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Procurement was on the menu at the Scottish Building Federation’s (SBF) annual President’s Lunch last week. The Scottish Government’s head of construction procurement policy Lisa Goldie spoke to around 60 members as they enjoyed a three-course meal at the Scotsman Hotel in Edinburg

Taylor Wimpey has begun consulting on changes to its local teams that could lead to some redundancies, as the housebuilder also lowered its 2026 completions forecast after higher mortgage rates dampened what is normally one of its busiest selling periods.

The site of a former high school in Dumfries is to become new affordable homes as the £130 million regeneration of Lochside moves forward.

The Tay Cities Region Deal is set to deliver more than 6,000 jobs and attract £400 million in investment across the region, following approval of five new projects as part of a reshaped programme.

A project at Pennyburn in Kilwinning will provide nearly 70 households with upgraded roofing, solar panels and insulation to offset energy inflation. 

UK construction output fell by 0.7% in the third quarter of 2026, official figures show, as a sharp drop in private housing work outweighed a late rebound in September.

The Highland Sustainable Development Summit will challenge leaders across energy, tourism, government, communities and business to answer the question of who will benefit from the investment reshaping the Highlands. The summit will take place at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, on 18 and 19 November

Scotland’s small building companies have outperformed the rest of the UK, with the strongest workload growth of any UK nation in the first half of 2026, according to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Sc

Emma Dewar has joined the planning and environment team at Shoosmiths in Scotland as a legal director. Ms Dewar has considerable knowledge of both contentious and non-contentious planning, advising developers and public bodies on legal agreements, consenting strategy, appeals, compulsory purchase, e

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has published a new position statement on responsible AI use in building engineering, with its head of knowledge and digital, Ahmed Hegazi, arguing that “technology must support professional judgement, never replace it.”

Two disused commercial units in Ibrox, which had lain empty for over a decade, have been transformed into a new home for social rent by Govan Housing Group. The properties on Harley Street were acquired and refurbished thanks to significant funding from Glasgow City Council, with the remainder of th

Higher mortgage interest rates appear to be currently weighing on the housing market in Scotland, with respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey reporting lower levels of sales and buyer enquiries last month.

Clark Contracts employees came together on Friday 30th October for the company’s annual Halloween fundraiser, raising £1,000 in support of its nominated charity, SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health).

Work is continuing on plans to regenerate Millcroft Road in Cumbernauld through the acquisition and demolition of poor quality flatted properties.

A Roman settlement, including a jewellery workshop dating back almost 2,000 years, has been discovered under a new-build housing estate in Flintshire, Wales.