be joining the strategic partnership alongside Shetland...
New offshore hub tipped to bring ‘global players’ to Inverness
SSEN Transmission's new offshore hub has officially been opened at the organisation's Inverness base by the leader of the Highland Council.
Created exclusively for the...
Procast secures funding boost to deliver retrofit upgrades to social housing
PROCAST Group has secured a pot of £8.4 million in funding through Net Zero Fund Management (NZFM), to deliver retrofit upgrades to social housing...
Construction work begins on landmark Perthshire leisure development
WORK is underway on the new £36 million Blairgowrie Recreation Centre, which has been described as Scotland’s first ultra-low energy swimming pool and leisure...
Creation of ‘pioneering’ new hydro energy generation scheme underway in East Lothian
WORK has commenced on Scottish Water's creation of a 'pioneering' new type of hydro energy generation scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir in East Lothian.
Believed to be...
Thumbs up for new solar PV and battery training course
THE Energy Training Academy has completed the delivery of its first flagship solar PV and battery training course, with participants said to be 'full...
Major progress celebrated at ‘flagship’ net zero carbon project in Edinburgh
THE first homes are now under construction on a 'flagship' net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh.
Located on Waterfront Avenue in Granton, Plot D1...
Plumbing body says delay in phasing out gas boilers ‘undermines’ industry efforts
THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF) has expressed its frustration over the Scottish Government's decision to delay the phasing out of...
Edinburgh Boiler Company MD shortlisted for energy award
DOUGIE Bell, MD of The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC), is in contention for a prestigious honour at the Energy Awards 2024.
He has been shortlisted...
Energy crisis will worsen unless we offer a balanced smart transition where consumers decide...
By John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group
ENERGY prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for...
Burness Paull strengthens energy team with appointment of renewables lawyer
BURNESS Paull has appointed renewables development lawyer Nicola Scott as a partner in the firm's energy team.
Scott advises clients in the renewables sector on...
Bunker excavation paves the way for a sustainable future in Glasgow
AN innovative bunker excavation project in Glasgow has been helping to pave the way for the South Clyde Energy Centre, a transformative energy-from-waste (EfW)...
£15.9m funding secured for low carbon Glasgow development
PARAGON Bank’s development finance division has provided a £15.9 million funding package to PfP igloo and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) for the development of...
