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Gas distribution company SGN has appointed engineering firm Altrad Babcock as the main works contractor for its world-first project which will demonstrate how clean hydrogen can be used for cooking and heating in homes. Altrad Babcock will build the hydrogen production and storage site for the

South Lanarkshire-based The Electric Heating Company (EHC) has received a £3.8 million investment from private equity and infrastructure investment manager Foresight Group. Founded in 2005, EHC is a distributor of electric heating products. It supplies electric boilers, heaters and water cylin

A public/ private consortium made up of Advanced Infrastructure, Oxfordshire County Council, Dundee City Council, Perth & Kinross Council as well as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have announced their successful bid in the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme.

After a period of exceptional strength, the Scottish development land market slowed over Q4 2022 as wider market uncertainty took hold.

A Glasgow veteran who fought in the Korean War has received an Ambassador for Peace medal following his service there in 1953. 92-year-old Andrew Glassford was overwhelmed when his son and grandchildren surprised him with the award for his time with the Black Watch regiment in Korea where he fought

Wheatley Group has criticised media coverage of its proposed demolition of four tower blocks in the Wyndford area of Glasgow. The landlord plans to invest £73 million in building 300 new homes in the area and carrying out other major improvements.

The ongoing regeneration of Dalmarnock and the surrounding area has long fascinated Jimmy Black, both from a personal and professional point of view. He trails the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast and more.

A care home has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of an 85-year-old woman. St David’s Care Forfar Limited, who run St David’s Residential Home in Forfar, pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in January 2017.

Void properties are remaining empty for unnecessary periods of time because housing association staff are spending tens of thousands of hours trying to contact energy suppliers to sort out meter problems, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

Ark Housing Association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in their care. The Edinburgh-based organisation, which provides care, support, and housing for adults with complex needs, pled guilty to a health and safety a

A public consultation on plans for a new housing area in Cumbernauld has been launched by North Lanarkshire Council. The council is asking for views on proposals for land at Palacerigg, part of the South Cumbernauld Community Growth Area (CGA).

Fife housebuilder Lomond Homes has been granted planning consent to build 20 new homes, as well as commercial premises, on the former police station site on Napier Road, Glenrothes. Marking a significant element of Fife Council’s ongoing regeneration plans for Glenrothes town centre, the propo

The Highland Council has endorsed a major step in completing an updated planning strategy for the Inner Moray Firth.

Wheatley Homes Glasgow has welcomed the decision by Historic Environment Scotland not to list four multi-storey blocks in the Wyndford community which are subject to contentious demolition plans. The body which was set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment was

While the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan may only have been adopted earlier this month, Aberdeenshire Council’s Planning and Economy Service is already focusing on the production of the next plan.