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Balfour Beatty has successfully completed a ground-breaking trial of Engine Carbon Clean (ECC) technology on a compact tamping machine, marking a significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions and improving engine performance across its rail operations. ECC is an innovative, patented solution

Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has agreed a landmark decision to further enhance fire safety across its high-rise housing stock.

McLaughlin & Harvey has become the third construction firm in the UK to achieve BS 99001 certification, a new standard developed for the construction industry to address quality challenges following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The new standard, which launched in 2022, is a British Standard for t

Heat network developers have publicly committed to dramatically reducing the cost of low carbon heat for consumers. 

Robertson Construction Central East has delivered an £8.5 million refurbishment of the Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI) at the University of Edinburgh to create new research spaces tackling major health challenges.

Warship builder Babcock International has recruited 300 welders from the Philippines to fill major skills gaps at its Rosyth shipyard in Fife, a move that has reignited debate over Scotland’s industrial training and energy policies.

Scotland took home a hat-trick of awards at the 2025 Master Builder Awards last week, with an outstanding builder, a net-positive energy home, and an apprentice all recognised. Held by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the awards celebrate the builders who are the backbone of Britain’s

Balfour Beatty has today been awarded the initial works of the Netherton Hub project by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission’s (SSEN) multi-billion-pound Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) Offshore Framework.

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to modernise the law on compulsory purchase, to make it easier and simpler to improve land and buildings. The proposals would update laws dating back almost two centuries, making them more useful for public bodies, while also being fairer to propert

Kirkwood Timber Frame, the offsite manufacturing business, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Eoghainn Mitchell as its new head of sales for Scotland and England. Eoghainn Mitchell, 38, from Dunfermline, joins Kirkwood Timber Frame, bringing over a decade of experience in Modern Metho

Scotland’s built environment organisations have welcomed Scottish Government proposals for a new Home Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment (HEETSA), recognising its potential to raise the quality and consistency of retrofit projects nationwide. The coalition stresses, however, th

Preparatory works are due to start next week on the Herdmanflat site in Haddington following the appointment of Cruden Group as main contractor.

Glasgow City Council has accepted a £6.845 million award from the Scottish Government for 2025/26 to improve the energy efficiency of homes across the city. This year’s funding – the area-based schemes have been running for 13 years – will support the ongoing Heat in Building

Construction has started on a major wind farm in the south of Scotland, which will generate enough electricity to power around 335,000 homes with clean energy.

Richard Pugh, an established investor in BGF’s Scotland team, argues that being selective about funding and investment could be key to building construction growth. The construction sector is finally feeling tailwinds after years of cost pressures, but sustained growth in Scotland can’t