ETA co-founders Andrew Lamond (l) and Mark Glasgow with centre manager Carolynn Edgeworth

Energy Training Academy becomes UK’s first CORGI Skills approved training provider

THE Energy Training Academy (ETA) has been announced as the first CORGI Skills approved training provider in the UK. CORGI has supported engineering on their...

New report reveals investor demand for green buildings is rising in Scotland

OCCUPIER demand for sustainable buildings in Scotland has risen, but legislative uncertainty and lack of measurement is stifling the impact on net zero targets,...

Long-term empty Wick homes to be refurbished to support major energy project

SSEN Transmission has partnered with The Highland Council to bring 18 long-term empty homes in Wick back into use. The move comes as part of...

Livingston construction waste recycling specialist earns environmental accolade

LIVINGSTON-based Brewster Bros has been honoured at the Scottish Environment Business Awards for the firm's work in recycling construction, excavation and demolition waste. Working with...

Highland Heritage Woodwork’s expansion set to boost sustainable supply chains

HIGHLAND Heritage Woodworks is set for further growth after opening its new £250,000 sawmill at Aberdeenshire's Dunecht Estate, supported by a £100,000 grant from...
Renewable diesel

Busting the myths around renewable diesel

With the UK Government setting the net zero target of decarbonisation by 2050 for all sectors, many industries are seeking a replacement for traditional...

Distributor makes HVO fuel investment to support green goals

INSULATION, drywall and ceiling product distributor CCF has announced it has invested in a new sustainable fuel source to cut carbon emissions across its...
Energy Training Academy classroom

Energy Training Academy to upskill hundreds of Octopus engineers

THE Energy Training Academy (ETA) is expecting to upskill around 300 Octopus Energy Group engineers in 2024 as part of a key training partnership...

First pipes installed to supply Shawfair with low carbon heating

THE first pipes to supply the new Shawfair Town in Midlothian with low carbon heating have been installed, with construction on the site now...

New MD appointed for Vattenfall’s UK heat business

VATTENFALL'S UK heat business has appointed Jenny Curtis as its new MD. She succeeds interim MDs Stuart Allison and Katja Raabe-Münzberg, having worked with the...

Springfield completes sustainability benchmarking initiative

THE Springfield Group has revealed it has become the first housebuilder in the UK to participate in an initiative designed to benchmark sustainable practices...

City Building upskilling workforce on sustainable building technologies

CITY Building has revealed it is upskilling its workforce on renewable and sustainable building technologies in a bid to help reduce the construction sector's...

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...

Procast Group begins East Ayrshire retrofit project

PROCAST Group has started retrofit work on Meagher Court in Cumnock on behalf of East Ayrshire Council. The work will see three entire blocks of...
Owen Coyle and Michael Sweeney of Union Technical winning Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year at national awards

Union Technical founders earn top entrepreneurial accolade

THE founders of Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical have been named Scottish regional winners at this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year UK...
Project team on Orkney beach

Jones Bros secures major Orkney contract

JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK is to begin work on a multi-million-pound multi-purpose port in Orkney earmarked as a key renewable energy hub. The firm...
John Forster, chair of Forster Group

General Election: a turning point for climate action and the path to net zero

By John Forster, chair of Forster Group LIKE many, I have been closely observing the outcomes of the General Election. The results signal a pivotal...

Sustainable Kilmarnock housing development underway

THE first homes at a landmark operational net zero carbon housing development in Kilmarnock are under construction. CCG is building the properties for East Ayrshire...
Ross McClory (left) from SSE Energy Solutions and Donald MacBrayne from Scottish Water Horizons. Image credit: Iain Ferguson

SSE and Scottish Water Horizons team up to deliver low-carbon heat networks across Scotland

SSE Energy Solutions and Scottish Water Horizons have announced a new partnership to develop low-carbon district heat networks across Scotland. The organisations will collaborate to...

Environment has become a ‘core driver’ in building design

HARLEY Haddow’s senior sustainability engineer has praised industry for the way it has instilled change and stepped up to play its part in the...