Seasoned construction and business transformation leader Steve Petrie talks to SCN editor Kieran Findlay about his career, from an encounter with the British Gas chairman that 'changed his life' to his experience at Harvard University. On his very first day as an apprentice gas engineer at Brit

With only 30 days to go until the Scottish Construction Summit, keynote speaker Mark Farmer tells Colin Cardwell about his introduction to construction, his efforts to effect strategic change and his call to arms for the audience in Glasgow. Mark Farmer is eagerly anticipating his next visit to Glas

From rising construction costs to global geopolitical risks, Scotland’s real estate market faces no shortage of challenges. But for Chris Dougray, head of development at CBRE Scotland, adversity also brings opportunity. Chris Dougray is both generous with his time and eclectic in his interests

The first phase of a new housing development at the former Victoria Infirmary Hospital site in Glasgow has now been completed.

O’DonnellBrown has completed work on its latest project: the ambitious, environmentally progressive retrofit of New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock, creating a future-proofed facility for Take A Bow, a charitable organisation specialising in performing arts, community and youth develo

Pend has completed a comprehensive renovation and integration of two former flats into a single family home in the Trinity suburb of Edinburgh for long-term clients and collaborators, Dixie and Ralf, owners of independent multi-brand design store, Catalog Interiors in Stockbridge.

Pend has completed a sensitive renovation and expansion of Whitberry, a Grade B listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian. Working alongside the clients-turned-project-managers, the Leith-based architects unified the home’s fragmented rear elevation and introduced light-touch interventions to

Six law firms have joined together to launch a new training programme designed to support early‑career lawyers and paralegals entering the Scottish real estate sector. The initiative, developed and delivered by professional support lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard, Burges Salmon, DWF, Lindsays, Morton

Fergus Spowart, solicitor, and Sinéad Pow, trainee solicitor, from Shakespeare Martineau’s Scotland office, discuss why the construction industry needs a more strategic approach to debt recovery, what steps businesses can take and how these measures can protect cash flow while maintaini

Lawyers from CMS are joining forces with other female industry experts to launch a new organisation aimed at supporting women who work within Scotland’s wind energy sector. The Women in Wind Network has been set up to promote professional development, shared learning, and peer support for fema

Harper Macleod has announced the appointment of new partner Jacqueline Cook to its planning team. Ms Cook is one of only 10 planning law specialists accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, reflecting her 20 years of experience across contentious and non-contentious planning law in all UK jurisdic

Royal Dornoch members have enjoyed the first look inside their spectacular new £13.9 million clubhouse. 

How Loch Lomond Group and a team of local craftspeople transformed a historic smokehouse site into Scotland’s newest spirit destination.

BDP has completed the interior design of PwC’s new Glasgow office, creating a flexible, sustainable and locally inspired workplace that it said will set a new standard for professional environments in the city.

Luss Distillery, a new multi-million-pound distillery and visitor experience centre by Loch Lomond Group, is officially open.

Dijkboom BV is carrying out another complex basement excavation beneath one of Amsterdam’s historic canal houses - work made possible by compact Bobcat excavators designed to operate in extremely tight, low‑headroom conditions.

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 up the role, in which she will focus on building strong relationships with members, supporting workf

Astec Europe has appointed O’Kane Equipment Solutions Ltd as its official dealer for the Frontier track crushing and screening product line across Scotland and Northern England. Under the new partnership, O’Kane Equipment Solutions will represent Astec’s Frontier range of track cru

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is to close its Motherwell-based Rokbak articulated hauler business and concentrate resources on its portfolio of other hauling solutions.

A Ukrainian woman has fraudulently claimed a section of Holosiivskyi National Nature Park as her own property.

A statue commemorating actor and writer Terry Jones, depicting him in the nude, has been unveiled in his birthplace.

Dijkboom BV is carrying out another complex basement excavation beneath one of Amsterdam’s historic canal houses - work made possible by compact Bobcat excavators designed to operate in extremely tight, low‑headroom conditions.

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 specialist A E Yates to bring on board Hyperion Robotics to deliver low-carbon concrete sleepers for a landma