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A new social value report from Morris & Spottiswood Group has revealed a landmark year in which the business exceeded its centenary target of creating £100 million of social value for the communities it serves.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of William Matthews. The 57-year-old, the owner and director of a roofing and plastering business based in Paisley, died on 5 August 2024 from

Construction has officially started on a new pump track in Eyemouth.

Solicitor Ahsan Mustafa reports a case of alleged non-payment of debt by a construction firm. A motion for summary decree came before the sheriff in a commercial action for payment. The pursuer was a long-established supplier of building materials trading on a credit basis. The defender was a limite

McTaggart Construction has completed the delivery of 48 energy-efficient affordable homes at Hebrides Drive, Dundee, as part of the ongoing regeneration of the Mill O' Mains estate.

The Scottish housing market lost further momentum in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, as rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty weighed on buyer confidence and sales activity. Whilst prices were reported to ha

More than 700 Easter eggs have been donated to primary schools, nurseries, Erskine Hospital and local community groups across Scotland by construction firm The JR Group. The Easter goodies were donated by kind-hearted staff from across the business, as well as suppliers and subcontractors.

The UK construction sector remained in contraction during March 2026, with the latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising marginally to 45.6 from 44.5 in February, though still below the neutral 50.0 threshold for the 15th consecutive month.

A rare 200-year-old flute closely linked to Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, will be played in the United States for the first time this week as part of an urgent campaign to save the farm where Auld Lang Syne was written.

Independent housebuilder Robertson Homes has retained its place among the UK’s top housebuilders based on customer satisfaction, after achieving an outstanding 96.1% customer recommendation score in the 2026 Home Builders Federation (HBF) Five Star Rating Scheme.

Greater clarity on build-to-rent (BTR) exemptions within the Housing (Scotland) Bill's secondary legislation has the potential to unlock over 8,000 stalled rental homes across Scotland, placing Edinburgh and Glasgow "firmly back on investors' radars", according to JLL's Big Six Residential Developme

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has commissioned research from the David Hume Institute and global housing expert Professor Duncan Maclennan to better understand the contribution of housing associations to Scotland’s economy.

Residents in Lochside are being encouraged to have their say on regeneration plans for land previously occupied by a former high school.

Swiss cheesemakers have praised a court ruling which has saved the iconic holes in Emmental. Traditionally, the holes in Emmental have been caused by hay particles inadvertently introduced to the milk when cows are milked by hand in the barns where they live and eat.

CCG (Scotland), in partnership with Northcare (Scotland), has begun construction of a 60-bedroom, purpose-built care residence in South Queensferry, set to open in early 2027.