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The vast contribution home building makes to Scotland’s social wellbeing, economic growth and prosperity was recognised as Homes for Scotland (HFS) announced the winners of its 2026 awards programme. The annual event, attended by around 900 senior representatives from across the home building

BE-ST and Carbon Futures have announced a new strategic partnership designed to combine their respective strengths and deliver greater impact on their shared mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. BE-ST will enter into this initial two-year partnership via its subsidiary

The City of Edinburgh Council has reached an out-of-court settlement with DLA Piper over legal advice provided during the capital’s troubled tram project.

The next stage in the £140 million-plus transformation of Glasgow's key city centre streets gets underway next month. 

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

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released updated figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST), showing that between the 2025-26 financial year (FY), NEST supported 5,913 apprentices to join the industry across England, Scotland, and Wales - representing a 43% increase compare

Property services specialist Bell is marking a key milestone for its successful Safer Homes Initiative.

The Morvern Community Development Company (MCDC) has completed its funding package and achieved final consents to move to the build phase of an affordable homes project in Lochaline.

The ground has officially been broken on the first phase of the Bilbohall affordable housing development in Elgin. 

Lift safety standards are increasingly out of step with modern body weights, raising concerns about journey times, comfort and potential safety risks, experts have warned.

UK housebuilder Keepmoat now has 60 Mental Health First Aiders who have been trained across the business, spanning both office-based teams and on-site staff. Delivered in partnership with the Lighthouse Charity, the training equips employees with the skills and confidence to recognise the signs of m

A combination of a rise in demand for premium, highly amenitised Grade A office space and a shortfall in supply in many markets has led to double digit percentage increases in fit-out costs over the past year in major global cities, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, according to a new report by Turne

Plans to transform Coatbridge through a £19.5 million regeneration programme have been approved by the UK Government, marking a major milestone for the town’s future.  Coatbridge has been allocated £19.5m over a 10-year period as part of the UK Government’s Pride in Plac

A new series of webinars has been launched to equip the construction industry with essential skills for timber development.

The Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire housing market showed broad stability in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest Aberdeen Housing Market Report published by the Centre for Real Estate Research (CRER) at the University of Aberdeen Business School, using data supplied by ASPC.