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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

Peel Ports Clydeport has welcomed its largest ever turbines to a key facility for the renewable energy sector following a recent £3 million infrastructure investment. King George V Dock in Glasgow handled six wind turbines and their 80.5m-long blades – the biggest ever at the site owned

Colliers has welcomed Craig McDonald to its Glasgow office as head of business space lease advisory in Scotland. Craig has joined Colliers from CBRE, where he was head of lease consultancy, Scotland, and in his new role will be responsible for running Colliers’ Scottish Business Space Lease Ad

Moray Council has appointed Pat Munro Construction as the lead contractor for the civil engineering and construction framework that will deliver a number of key Levelling Up Fund (LUF) projects in Elgin.

Shoosmiths in Scotland has appointed Steven Stewart as partner within its growing real estate division. Mr Stewart is based in Shoosmiths’ Glasgow office, leading the Scottish planning and environmental practice for the firm.

High-performance windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has acquired a majority shareholding in Esk Glazing Ltd.  The acquisition expands NorDan UK’s reach across the north-east of Scotland, where the company has operated since 1981. Headquartered in Livingston, with additional offices

GRAHAM is to launch its flagship female apprenticeship scheme ConstructHER in Edinburgh this autumn following the success of the programme in Glasgow. Developed by GRAHAM in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW), ConstructHER aims to showcase the wide range of careers available withi

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for long-term funding for the housing budget after new research revealed Scotland needs to build over 15,000 homes per year to meet housing need.