Scottish Construction Summit

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crosso

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crosso

Scotland’s leading built environment event moves to a major new home this October, bringing together the industry’s decision-makers, innovators and future talent under one roof.

The organisers of the Scottish Construction Summit are delighted to announce that Steven Boyd MBE, CEng, FIMechE, FICE will deliver the keynote address at this year's event. Steven brings a wealth of experience from a distinguished executive career spanning major projects and the management of large

Professor Steve Petrie is the new head of strategy and corporate development for Nexos Group, where he is leading the company’s expansion and growth into new and diversified markets and offerings.  An engineer by training, he has spent his career delivering complex projects and guiding te

The expansion of the Scottish Construction Summit into the SEC Campus in Glasgow this October signals a maturing, confident industry ready to shape its own future, according to Alan Smith, managing director of SPI Piling, as the firm confirmed its return as event Headline Sponsor. Held in September

Scottish Construction Summit programme co-ordinator Paul McDevitt has used his appearance on a podcast to ask whether construction’s business model is actually working. The McDevitt & Co founder sat down with ‘The Hard Hat Talks’ podcast host Kenneth Martin, founder and managin

This year's Scottish Construction Summit will host a dedicated talent zone, offering employers, training providers, colleges and universities direct access to the next wave of people entering the industry, from school pupils and students through to apprentices, graduates and career changers.

Scottish Construction Summit programme co-ordinator Paul McDevitt looks ahead to the event's return to Glasgow on 22 October 2026, building on the outstanding success of its inaugural event in 2025. Hosted at the SEC and free to attend, this year’s summit offers an unmissable opportunity for i

Seasoned construction and business transformation leader Steve Petrie talks to SCN editor Kieran Findlay about his career, from an encounter with the British Gas chairman that 'changed his life' to his experience at Harvard University. On his very first day as an apprentice gas engineer at Brit

Scottish Construction Summit programme co-ordinator Paul McDevitt calls for immediate action to secure the future of the Scottish construction sector in the face of a recruitment cliff edge. Scotland’s construction industry is facing one of the most pressing challenges in its modern history &m

The influential construction figure commissioned by the UK Government to produce the ground-breaking 'Modernise or Die' report on the construction industry, Mark Farmer, delivered a candid assessment of the industry’s challenges and opportunities at the Scottish Construction Summit 2025 yester

Hundreds of Scottish construction professionals arrived in Glasgow this morning as the Scottish Construction Summit got underway.

Hundreds of Scottish construction professionals will converge on Glasgow tomorrow to call for action to address the crisis facing the industry.

The Scottish Construction Summit takes place this week with a packed agenda designed to tackle the sector’s biggest challenges and opportunities.