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With just six weeks to go until The Scottish Homebuilding and Renovating Show returns to SEC Glasgow on 9 and 10 May 2026, organisers are urging homeowners and industry professionals to secure their place now.

The Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit has approved plans for the 14-turbine Dunside wind farm located in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders. EDF power solutions UK has been working closely with communities around the site for over four years. Dunside wind farm will be situat

North Lanarkshire Council has agreed a new approach to ensuring that the money it spends delivers greater social and economic benefits for local people.

Taylor Wimpey has secured an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) detailed planning consent from Fife Council for a further 219 new homes as part of Phase One of its Whitefields development in Dunfermline.

Scotland’s largest construction trade body, SELECT, has welcomed this week’s announcement by the Scottish Government that there will be a review of the contribution rates for Modern Apprenticeships (MAs). The review into current public funding for the MA programme, which is due to start

Sanctuary Scotland welcomed housing secretary Màiri McAllan to mark the completion of 44 new affordable homes in Cumbernauld. The £9 million Adam Place development in Seafar has seen the disused former Lennox House commercial site transformed into a range of high-quality one-, two- and

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland returned to school this month to remind the children at Hawkhill Primary in Winchburgh about health and safety, as construction at its development of new homes at nearby Seton Rise is well underway. With the Easter holidays just around the corner, construction well underw

Work to protect Dysart Harbour and repair recent storm damage to the sea wall will begin on Monday 23 March.

Boss Mark Heaney has spoken of his pride at welcoming a third generation into the family-run firm John Heaney (Electrical), with son Aidan joining the ranks. The 18-year-old has followed in the footsteps of grandfather John and his dad to take up a position in the Livingston-based electrical, mechan

Work on the new Hazlehead Academy Campus in Aberdeen began in earnest yesterday. The new campus is being built on the playing fields of the existing school, with the current academy continuing to operate throughout the construction phase of the new school building.

Scaffolding and access trade body NASC has published its Skills Gap Report 2026, which warns that the UK scaffolding and access sector faces a growing workforce shortage that could affect the delivery of construction, maintenance and infrastructure projects.

From bricklaying to painting and decorating, three remarkable young women are proving that construction is no longer a man’s world. This Scottish Apprenticeship Week, coinciding with Women in Construction Week, Persimmon Homes is celebrating the achievements of its female apprentices who are r

In line with Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s pledge to donate £25 to Queensferry RNLI Lifeboat Station for every home sold and legally completed at its Hawthorn Gardens development, the housebuilder has made its latest contribution of £950, bringing the total raised so far to £

Joe Warren, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank, looks ahead to the EPC changes coming into effect later in the year. There are lots of legislative and regulatory difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK. But perhaps one of the most misunderstood differences in property has been t

The Lighthouse Charity and Ripple Suicide Prevention, the charity pioneering online safety through crisis intervention technology, are launching their new partnership via a live webinar to drive positive change across the construction sector.