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New green skills training programme launched at National Retrofit Centre scottishconstructionnow.com/…

New green skills training programme launched at National Retrofit Centre

Apex Training has launched its comprehensive and flexible green skills programme at Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre at the BE-ST Innovation Campus in Hamilton. Powered by Fedcap’s The Verdancy...

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Centurion Plumbing Services (Scotland) enters liquidation scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Centurion Plumbing Services (Scotland) enters liquidation

Richard Bathgate, restructuring partner and licensed insolvency practitioner at Johnston Carmichael LLP, has been appointed interim liquidator of Centurion Plumbing Services (Scotland) Ltd. The...

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GRAHAM completes £10m Edinburgh primary school retrofit scottishconstructionnow.com/…

GRAHAM completes £10m Edinburgh primary school retrofit

GRAHAM has completed the £10 million retrofit of Brunstane Primary School in Edinburgh, delivering a fully modernised and highly sustainable learning environment for pupils and staff.

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Springfield and Wheatley agree £9m contract for final homes at Deans South scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Springfield and Wheatley agree £9m contract for final homes at Deans South

Springfield Partnerships has agreed a £9 million contract with Wheatley Group for the final phase of affordable homes at Deans South.

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And finally… Costain uses 3D printed concrete on Teesside project scottishconstructionnow.com/…

And finally… Costain uses 3D printed concrete on Teesside project

Costain has become the latest contractor to deploy 3D printed, low-carbon concrete on a major UK infrastructure project. The firm has teamed up with civil and structural engineering delivery specia...

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Wates posts strong 2025 results with record £10bn order book scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Wates posts strong 2025 results with record £10bn order book

Wates Group has reported another robust year, delivering record turnover, its highest-ever cash position and a £10 billion secured pipeline. The business recorded £2.56bn turnover and £29.2 million...

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Stuart Fleming: Why first-times still matter - reflections ahead of UKREiiF 2026 scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Stuart Fleming: Why first-times still matter - reflections ahead of UKREiiF 2026

Stuart Fleming, director at Will Rudd in Edinburgh, looks ahead to his attendance at next month's UKREiFF. This year marks 25 years since I joined Will Rudd. It will also be my first time attending...

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Green light for eco-wellness park in Fife | @FifeCouncil scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Green light for eco-wellness park in Fife

Planning permission in principle has been approved by the Planning Committee of Fife Council for the regeneration of the St Ninians site near Kelty, enabling the long‑term redevelopment of a former...

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John Brown: Competence as a competitive advantage - why Scotland’s construction SMEs must act now scottishconstructionnow.com/…

John Brown: Competence as a competitive advantage - why Scotland’s construction SMEs must act now

John Brown, group managing director of the Veitchi Group and co-chair of the Supply Chain working group of the Construction Leadership Forum, urges firms to look at competence as a competitive edge...

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New Wheatley homes set to benefit East Lothian village scottishconstructionnow.com/…

New Wheatley homes set to benefit East Lothian village

Ninety new affordable homes in Wallyford will be completed this month, bringing much-needed, energy-efficient housing to communities across East Lothian.

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Lovell secures permission for 91 new homes in West Lothian scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Lovell secures permission for 91 new homes in West Lothian

Lovell Homes has secured permission to build 91 new homes on the south eastern fringe of Dechmont, West Lothian.

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Housing leaders look north of the border for new ways to speed up housebuilding scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Housing leaders look north of the border for new ways to speed up housebuilding

Some of Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders and housebuilders have toured Scotland’s world leading structural timber industry in a bid to find new ways of building houses at pace.

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224 new homes approved for Lesmahagow scottishconstructionnow.com/…

224 new homes approved for Lesmahagow

Families in Lesmahagow are set to benefit from new homes and investment in local services after plans for a 224-home development were approved by South Lanarkshire Council.

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SFHA to research effectiveness of Section 75 Agreements in delivering social housing scottishconstructionnow.com/…

SFHA to research effectiveness of Section 75 Agreements in delivering social housing

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has commissioned research to investigate the effectiveness of Section 75 Agreements in delivering social housing. The research will be underta...

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Cruden marks return to Fife with Pittenweem development scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Cruden marks return to Fife with Pittenweem development

Work is now underway on a new 39-home development in the picturesque fishing village of Pittenweem, marking Cruden Homes’ return to Fife for the first time in over a decade.

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Student flats approved for constrained Glasgow city centre site scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Student flats approved for constrained Glasgow city centre site

Plans for a new seven‑storey student housing block on a long‑vacant Glasgow city centre car park have been approved, despite objections over daylight loss, noise and the impact on the surrounding...

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Crest Nicholson issues profit warning as macro pressures force covenant talks scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Crest Nicholson issues profit warning as macro pressures force covenant talks

Crest Nicholson has issued a stark profit warning and opened talks with its lenders after a sharp deterioration in trading conditions pushed the FTSE All‑Share housebuilder into a more precarious...

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SPOA appoints skills and industry engagement officer scottishconstructionnow.com/…

SPOA appoints skills and industry engagement officer

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has appointed a skills and industry engagement officer to support workforce development and training opportunities for its members. Cheryl MacLennan takes...

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Clark Contracts partners with schools to deliver STEM event scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Clark Contracts partners with schools to deliver STEM event

Motherwell primary school pupils have gained first‑hand insight into the construction industry through a specialised careers and STEM event organised by Clark Contracts.

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Wills Bros brings advanced survey technology to A9 scottishconstructionnow.com/…

Wills Bros brings advanced survey technology to A9

Wills Bros Civil Engineering has invested in a full suite of advanced survey technology to support its work as the main contractor on the large-scale A9 dualling project in Scotland.

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