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Major upgrades to the West Highland Line commenced on the weekend beginning 9 November as Network Rail intends to deliver essential improvements aimed at making the railway more reliable.  As well as delivering a connection for communities across the Highlands and Central Belt, the West Highlan

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has introduced a digitised pocket guide providing expert advice on the use of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) in construction.

The homebuilders Springfield Properties has made a £2,000 contribution towards a new emergency response kit bag for Inverness Community First Responders, enabling the group to provide 24/7 cover. The group operates in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service and was launched earlier in

National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has welcomed Andy Rowlands as its new president, replacing Colin McCorquodale following the Federation's Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place in Glasgow on 30 October 2026.   During the Scottish Roofing Awards, the handover was official

New sports facilities at the former Kincorth Bowling Green site have been agreed by the Finance and Resources Committee of Aberdeen City Council.

Decreasing national construction output is concealing the increasing cost pressures facing individual projects, Turner & Townsend has warned in its Q4 2026 UK Market Insight (UKMI) report. 

An off-grid hut, located in Glandwr, near Crymych in Wales, that generates its own heating and electricity, can continue to be the home of the man who erected it, Pembrokeshire Council has decided.

Perth and Kinross Council on 5 November released further details about PH2O, the decision to deliver the new facility at Thimblerow, and what investment plans for leisure in the council area mean for current facilities.

A major restoration project at Kilwinning Abbey in North Ayrshire has now reached completion.

Feasibility studies will be commissioned by East Ayrshire Council to determine the possibility of delivering new commercial and industrial developments in Auchinleck, Newmilns and Kilmarnock.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed on next steps after an independent review of its bridges and structures. At the Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 3 November, councillors noted the findings, the improvement work currently underway and the immediate and short-term actions being taken on

A live podcast recorded during the Scottish Construction Summit that asked what is holding Scotland back from addressing its housing crisis is now available to view. Hard Hat Talks Podcast host Kenneth Martin posed the questions on the SCN Stage to Dr Jocelyne Fleming, the Chartered Institute of Bui

A North East England-founded accommodation business has made its first move into Scotland with the opening of a new design-led student property in the heart of Glasgow.

Construction of Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall in over 100 years has reached another major milestone, with excavation of the building's 10-metre-deep basement now complete. The work marks the end of a complex phase of the project, revealing the scale and outline of the Dunard Cen

A man in China has driven an excavator into a government building in Shaanxi, demolishing entrances and damaging a number of buildings amid an alleged dispute over villagers’ compensation being unpaid.