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McLaughlin & Harvey has become the third construction firm in the UK to achieve BS 99001 certification, a new standard developed for the construction industry to address quality challenges following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The new standard, which launched in 2022, is a British Standard for t

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded £430k from its flagship Industry Impact Fund to develop a comprehensive industry training programme to accelerate timber construction in the UK.

Fife College has won one of the country’s most prestigious sustainability skills awards for its pioneering Net Zero Retrofit Skills course, developed in partnership with The Verdancy Group. The course took top spot in the Next Generation Learning and Skills category at the UK & Ireland Gre

Construction, infrastructure, property and support services business Robertson Group has announced its support for Homes for Scotland’s Homes Build Futures campaign, which aims to address the housing emergency by increasing supply across all tenures to ensure safe, secure homes are available f

The Scottish Government has announced a one-year delay to the Scottish Building Safety Levy (SBSL).

A site manager at a local development in Perth has welcomed the newest recruit to his site team – his son, 16-year-old Max Murphy. From Tullibody, Max has joined his dad at Springfield’s Bertha Park Village development on the edge of Perth. He is one of the 77 apprentices at Springfield

GWL Electrical has made a significant promotion and appointment to its board of directors. Stuart Ferguson has been promoted from electrical contracts manager to the role of contracts director.

BDP has completed the interior design of PwC’s new Glasgow office, creating a flexible, sustainable and locally inspired workplace that it said will set a new standard for professional environments in the city.

Housing and energy campaigners have warned that Scotland risks falling behind on climate and fuel poverty targets after the Scottish Government confirmed it will not introduce its long-awaited Heat in Buildings Bill during the current parliamentary session.

Councillors in Glasgow have been given an update on the progress of plans for development frameworks for Drumchapel and Easterhouse. 

Network Rail has successfully delivered a £15 million improvement project on the West Highland Line between Crianlarich and Fort William.

Energy regulator Ofgem has approved Early Construction Funding (ECF) requests for a number of major electricity transmission projects, including eight in Scotland.

The remarkable transformational impact made by Glasgow's £123 million Avenues programme has been highlighted in a new report.

Real estate advisor CBRE has appointed a new head of its Edinburgh office. Angela Lowe will take up the post from 1 January 2026. Lowe succeeds Mark Little, who will continue with the firm as head of building consultancy and Integrated PJM Scotland.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £194,000 in September 2025, an increase of 5.3% when compared to a year earlier, the latest House Price Index figures have revealed.