As Henry Brothers marks its 50th anniversary, newly appointed managing director for Northern Ireland and Scotland, Jody Wilkinson, shares his intent on rebuilding the contractor’s presence north of the Border. When Jody Wilkinson joined Henry Brothers as managing director for Northern Ireland

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

St Vincent Studios, the new 321-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development designed by Hawkins\Brown for Artisan Real Estate, has welcomed its first guests. Located on a prominent site in Glasgow's city centre, the project has provided accommodation for athletes and support staff vis

Hassell’s 2026 RIAS award-winning Usher building for the University of Edinburgh at the BioQuarter has a “holistic approach to physical and mental health and wellness embedded throughout the design”, the international design studio’s senior associate, Will Hartzog tells SCN.

Hyde + Hyde Architects has shared full renders of a contemporary, off-grid home that has been granted planning permission, and which sits on the edge of a reservoir in rural North Ayrshire.

Tesco has lost its judicial review challenge to Dumfries and Galloway Council's decision allowing Sainsbury's to open a supermarket at Cuckoo Bridge Retail Park, outside Dumfries town centre.

Law firm Burness Paull has hired hotels and student accommodation specialist Roland Smyth as a partner to boost sector growth from within its real estate team. Qualified in both Scots and English law, Mr Smyth brings considerable experience of commercial real estate and has developed an outstanding

Julie Scott-Gilroy, legal director in MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, and Lauren McLaughlin, senior solicitor in MFMac’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, share what the construction industry should know when progressing works under a construction contract. Notice

EGG Lighting has delivered a two-phase floodlight replacement at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, serving as the electrical contractor to the venue operator Glasgow Life. The project saw the replacement of 96 floodlight heads across four 25-metre masts, 24 to a column, with Abacus Challenger luminaires

A new civic plaza, garden and events space has been created outside the Erskine Sports Centre to provide a focal point for the local community.  The new plaza includes an events space, recreational greenspace and garden, with seating areas and a natural play area. It is connected through more a

The Isle of Skye will reap the benefits from a series of major Highland Council-led infrastructure and service improvement projects currently taking shape on the island. An update on five separate developments, which together represent an investment of close to £50 million, came before Highlan

Will Rudd has reached a major project benchmark following the official topping out of a nine-storey extension at the Category A-listed Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh.

Nominations have been opened by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) for the SPOA Apprenticeship Awards 2026/27. The awards have been broadened for 2026/27 in a bid to give SPOA member companies in Scotland the chance to nominate distinguished apprentices from their own businesses, whether t

Two industry voices are urging the UK government to act on the cost and movement of construction inputs ahead of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first Budget this month. Peel Ports Group wants a smarter approach to bringing materials into the UK, while the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) want

The Scottish Plant Owners Association held its 75th AGM this month, where new members were welcomed to its executive committee and the contributions of those members stepping down were acknowledged. Joining the executive committee are Graham Bow, managing director of Gordon Bow Plant Hire; Paul McCo

The Construction Plant-hire Association’s 2026 Conference brought nearly 150 industry leaders, suppliers, operators and policymakers to One Great George Street, Westminster, to confront the reasons behind the UK’s long‑term construction underperformance and to outline what must change

A man who resides in a cabin in rural Carmarthenshire, Wales, and keeps mongooses, porcupines, a wallaby, parrots, as well as other rare birds, has been told he has to move and must no longer use the land for non-agricultural animals, with Carmarthenshire Council issuing him with an enforcement not

A Birmingham businessman who bought a three-bedroom house from the city council for £395,000 inadvertently acquired a primary school because of a paperwork error, The Daily Mail reports. Sukhjit Bains, 50, bought the property at auction in 2013, but his solicitor used a TR1 form that transferr

A new building material developed from mussel shells has been produced by researchers in Bari, Italy. 

SpaceX and Tesla's newly planned Texas factory development might soon overtake the world's largest building by volume.