JR Group commissions full carbon audit as part of green objectives

THE JR Group has teamed up with its new carbon partner Auditel to help become carbon neutral while strengthening the company's longer-term objective of...

Recycled brick innovation wins international sustainability award

KENOTEQ'S K-Briq, a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material, has won the public vote in the 2022 Dezeen Sustainability Award. The product...

Brewster Brothers launches new campaign as demand grows for recycled aggregate

BREWSTER Brothers is reporting increasing demand for recycled aggregate as awareness of product quality grows. The Livingston-based firm is launching a campaign to encourage all...
Panels with sustainable insulation being manufactured

Strategic partnership aims to advance greater use of sustainable building products

THE Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) and BE-ST have announced a new partnership aimed at advancing the use of low-carbon and natural products...
Beauly - Denny

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...

Making a net zero Scotland alu-clad

By Mike Stevenson, senior manager strategic markets, NorDan UK SCOTLAND is hoping to achieve a cleaner, greener environment by 2045 – five years ahead of...

Property and construction specialist launches electric car scheme for employees

THOMAS & Adamson (T&A) has revealed it is demonstrating its commitment to net zero targets with a staff benefits scheme that will give employees...

Shetland firm wins major £2.5m housing project on island

SHETLAND firm DITT Construction has been contracted to demolish and rebuild eight houses in Lerwick. The £2.5 million Shetland Island Council project is set to...

Green legislation can drive industry decarbonisation

By Robert Green, technical director at Lanarkshire-based Levenseat, a company committed to developing new solutions to recover the best resources and provide customers with...
The Pallet LOOP pallets

Scottish building firms offered financial incentive for returned pallets

CONSTRUCTION, housebuilding, and builders' merchants across Scotland can claim a share of more than £1.5 million by returning bright green LOOP pallets for reuse. That's...

New Edwin James Group report confirms 10% cut to firm’s carbon footprint

ENGINEERING services provider Edwin James Group's latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report has revealed a 10% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon...
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...

Work begins on sustainable Edinburgh office initiative

WORK is underway to transform an office building located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Exchange District. 30 Semple Street will deliver 57,000 sq ft of...
Robert Ogg, MD Akela Construction

Scotland’s green skills shift: central belt’s workforce conundrum amidst energy boom

By Robert Ogg, MD of Akela Construction, part of the Akela Group AS we look towards 2030 and beyond, Scotland's energy infrastructure is poised for...

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...

Plans unveiled to transform iconic power plant into hydro storage facility

PLANS have been unveiled to transform Britain's largest conventional hydro power plant into a new pumped hydro storage facility. SSE Renewables is behind the proposals...
Celtic Renewables biorefinery at Grangemouth, near Falkirk

Milestone for Celtic Renewables’ plans to build large-scale biorefinery in Grangemouth

CELTIC Renewables is progressing plans to build a new industrial-scale green chemical production plant in Grangemouth. The firm has appointed Stirling-based engineering design consultancy Allen...

Waste management firm invests in construction and demolition MRF in Renfrewshire

WRC Recycling, a waste management business based in Renfrewshire, has officially opened the doors to a new C&D material recycling facility (MRF) at its...
CGI of proposed Allander Street in Cowlairs homes

Plans submitted for Glasgow’s ‘first operational net zero modular housing development’

WEST of Scotland Housing Association and Connect Modular have submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council for the construction of 33 new affordable...

Clancy teams up with social enterprise to support wind energy investment

CLANCY has revealed it is working with Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SBMC) to support the transportation of wind turbine blades and components across south...