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A major project to develop a new net zero distillery in Sutherland has secured up to £1.57 million from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Struie Distillery is being developed by the Dornoch Distillery Company Limited (DDCL), founded in 2016 by brothers Simon and Philip Thompson.

Scotland's housing crisis is being worsened by systemic barriers, including planning costs, land shortages, and slow decision-making, that are preventing the industry from building the homes the country urgently needs, writes Andrew Duncan. Scotland has no shortage of ambition when it comes to housi

Aventus Energy, a specialist inspection, maintenance & repair, construction and installation solutions provider for onshore and offshore energy assets and infrastructure, has rebranded as Global Energy Solutions and secured three major multi-year renewables infrastructure projects. The new ident

Professional services company Turner & Townsend made changes to its UK leadership, with Patricia Moore and Andy Scott handed extended remits. Patricia Moore takes the helm as managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Andy Scott will now lead both infrastructure and defence

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

For almost 60 years, Nixon Hire has held its position as one of the UK’s leading equipment hire companies, with a demonstrable record of innovation and a passion to embrace change.

Nearly £390 million of commercial property deals have concluded in the first three months of 2026, despite an increasingly uncertain geopolitical backdrop, according to new research from Knight Frank.

Following recent Competition and Markets Authority enforcement action against companies involved in bid‑rigging and other anti‑competitive practices, Colin Miller, a legal director in the corporate team at BTO, issues a timely reminder that construction remains a priority sector for regulatory s

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has rejected a challenge by a housing developer to a local authority’s decision not to approve £21.4 million in funding for development of land it owned in Ayrshire, after finding that councillors were not provided with insufficient inf

If it works, East Kilbride’s masterplan for a new way of town centre living could prove to be a blueprint for declining towns across Scotland, argues Stuart Harrow, director of transportation at Dougall Baillie Associates. Just as East Kilbride transformed Scotland’s civic landscape in 1

A Scottish think tank has accused the Scottish Government of pursuing housing policies it knows to be ineffective, warning that John Swinney’s proposed Help to Buy scheme for first‑time buyers will inflate prices, waste public money, and deepen the housing crisis rather than alleviate it.

Aberdeenshire councillors have approved preferred options for future flood protection schemes in Kemnay and Kintore, marking a major step forward in efforts to safeguard both communities from the growing impacts of flooding.

A playful take on a tenemental building has been shortlisted for this year's Davidson Prize.

Sitka spruce grown for commercial timber production on the Cowal peninsula has come full circle, returning as the material for Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) Glenbranter office extension.

uPVC window and door fabricator Window Supply Company (WSC) has appointed Stuart Campbell as commercial estimating manager. Stuart joins the business at a key stage in its expansion, strengthening WSC’s capability to support large-scale public sector programmes across the UK.