L-R: Scott Paton (director, Sureserve); Hazel Brady (interim principal, West Lothian College); and Nicola Mcleod (MD, Warmworks)

New partnership aims to help West Lothian students access apprenticeships

A new partnership has been launched with the aim of giving students in West Lothian access to better employment and skills development opportunities. West Lothian...
School building CGI

CLT brings sustainability benefits to new Aberdeen school

ROBERTSON Construction Eastern has completed work on the £29 million New Riverbank School, built using a cross laminated timber (CLT) frame, in Aberdeen. The 6,784m²...

OnPath Energy’s wind farms meet annual power needs of 195,000 homes

ONPATH Energy has revealed that its portfolio of wind farms generated enough electricity in the last financial year to meet the annual electricity needs...

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...

BAM announces acceleration of ambitious carbon targets

BAM has announced that its UK and Ireland businesses have set a carbon target to become net zero in their direct operations by 2026. The...
Alan Boyle, Story Scotland

Story Scotland launches energy division to support nation’s net zero ambitions

STORY Scotland has announced the launch of a new division designed to deliver 'innovative and efficient' civil engineering solutions for energy customers across Scotland. The...
Aerial of site

Bute solar schemes powering Scottish Water sites

TWO new Scottish Water solar schemes are helping to power essential water and waste water services on the Isle of Bute. At Loch Ascog Water...
CCF lorry

New carbon reporting tool is ‘game-changer’ for industry

BUILDING products distributor CCF has unveiled CCF Connect - a new reporting tool that provides an assessment of the carbon impact of the products...
Stewart Dalgarno

‘Quality and sustainable’ housing delivery blueprint to be presented at construction event

THE progress of a £6.5 million, three-year research and development project to 'transform' housebuilding to meet net zero goals will be high on the...
BE-ST event at Scotland House

BE-ST delivers ten events over three days at Futurebuild 2026

BUILT Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has delivered a three-day programme of activities during Futurebuild and UK Construction Week 2026 in London. Across the exhibition,...

Wastewater specialist raises a glass to green technology initiative at Tain distillery

WATER and wastewater company Alpheus Environmental has been awarded a contract to implement a green technology initiative for Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain. A new biological...

Green credentials help attract Knight Frank to new Aberdeen office space

COMMERCIAL property consultancy Knight Frank has become the first tenant to secure office space in a newly refurbished building in Aberdeen's west end. The deal...

Will the Scottish Government’s move towards ‘Passivhaus’ support zero carbon ambitions?

By Keith Emmerson and Andrew Leslie, solicitors specialising in construction and housebuilding at Gillespie Macandrew A lot has been written on the new Scottish National...

Edinburgh residents urged to give their views on energy efficiency

EDINBURGH residents are being asked for their feedback on a long-term plan for decarbonising heat in buildings and improving energy efficiency. The City of Edinburgh...
Forestry and Land Scotland glasshouse

A touch of glass: major milestone for modernisation of FLS nursery near Elgin

FORESTRY and Land Scotland (FLS) has taken the keys to its new glasshouse as part of a redevelopment and modernisation project at Newton Nursery...
Dr Mehreen Gul addresses attendees at the launch event

Major players take heed of biochar’s construction potential

CALA and CCG were among the major names in attendance at the launch event of Heriot-Watt University’s two-year study into the potential use of...

Long-serving Russell Roof Tiles team members presented with woodland

LONG-serving Russel Roof Tiles team members have been presented with their own area of managed woodland. Staff across two sites were presented with the woodland,...

Call made for greater use of non-price criteria in offshore wind energy auctions

SSE Renewables has called on global governments and regulators to make greater use of non-price criteria in offshore wind energy auctions. The call concerns auctions...
Calvay Housing Association upgrades

Glasgow-based housing association embarks on major upgrade project

CALVAY Housing Association is poised to help lower the energy bills of its residents, thanks to support from CAF Bank and Scottish Government funding. The...

Electrical sector’s importance to net zero transition to be highlighted

ACADEMICS will stress the importance of the electrical sector to the ongoing transition to net zero at the upcoming SELECT President's Lunch. In a keynote...