Kieran Findlay

A coalition of Scotland's major business organisations has renewed pressure on the Scottish Government to overhaul the country's planning system, publishing a joint report that argues that slow and inconsistent decision-making is holding back investment at a critical economic moment.

A veteran Scottish planning consultant has formally resigned his membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) after branding the body's defence of accepting sponsorship money from energy giant SSEN "absolutely insulting." Ian Kelly, a member of the institute for more than 50 years, first r

Ahead of ScaffEx26 this week and its sponsorship of October's Scottish Construction Summit, the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) says it is seeing a marked shift in how Scotland's construction industry engages with the scaffolding and access sector, with Tier 1 contractors and

Scottish Construction Now editor Kieran Findlay has appeared on The Hard Hat Talks podcast to showcase the benefits of attending next month's Scottish Construction Summit. The free-to-attend event will take place at the SEC Glasgow on October 22nd.

The Scottish Government is to establish a major projects office to accelerate progress on nationally and strategically significant investment and private capital projects. Unveiled by the first minister during his Programme for Government announcement yesterday, the new initiative would unblocking b

Two of Scotland’s best-known legal names are coming together for this year’s Scottish Construction Summit, with Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) and Axiom Advocates confirmed as joint legal sponsors of the event, which moves this year to the SEC Campus in Glasgow. The decision to co-spon

Scottish Construction Now, in partnership with sponsor HF Group, recently brought together senior leaders from across the country's construction sector for a candid roundtable on one of the industry's toughest challenges: strategic leadership. Those in attendance at the event hosted at Glaschu in Gl

Scotland’s affordable housing ambitions face significant delivery challenges unless underlying pressures across the housing and construction sectors are addressed, new research by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) has indicated.

Balfour Beatty has upgraded its full-year guidance after reporting a sharp improvement in first-half profitability, driven by strong performances in UK power transmission and US buildings construction, alongside a much-reduced loss in its US civils business. The infrastructure group said underlying

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has confirmed its long-awaited plan for the fire-ravaged Mackintosh Building, drawing a broadly supportive response from professional architecture bodies after a weekend of confused reporting about the building's fate.

As Bain & Irvine approaches its 80th anniversary in 2026, the roofing contractor - originating in Peebles and now bolstered by an Edinburgh-based office - is celebrating more than its storied heritage. Under a new management team led by managing director Jamie Anderson, the business has undergon

The intensifying pressure facing Scotland’s housing system has again been highlighted by a series of new Scottish Government statistics showing falling new supply, record demand for social housing, and more than half of homes failing basic quality standards.

A new Glasgow-based practice, Oran Architecture, has formally launched after a year spent quietly building a diverse pipeline of projects across the UK. 

Five years after Scotland’s first large‑scale water‑source heat pump went live at Queens Quay, the district heat network designed and delivered by Vital Energi is now supplying hundreds of homes across Clydebank.

The expansion of the Scottish Construction Summit into the SEC Campus in Glasgow this October signals a maturing, confident industry ready to shape its own future, according to Alan Smith, managing director of SPI Piling, as the firm confirmed its return as event Headline Sponsor. Held in September