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A major construction milestone has been reached at Argyll and Bute Council’s new business park at Oban Airport, with the completion of the steel frame for the main building. The business park is designed to support the growth of a regional cluster for aviation, engineering and logistics, creat

Professor Steve Petrie is the new head of strategy and corporate development for Nexos Group, where he is leading the company’s expansion and growth into new and diversified markets and offerings.  An engineer by training, he has spent his career delivering complex projects and guiding te

Multi-trades construction company Scotbuild is to rebrand to SB Services as the firm launches a new Mechanical & Electrical division and makes three key appointments. The new division will merge with the well-established electrical services business previously known as Calder Electrical, adoptin

A West Lothian man has spoken of his pride at receiving a letter from his local MP praising him for his charity support. Charlie Smillie, an engineer with Livingston-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE), won £750 last year in staff bonuses and donated the entire amount to Cancer Research UK at C

Communities across Aberdeenshire are celebrating the success of dozens of inspiring local projects made possible through the Scottish Government’s Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP). Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee last week reflected on five years of trans

A combination of a rise in demand for premium, highly amenitised Grade A office space and a shortfall in supply in many markets has led to double digit percentage increases in fit-out costs over the past year in major global cities, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, according to a new report by Turne

Plans to transform Coatbridge through a £19.5 million regeneration programme have been approved by the UK Government, marking a major milestone for the town’s future.  Coatbridge has been allocated £19.5m over a 10-year period as part of the UK Government’s Pride in Plac

Around 900 senior leaders and representatives from across the Scottish home building sector are meeting in Edinburgh today for Homes for Scotland’s (HFS) Annual Lunch & Awards 2026 – the first such industry gathering since last week’s Holyrood election. With Scotland now in the

A new development of 17 affordable homes is set to be delivered in Banchory by Grampian Housing Association and Cala Homes. The official start of work on the homes at Cala’s Raemoir Park site was marked in a ceremony attended by the Deputy Provost of Aberdeenshire, Councillor Ron McKail.

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has delivered a three-day programme of activities during Futurebuild and UK Construction Week 2026 in London. Across the three-day event, the innovation centre contributed to ten events, including workshops, programme launches, roundtables, si

Aberdeen City Council has chartered progress on a number of construction projects, including part of its £150 million commitment towards the City Centre and Beach Master Plan (CCBMP). The council’s Finance and Resources Committee yesterday agreed to updates on the current CCBMP projects,

Property firm the SRE Group has enjoyed a strong start to the year with two sales of commercial properties within its extensive portfolio, as well as letting deals spanning 20,000 sq.ft. and £500,000 invested in refurbishing current developments in Glasgow. With a strategy of focusing on prime

It was the first dedicated home of Scotland’s oldest football club, the site of the first ever Scottish Cup Final and one of the first purpose-built football grounds anywhere in the world. Now the archaeological remains of the pavilion of First Hampden in the southside of Glasgow has been desi

A paper exploring practical approaches for delivering quality on large and/or complex high-performance Passivhaus and low energy projects has been published this week. Delivering Quality stems from a joint collaboration between Passivhaus Trust (PHT) and Built Environment – Smarter Transformat

Infrastructure body the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has published its 2026/27 Business Plan, setting out a comprehensive infrastructure programme designed to accelerate investment, strengthen delivery, and improve long-term outcomes for communities across the country. With a clear focus on collabor