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McTaggart Construction managing director Janice Russell has been named Managing Director of the Year at the 6th Scottish Women's Awards 2025. The Scottish Women's Awards celebrate the achievements and contributions of women across Scotland who have inspired others through their talent, innovation, r

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has appointed Perfect Circle to deliver its Estates Programme Assurance Service (EPAS). Appointed under Perfect Circle via the SCAPE Consultancy framework, international property and construction consultancy Gleeds will lead a combined assurance team alongsi

TAC Healthcare, a leading provider of occupational health services, is proud to announce its participation in the Scottish Construction Summit 2025, taking place at the Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, on 17th September.

Family-run contractor Clancy has published its results for the 2024-25 financial year, reporting sustained growth across its work in energy, water and major civil engineering as investment in critical infrastructure grows.

The most significant reform to the governance of scaffolding and access training in decades has been marked today with the creation of a new independent Sector Representative Organisation (SRO) by the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is working with AAT (The Association of Accounting Technicians) to promote an entry-level finance course for its members. The Business Finance Basics course is a three-hour session consisting of six modules including video tutorials and interactive

Energy company SGN has successfully completed a pioneering project in Scotland, demonstrating that the UK’s gas network can be repurposed to transport hydrogen.

Network Rail is set to deliver a major programme of engineering work on the West Highland Line from October, with nearly £15 million being invested to improve the resilience and reliability of the route.

East Dunbartonshire Council’s Planning Board has given the green light for new affordable homes to be built in Bearsden. The board approved planning consent for the construction of 32 new homes at land at Nithsdale Crescent at its meeting last month.

Scotland's property sector has urged the Scottish Government to exempt some housebuilders and developers from paying a proposed new tax amid a chronic shortage of homes across the country. The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) wants a series of urgent exemptions to be made from the proposed new Bui

Work has started on 34 homes for social rent and two commercial units on the site of an old car park in Glasgow.

The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show will be packed with expert speakers when it returns to the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston on 4 – 5 October 2025.

After a challenging end to 2024, the UK construction industry is showing strong signs of recovery in the first half of 2025, the new SME State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has revealed.

Renfrewshire-based City Gate Construction (CGC) has made three senior promotions to a newly-formed operational board. Matthew Bowater, Kevin Kozicki and Stuart McLachlan all step into director roles, strengthening the senior leadership team and taking responsibility for the delivery of the long-term

International engineering consulting group COWI has partnered with the University of Strathclyde to trial the use of environmental DNA (eDNA), a technique that detects genetic material naturally shed by organisms, as a more efficient way to measure Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Under the UK’s u