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17/07/2026
Construction has begun on a new £3.3 million paint facility at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow as part of a wider programme to modernise the city's naval shipbuilding infrastructure.
The new facility will allow ship blocks to be painted in a dedicated space, freeing up existing areas at the
17/07/2026
Retrofit and energy-efficiency specialist Procast Group has secured two awards at the Energy Efficiency Awards, with apprentice electrician Cameron Sleith also recognised as Apprentice of the Year.
The company was named Regional Insulation & Fabric Installer and Contractor of the Year at the awards
17/07/2026
Residential management specialist Fresh has been appointed by Ropemaker to manage two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developments in Edinburgh.
Fresh took over management of Meadow Court and Norton's Student Living on 1 July 2026, expanding its existing partnership with Ropemaker, for w
17/07/2026
Essential resurfacing on the A721 Carnwath Road in Carluke will require a section of the route to be closed for up to four days this month.
The works are scheduled to begin on Tuesday 21 July and will cover the stretch between Stanistone Road and Crawfordwalls Bridge.
Traffic will be diverted via
17/07/2026
Aberdeenshire Council is inviting feedback on proposed changes to its Council Tax approach for long‑term empty properties and second homes, with new mitigations being considered alongside a premium due to take effect on 1 September.
From 1 September this year, owners of homes left empty for m
17/07/2026
Grampian Housing Association has appointed David Fisher as its new group chief executive, succeeding Craig Stirrat who is due to retire later this year.
Fisher will take up the role in August 2026 following a competitive recruitment process. The housing association said the Board’s recruitment pane
17/07/2026
Maryhill Housing Association (MHA) has lodged a planning bid for a 108-home neighbourhood on the long-vacant Collina Street plot in north Maryhill, with most properties proposed as affordable.
The association has submitted its application to Glasgow City Council, seeking permission to redevelop the
17/07/2026
Kier has been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a £23m retrofit of residential accommodation in the Craigmillar and Peffermill districts of Edinburgh.
Procured via the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) framework, the scheme underpins the council’s environmental objectives. Kie
17/07/2026
BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out a series of resurfacing schemes at multiple locations on the A83 between Tarbert and Inveraray from Wednesday 29 July.
Crews will operate between 7pm and 6am on working nights, with completion anticipated by Thursday 20 August.
17/07/2026
Investigations into pollution affecting the Kinghorn Burn in Fife are continuing, with public health advice to avoid contact with the water remaining in place.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Scottish Water are working alongside partners including Fife Council, NHS Fife and Fi
16/07/2026
New research by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), commissioned by Shelter Scotland, says the incoming More Homes Scotland agency could remove barriers to delivery and expand the supply of affordable housing, but warns it needs clarity over its purpose, priorities and how succ
16/07/2026
Orkney Islands Council is calling on community organisations to put forward regeneration ideas for potential support from the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF).
The RCGF backs community-led initiatives that deliver lasting economic, social and environmental benefits acros
16/07/2026
BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out resurfacing on the A84 between Craigforth Roundabout and Auction Mart Roundabout, west of Stirling, from Monday 20 July.
The programme will operate overnight between 7pm and 6am, with completion expected by Tuesday 4 August. No
16/07/2026
Essential repairs to the retaining wall next to Carnock Bridge on the A907 are scheduled to start on Monday 27 July, with the programme expected to last around four weeks.
Fife Council's Roads and Transportation Services has appointed QTS Group Ltd. to deliver the works, designed to improve the str
16/07/2026
Children and families gathered to mark the opening of a new community play area on Fife Drive in Forgewood.
Developed by North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Forgewood Housing Co-operative, Forgewood Family Learning Centre and local residents, the facility was officially opened by Councill
16/07/2026
Manse Road Play Park has re-opened following extensive works that have transformed the site into the county’s first fully inclusive play park.
The project began in December with excavation and the removal of outdated equipment, alongside the creation of a new parking area. Groundworks were followed
16/07/2026
Transport Scotland's operating company BEAR Scotland will deliver the scheme, renewing a total of 2,186 metres of carriageway.
To safeguard road users and the workforce, full overnight closures will be in place while the works are carried out.
On the A68 south of Lilliardsedge, the road will be cl
16/07/2026
Queens Cross Housing Association chair, Andrew Burns, has announced that Shona Stephen will retire from her role as Chief Executive of Queens Cross Group.
She will step down in April 2027, bringing to a close 16 years at the helm.
Announcing the departure, Andrew said: "I would like to thank Shona
16/07/2026
Union Street in Glasgow will fully reopen to pedestrians and all traffic at 1pm on Friday 17 July, marking a significant milestone in efforts to recover from the fire that affected the area.
By that time, the final pieces of work — restoring the road and pavements and installing hoardings ahead of
16/07/2026
Transport Scotland's operating company BEAR Scotland will resurface the pedestrian footway on the A7 along Hillside Terrace in Selkirk.
Works are scheduled to start on Monday 20 July 2026 and will run for five weeks.
For safety, footway closures and temporary traffic lights will operate 24 hours a
15/07/2026
SSEN Transmission has marked a major step on its flagship Orkney Link Project with the successful completion of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) at Dounreay, Caithness.
The operation delivered one of the project's most complex engineering activities on the route that will connect Orkney to the
15/07/2026
A recruitment campaign has begun for the operational phase of the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, with applications now open for 10 new local roles.
Located 15 kilometres off the Angus coast in the North Sea, the project will be run from a new £6.5 million facility currently being built at the Port o
15/07/2026
Cala Homes has sold the final property at its Saltcoats Grange development, marking the successful completion of a major housing and community investment programme in Gullane.
The milestone brings to a close a regeneration initiative that began in 2016, when Cala Homes (East) was chosen to redevelo
15/07/2026
The NFRC Roofing Awards are highly regarded throughout the industry, hosting major annual events in Scotland and London. While the Scottish ceremony focuses exclusively on projects north of the border, winners of the Scottish Roofing Awards—which are held in October—automatically qualify for the nat
15/07/2026
Homes for Scotland (HFS) has won the Public Affairs award at this year's Scottish DARE Awards for its inaugural public campaign, Homes Build Futures. The awards are run by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world's largest professional body for public relations, communic
15/07/2026
Network Rail will begin a £1.3m scheme next month to refurbish the rail bridge over Westfield Road in Edinburgh, bolstering reliability for journeys to and from the capital.
The bridge carries the railway over a busy arterial route. Works will include replacing the timber deck, carrying out steelwo
15/07/2026
A partnership between SP Energy Networks and The Tree Council is funding a programme to plant tens of thousands of trees across the company's network area in Scotland. The £500,000 initiative is helping communities cut carbon and enhance local green spaces, with The Inverclyde Shed among the benefic
15/07/2026
Scottish Renewables, the representative body for Scotland's renewable energy industry, has announced today (13 July) that Angela Hepworth will become its next Chief Executive Officer.
Hepworth will join the organisation on 20 July and formally assume the CEO role on 31 July, succeeding Claire Mack
15/07/2026
DM Hall, one of Scotland's leading independent firms of Chartered Surveyors, has marked a major professional milestone as ten colleagues secured accreditation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) at their first attempt.
The achievements follow a series of successful Assessment o
15/07/2026
A significant milestone has been reached for the B999 Shielhill Road junction upgrade project following the launch of a tender to appoint a main contractor.
The planned scheme is designed to deliver substantial road safety benefits and improve visibility whilst retaining existing traffic capacity a
14/07/2026
Two community projects in West Lothian are helping people save money, reduce waste and take practical steps towards sustainability after funding enabled the hiring of dedicated staff.
Polbeth Community Hub (PCH) and West Calder and Harburn Community Development Trust (WC&HCT) secured almost £20,000
14/07/2026
The Big Blue Shed in Bellshill will be rebranded and extensively refurbished, with space targeted to come to market in Q4 2026.
Award-winning developer and investor Knight Property Group has acquired one of Scotland’s most recognisable industrial buildings in an off-market deal. The detached wareho
14/07/2026
The Scottish Land Commission has published new advice setting out practical actions to widen community ownership of land and assets, aiming to help more places share the benefits.
Titled Next Steps for Community Ownership in Scotland, the advice builds on notable progress so far — more than 500 com
14/07/2026
JR Scaffold Services has been named a finalist for Project of the Year (large category) at the 2026 Scaffolding Excellence Awards, in recognition of its work on the complex restoration of the B-listed Walton Building at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Regarded as one of the industry's most respected accol
14/07/2026
Green Aspirations Scotland CIC has secured a £30,000 loan from Social Investment Scotland to replace an ageing kiln, protecting a key revenue stream and scaling up sustainable charcoal production.
The Stirling-area social enterprise, based near Port of Menteith, has used the responsible finance inv
14/07/2026
More than 100,000 school pupils across Scotland have taken part in Scottish Water's Generation H2O education programme, as the initiative continues to expand its reach in classrooms across the country.
Launched three years ago, the programme has now been introduced in more than 1,000 schools, with
14/07/2026
SFHA has warned continued uncertainty over Net Zero standards is holding back the delivery of new social homes.
In an exclusive interview with The Herald newspaper, SFHA Chief Executive Richard Meade said continued uncertainty on the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Standard was impacting housing assoc
14/07/2026
Rail passengers in Fife are being urged to plan ahead this October as Network Rail undertakes significant engineering to prepare the route for electrification.
The work forms part of the Scottish Government's £311.5 million scheme to electrify 118km of the Fife Circle and introduce new battery̴
14/07/2026
Dumfries and Galloway Council has published a draft Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) and is asking residents, community groups, land managers, businesses and organisations to share their views on how best to safeguard wildlife and habitats across the region.
The LBAP sets out how nature and wi
14/07/2026
Scottish contractor Clark Contracts has been named the winner of the Training Excellence Award at the 30th-anniversary Construction News Awards in London, one of the UK's best-known construction awards programmes.
The honour recognises organisations that prioritise developing their people and deliv
10/07/2026
Nationwide has reinforced its long-term commitment to Scotland by enlarging its footprint at 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow's largest office building.
The site, formerly Virgin Money's headquarters and set to be rebranded as Nationwide later this year, sits at the heart of the city's business distric
10/07/2026
Balgray's new railway station in Barrhead is set to begin operations several weeks ahead of schedule, with final preparations now under way before it welcomes its first passengers.
The opening has been confirmed for Sunday 27 September, brought forward from the originally planned November date.
Bu
10/07/2026
SSEN Transmission has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Ltd to engineer, supply, transport and install High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable systems, underpinning the expansion and reinforcement of the electricity
10/07/2026
Work has finished on a £10 million community care hub in central Greenock, delivering a modern facility designed for adults with learning disabilities and other complex needs on the site of the former Hector McNeil Baths.
Known as 'The Hub', the Inverclyde Integrated Community Hub marks a major shi
10/07/2026
yemouth has officially opened its purpose-built pump track, creating a new community asset for the town and the wider Berwickshire area.
Situated on the former playing field immediately to the west of Eyemouth Primary School, the venue includes a 145-metre asphalt pump track, a 45-metre dedicated j
10/07/2026
Night-time temporary traffic lights are to be in place on the A702 between Hillend and Nine Mile Burn for four weeks as Transport Scotland's operating company, BEAR Scotland, carries out drainage investigation works.
Two-way signals will run from 19:30 to 05:30 on Monday to Friday nights between 20
10/07/2026
Queens Cross Housing Association has helped tenants secure more than £2 million in additional income over the past year through its financial wellbeing service.
The service supports tenants in accessing the Government benefits they are entitled to, while also providing advice on budgeting, debt man
10/07/2026
Cairn Housing Association has joined forces with High Life Highland’s Archive Service to safeguard a substantial collection of historic housing records and drawings linked to communities across the Scottish Highlands.
The archive features original plans and documents charting the development of nei
10/07/2026
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will undertake essential overnight resurfacing on the A9 at Dunrobin Castle from Sunday 2 August 2026.
The £520,000 scheme will renew 1.3 kilometres of carriageway and is scheduled across 15 night-time closures between 19:00 and 06:00, with all works
10/07/2026
Bridge refurbishment on the M80 north of Junction 7, Haggs, is now substantially complete, with BEAR Scotland confirming that no further daytime traffic restrictions are required.
The final weekend contraflow planned for 9–12 July will no longer go ahead.
The scheme, delivered by BEAR Scotland on
09/07/2026
Fife is poised to benefit from a £9.9 million injection into clean growth at the University of St Andrews' Eden Campus, after the Tay Cities Region Joint Committee backed the Clean Growth Co-Location Programme.
The initiative has been identified for support through the Tay Cities Region Deal, joint
09/07/2026
The steel frame of the new Eastwood Leisure Centre and Theatre has been completed, marking a major step forward for the project.
With the structure now in place and completion targeted for late 2027, councillors visited the Eastwood Park site to view the progress first-hand.
During the tour, they
09/07/2026
Falkirk's plans for a new town hall have reached a major milestone, with Glasgow-based architects Stallan Brand named to deliver the £70m scheme.
Selected through a competitive process involving several of Scotland's leading practices, Stallan Brand will take forward the design of the new Town Hall
09/07/2026
Dunoon's town centre is set for a £1.08 million public-realm upgrade after the area secured a share of the UK Government's £20 million Community Regeneration Partnership Fund (CRPF) for projects across Argyll and Bute.
Phase one, the Dunoon Town Centre Investment Scheme, will direct £200,000 into t
09/07/2026
Aberdeenshire Council is encouraging residents interested in building their own homes to add their details to its self-build housing register, which has attracted 80 responses since launching in November 2023.
The register collects basic information from people seeking land for a self-build, includ
09/07/2026
The Scottish Government will open the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) later this year, creating a new opportunity for community-led projects to deliver lasting benefits across Highland.
The RCGF is a competitive, Scotland-wide programme supporting locally developed regeneration schemes. It a
09/07/2026
A refurbishment of Greenwards Play Park in Elgin has taken a significant step forward after a community-driven process identified a preferred design.
Residents voted via Moray Engage to choose the final layout, while pupils from Greenwards Primary School and children at Jack and Jill Nursery gave f
09/07/2026
An on-site energy centre will provide locally generated heat for all 709 homes at Edmonstone Village in south-east Edinburgh, with tariffs linked to UK energy indices and an anticipated annual carbon saving of 294 tonnes.
The new neighbourhood will forgo individual gas boilers. Instead, each proper
09/07/2026
SSEN Distribution has appointed Aureos Energy Ltd, IES Utilities Group, Ipsum Group and Network Distribution Services Ltd (NDS) as framework partners to deliver a multi-year renewal and reinforcement of its overhead electricity network in the north of Scotland, following a competitive and transparen
09/07/2026
Decarbonising industry is central to achieving net zero, yet it remains highly complex and varies by location. With no single pathway for factories and plants to cut emissions, uncertainty must be built into how the electricity network evolves.
SP Energy Networks has launched its Net Zero Industria
08/07/2026
BAM UK & Ireland has transferred the keys to Caledonia High School in Rosyth, which will open to pupils in August. The building has been constructed to rigorous Passivhaus standards and is expected to use around 75% less energy than a typical UK new-build school, cutting carbon emissions while deliv
08/07/2026
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has urged Transport Scotland to publish the completed technical modelling for the M8 Woodside Viaducts and to fully test all three options ahead of any final decision.
The viaducts, built in 1971 between Craighall and Charing Cross, carry around 150,000 vehicles each day
08/07/2026
Vital Energi is assisting with the delivery of a new residential development in Edinburgh that will provide heating to 709 properties without the use of individual gas boilers, a strategy projected to eliminate 294 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
The dedicated energy services division of the c
08/07/2026
Deeside Timberframe has said that bringing the next generation into modern construction is essential if the UK is to meet its housing ambitions.
Debate over housing delivery has largely centred on planning reform, funding and speeding up build programmes. Yet a persistent hurdle remains: the availa
08/07/2026
Network Rail Scotland has launched a 27-week programme to strengthen the Barbush Viaduct over Allan Water, aiming to improve safety and reliability while minimising local disruption.
The £1.3 million scheme is under way to refurbish the key bridge in Dunblane, helping to ensure services remain safe
08/07/2026
SSEN Distribution has begun a £10m programme to strengthen Elgin's electricity network, aiming to improve reliability for households and businesses and increase capacity at the city's Cumming Street and Bilbohall substations.
The two substations supply power 24/7 to more than 6,000 properties. As w
08/07/2026
SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application for the Balallan Switching Station on Lewis, describing it as a key clean energy project to facilitate the transfer of renewable power across the island.
The proposed 132kV gas-insulated switchgear substation would be built off the A859 near Lo
08/07/2026
SSE argues that speeding up investment in domestic clean power and helping homes, businesses and industry switch from fossil fuels to electricity would protect consumers from global price shocks and drive down costs over time.
In its report, Powering Affordable Secure Energy, which combines in-dept
08/07/2026
The Highland Council is inviting residents, community groups and businesses to submit suggestions on future development and long-term land use across Highland. Ideas gathered will inform policies, development standards and placemaking priorities for the forthcoming Highland Local Development Plan (H
08/07/2026
LED specialist NVC Lighting and renewable energy firm Curv360 have joined SELECT's expanding Associate Member scheme, further strengthening the trade body's network of industry partners.
Founded in 2007, NVC Lighting is a leading manufacturer of sustainable, innovative LED solutions, with particula
07/07/2026
Three decades after the demolition of Ravenscraig's iconic cooling towers signalled the closure of an industrial era for North Lanarkshire, the site has evolved into one of Europe's most substantial brownfield regeneration initiatives. Over one thousand houses have been completed with thousands more
07/07/2026
McAleer & Rushe has marked the structural completion of Mantle Yard in Leith, a 604-bed purpose-built student accommodation development that blends new-build elements with the restoration of historic buildings.
The design-and-build contractor celebrated the topping out of the Baltic Street scheme a
07/07/2026
Landlords and tenants managing larger or long-term vacant commercial premises on Union Street can now access a higher tier of financial support, with grants reaching up to £70,000 via the Union Street Empty Shops Grant Scheme.
Aberdeen City Council Co-leader, Councillor Ian Yuill, said: "The empty
07/07/2026
Mother Technologies is building out its engineering team to meet ongoing growth and a healthy pipeline of opportunities, welcoming graduate Callum Duncan to the business this month to support current and future clients.
Duncan recently completed a degree in Cyber Security and Network Management at
07/07/2026
The Scottish Government has opened two short surveys to collect feedback on its Procurement Journey and Supplier Journey websites, which provide step-by-step guidance for different audiences. The Procurement Journey supports public sector buyers, while the Supplier Journey is aimed at businesses bid
07/07/2026
Construction has started on a new pump track in Overlee Park after East Renfrewshire Council approved the scheme, delivered in partnership with Netherlee and Stamperland Community Council.
The undulating asphalt circuit, similar to a skate park, is designed for bikes, scooters, wheelchairs and skat
07/07/2026
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is highlighting innovative projects supported through its Industry Impact Fund (IIF) to equip the sector with the capabilities required for the UK's transition to net zero.
CITB is showcasing three employer-led, IIF-backed programmes designed to help
07/07/2026
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will replace the safety barrier on the A830 approaching Mallaig from Monday 13 July.
Works will take place between 8am and 6pm each day and are expected to be completed on Monday 27 July.
For the safety of the workforce and road users, temporary traf
07/07/2026
Family-owned Scottish housebuilder Briar Homes has announced that every property at its Willowfields development in Newmains has successfully sold out, bringing the sales period for this North Lanarkshire project to a close.
The project comprised 27 three-bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses,
07/07/2026
Scotland could unlock significant benefits for communities, public services and the wider economy by modernising how land information is gathered and used, according to new research published by the Scottish Land Commission.
The study — produced by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) — reviews land dat
06/07/2026
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited is inviting fresh market feedback on two proposed multi-lot frameworks before progressing to tender, with responses requested by Friday 17 July 2026.
Over the past year, CMAL has engaged with suppliers to explore how upcoming procurements can be organised to suppo
06/07/2026
A new £225,000 'destination' play park at Parklea in Port Glasgow has officially opened, transforming a previously unused plot next to the community stadium into a modern play space for children.
The site includes accessible and inclusive equipment, with a castle, boat and train, climbing frames, s
06/07/2026
BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out embankment stabilisation on the A83 between Loch Restil and Butterbridge from Monday 13 July.
Crews will operate between 7am and 7pm, with completion targeted for Monday 14 September.
To protect roadworkers and the travelling p
06/07/2026
Robertson Construction Group and RFM were both honoured for sustained excellence over the past year, with accolades covering safety leadership, operational best practice and environmental stewardship.
RFM won the coveted Facilities Management Sector Award, acknowledging world-class safety outcomes,
06/07/2026
The shortlist for the 2026 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards has been revealed today (3 July), spotlighting the next generation of leaders in Scotland's renewable energy sector. The annual programme, run by Scottish Renewables, honours professionals who demonstrate passion, innovation and an u
06/07/2026
AC Whyte has become a signatory to the Family Business Pledge, joining a network of family-owned companies committed to responsible leadership and sustainable, long-term success.
The move builds on more than five decades in which AC Whyte has prioritised strong relationships, trusted partnerships a
06/07/2026
East Lothian-based sustainable energy specialist Gensource has made its first move into professional sport sponsorship by backing rising Scottish golf star Matty Wilson.
The Musselburgh-headquartered business has teamed up with the 26-year-old for the 2026 season, in the process cementing a close f
06/07/2026
Scottish Borders Council has concluded its procurement to secure specialist support for the opening phase of business case work on the proposed extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle. Following an evaluation over recent weeks, consultancy group WSP has been chosen to deliver two wor
06/07/2026
Clark Contracts has been named on the shortlist for three categories at the Learning Places Scotland Awards 2026, recognising its delivery of high-quality, inclusive and future-ready education environments across the country.
The business is competing for Contractor of the Year, while its refurbish
06/07/2026
A new route across part of the former Cockenzie Power Station site is now open to vehicles.
The link connects the Alder Road junction on the B6371 approach to Cockenzie with the B1348 Edinburgh Road. Built by Balfour Beatty for East Lothian Council, it forms part of wider efforts to prepare the ind
03/07/2026
Midlothian Council has reported strong momentum at Shawfair and Craighall Village, with around 1,070 homes completed, more than 1,100 currently being built and approximately 3,000 additional properties progressing through the planning system.
Eight housebuilders are active across the new settlement
03/07/2026
East Renfrewshire Council will invest £1.8m in a package of energy projects designed to lower running costs and reduce emissions across its estate.
The plan includes installing solar panels on three council buildings and replacing lighting with energy-efficient LEDs at six sites, delivering estimat
03/07/2026
Moray Council has approved its refreshed Climate Change Strategy for 2026–2036, setting out how it will cut emissions, strengthen resilience to climate impacts and support a greener local economy over the next decade.
The plan charts a pathway for the Council to achieve net zero emissions by 2045,
03/07/2026
Paisley Museum has been named Scotland’s leading heritage project at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards, taking the top prize in the Heritage Project category.
The £68.7 million redevelopment, delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with OneRen, was announced at the
03/07/2026
Initial works begin on Monday 27 July 2026 with lane closures around the Bullring Roundabout. From Monday 3 August 2026, the A78 High Street flyover and a section of the A8 between Wallace Place and the eastern side of Dalrymple Street opposite Tesco will close.
Traffic will continue to reach the A
03/07/2026
Construction has commenced on the Whitesands Flood Protection Project in Dumfries, with a groundbreaking event at Greensands signalling the formal start of works.
Representatives from McLaughlin & Harvey, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Turner & Townsend and Jacobs attended to mark the transition fr
03/07/2026
Access International is pleased to announce the launch of its brand-new website, www.accessinternational.uk, providing customers across the UK and beyond with an enhanced online platform to explore its extensive range of access equipment, scaffolding systems, plant, lifting equipment, event solution
03/07/2026
Momentum is building behind Moray’s £100m Growth Deal, with the latest annual report confirming that several flagship regeneration schemes will move into delivery over the coming year.
The report identifies 2025 as a pivotal year for preparing major developments, with 2026 marking a step change as
03/07/2026
Fife Council has launched a consultation on two potential sites for a £19.1m replacement leisure centre in Inverkeithing, which is planned to include a 25m pool and other community facilities.
Residents are being invited to say where the new Inverkeithing Leisure Centre should be built, as Fife Cou
03/07/2026
Sanctuary Scotland has completed the handover of 64 new social rent homes on Duncan Street, Greenock, converting the former health centre site into a modern affordable housing development.
Delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and Inverclyde Council, the scheme features a mix of one
02/07/2026
O'DonnellBrown has been commissioned by Glasgow City Council to produce a RIBA Stage 2 concept design for a temporary, phased activation of the fire-damaged site at the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street, following the blaze in March that destroyed a Category B-listed, five-storey building.
D
02/07/2026
Scotland's spring awards season has wrapped up with several developments supported by Arc-Tech (Scotland) collecting major accolades. Two schemes backed by the firm's M&E services were among just ten winners at the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Awards in early June. RIAS is th
02/07/2026
VASO Global, a housebuilding innovator based in Dumfries, turns waste glass into high-performance structural composite panels that can be used to construct rapid, low-carbon modular homes and other buildings.
Combining digital design, integrated manufacturing and semi-autonomous construction, the c
02/07/2026
An event will be held later this month to connect local suppliers and contractors with the principal teams delivering Orkney Islands Council's Quanterness Wind Farm.
The project, in development since 2019, received unanimous support from elected members in February last year and will install six tu
02/07/2026
Elected members, council officers and delivery partners — principal contractor McLaughlin & Harvey, programme and project managers Turner & Townsend, and design consultants Jacobs — came together to commemorate the project's shift from planning to on-site delivery.
The Whitesands Flood Protection P
02/07/2026
A redevelopment at Hillbank Road has transformed a previous residential support service into modern, energy-efficient housing for local people. The project delivers two properties — a one-bedroom flat and a three-bedroom flat — returning the building to use and helping address the growing demand for
02/07/2026
Councillors have endorsed a new Shetland Development Charter setting clear expectations for investors and developers in the isles, including those involved in the energy transition.
The charter commits Shetland to work with partners who recognise the value of fairness and collaboration. Its core ai
02/07/2026
The Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) says it is continuing to deliver benefits for communities in East and South Ayrshire through ongoing investment in transport infrastructure, active travel and efficiencies that support long-term financial sustainability.
A report presented to councillors last week
02/07/2026
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) celebrates its 85th year in 2026, prompting members across the UK to reflect on what the intervening decades have meant for their firms, their craft and the people they serve.
Established in 1941 to give reputable, skilled builders a collective voice and to p
02/07/2026
Native woodland is returning across the hillsides above Loch Katrine as a once-in-a-generation restoration gathers momentum around one of Scotland's key drinking water sources.
Led jointly by Scottish Water and Forestry and Land Scotland, the programme aims to reinstate more than 4,000 hectares of
01/07/2026
An Official Statistics publication for Scotland reports that across the social and private sectors there were 17,268 new home completions and 14,955 starts in 2025–26. Compared with 2024–25, all-sector starts fell by 4% and completions by 10%.
In the private sector, 13,494 homes were completed and
01/07/2026
A public consultation on the Clyde Mission Strategic Masterplan has launched, with an online survey running for three weeks until 21 July 2026.
The survey provides background on the river's history and the Clyde Mission, and invites residents, employers and stakeholders to share priorities and idea
01/07/2026
TV presenter Guy Martin put Passivhaus principles to the test in an 'Ice Box' experiment for his Channel 4 House Without Bills programme, with the results now available to watch on YouTube.
As part of a series of building physics trials for the programme, Martin ran an Ice Box Challenge to explore
01/07/2026
CBI Scotland has chosen Gavin Newlands to chair its Infrastructure Working Group, as businesses prioritise removing barriers to economic growth following the Scottish Parliament election.
Newlands, Executive Director of Corporate Affairs at AGS Airports—which owns Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton
01/07/2026
SWGR and Glasgow Kelvin College have unveiled a strategic partnership to bolster Scotland's pipeline of railway talent, launching a National Qualification (NQ) Level 5 Railway Engineering programme that offers a clear transition from study to employment.
Created to meet surging demand across railwa
01/07/2026
The National Energy System Operator (NESO), created by the UK's 2023 Energy Act to help deliver Great Britain's transition to cleaner energy, has released an update to its Beyond 2030 blueprint for the electricity transmission network.
The original Beyond 2030 report, published in March 2024, set o
01/07/2026
Industrialised construction specialist VASO Global has raised more than £5m to accelerate the manufacture and roll-out of its recycled-glass structural panels, aiming to deliver rapid, low-carbon modular homes and help tackle the UK's housing shortage.
Based in Dumfries, the company converts waste
01/07/2026
Scottish Water’s trial at Scotland’s largest wastewater pumping station has woven bespoke habitat measures into a solar project completed in late 2025 — and the results are already evident.
Biodiversity enhancements at the Gailes Wastewater Pumping Station, near Irvine, are now flourishing after be
01/07/2026
Plans for fixed links in Shetland have moved a step closer, with councillors endorsing preferred tunnel options and allocating funding to take the programme forward.
Shetland Islands councillors approved recommendations on which options should advance to the next stage of the Inter-island Transport
01/07/2026
Vice-Chair Mellissa Thomson elected to lead Orkney Islands Council’s key committee after Kristopher Leask steps down to serve as an MSP; further appointments to the valuation joint board agreed.
Councillor Mellissa Thomson, previously Vice-Chair, has been elected Chair of Orkney Islands Council’s E
