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Plans to redevelop the fire-damaged O2 ABC venue on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street have been officially called in by the Scottish Government, amid growing concerns about the impact on the nearby A-listed Glasgow School of Art (GSoA) and its ongoing restoration.

Demolition contractors have moved on site to make an area of Kilmarnock safe following a catastrophic fire this week. Six fire engines and two specialist units were sent to the well-developed fire at a four-storey building on King Street around 9pm on Monday.

Craig Thow has been appointed operations director of Robertson Construction Northern, following nine successful years with Robertson Construction Tayside. Craig joined Robertson in 2016 as operations manager and has since played a pivotal role in delivering high-quality projects for public and priva

Following the complete sell-out of the first phase, Muir Homes has now started work on the second phase of 25 private homes at its The Deer Pines development in Stanley, Perthshire.

Barratt Redrow, the UK’s largest housebuilder, saw its shares plunge nearly 10% despite delivering what it described as a “solid performance” for the year to 29 June 2025. The sharp market reaction came as the company revealed a £98 million hit from legacy building safety cos

Plans to build more than 40 new homes on the site of the former Forfar Academy have been pushed back to “later years” by Angus Council.

Kier has promoted Rebecca Boundy to the role of managing director, Clients and Markets, seeing her join the Construction division’s senior leadership team. Formerly public sector director for the Tier One contractor, Rebecca will lead a team of expert sector directors, including education, hea

Parts of Scotland have recently experienced record high temperatures, and given dry and hot spells across the whole of the UK happened so early in 2025’s year’s weather cycle, the Institution of Structral Engineers (IStructE) has warned that this could make for an increase in subsidence,

The latest Market Report from construction consultancy Gleeds has revealed that almost three quarters of construction professionals in the UK feel the current economic and political climate is negatively impacting contracts. Contract conditions and heightened risk profile were common factors among t

Following a record-breaking number of nominations for the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards 2025, the winners of the apprentice and trainee awards were announced at a jam-packed awards ceremony hosted at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre nea

A brand-new waterside lodge is about to open at one of Loch Lomond's most popular inns all while creating new jobs and enhancing its green credentials.

Moray Council will begin construction of a new cemetery in Elgin at the end of July 2025. 

Aberdeenshire Council has launched a Call for Ideas and Call for Sites as it prepares for the next Local Development Plan for the region. The Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan guides land use and planning decisions, and sets out policies and proposals for development, including new homes and gree

Three South Lanarkshire projects are to benefit from their share of more than £11 million from the Glasgow City Region’s (GCR) City Deal.

Edinburgh-based Ossian Architects has officially joined the global community of Certified B Corporations.