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Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has published a three-year strategy that sets out its plans to restore more at-risk buildings through community partnerships, innovation in project delivery, and entrepreneurial stewardship as the charity approaches its 50th anniversary in 2028. Since its fou

The retrofit of Scotland's National Retrofit Centre has won the Public Sector Project of the Year at the 2025 Energy Saving Awards.

McTaggart Construction has marked a significant milestone in 2026, celebrating its 80th year in business. Reaching eight decades of delivering high-quality construction projects is a rare achievement and testament to the company’s enduring commitment to the clients, customers, and communities

Investment in Stornoway will help position the Outer Hebrides as a key centre for future offshore wind projects, supporting long-term skilled jobs and boosting supply chain businesses across the islands, the Scottish Government has said.

The development of Scotland’s National Centre for Music in the former Royal High School building on Calton Hill in Edinburgh has reached a major milestone with the appointment of Robertson Construction Central East as construction partner in a £47 million contract.   The Category A

Portable and modular buildings provider Wernick Hire has secured a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK to expand its operations to meet growing demand.

In 2024, Dr Scott McGibbon was awarded CIOB’s inaugural Paul Dockerill Award. For the CIOB's January column for Scottish Construction Now, he updates us on the progress of his research and campaign to protect more people from the dangers of silica dust. In 2024, Scottish Construction Now repor

Digital bank OakNorth has provided a £8.3 million loan to Chrysalis Homes Limited for a new retirement development, Dargavel Village, in Renfrewshire. The company is backed by Highland & Universal Investments Limited, the investment vehicle of Scottish businesswoman Dame Ann Gloag –

Kingdom Housing Association’s commitment to tackling the housing emergency has received a crucial boost thanks to £13 million of funding arranged by Allia C&C through its Charitable Bond programme in partnership with the Scottish Government. The Charitable Bonds programme provides si

The Scottish Housing News Podcast, published by SCN's sister title Scottish Housing News, has taken an exciting step forward with the launch of its new YouTube channel, opening new doors for its audience to connect with the conversations shaping Scotland’s housing sector.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and McTaggart Construction have unveiled early plans to deliver social homes on a former mill site in Selkirk. The old Heather Mills is located on the southern edge of Selkirk and is bounded by South Bridge Street to the south-west, Whinfield Road to

Record funding of over £5 billion will support climate action and further develop Scotland’s renewable energy sector, creating green jobs and bringing benefits to communities, climate action and energy secretary Gillian Martin has said. The major investment, unveiled in the draft Scottis

Residents of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, were recently left dismayed when a metal bar was unexpectedly installed in a hole in a wall outside a local NatWest branch.

An Aberdeen-based industry leader has been appointed to one of the most senior sales roles within Scotland’s homebuilding sector. Tanya Fowlie has been named sales director of Persimmon Homes North Scotland, where she will oversee the company’s sales operations across a region stretching

A long‑vacant former department store on Aberdeen’s Union Street is poised for a major residential-led transformation, with developers bringing forward proposals to convert the upper floors into new homes. The historic Esslemont and MacIntosh building has lain empty since the retailer closed