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Luss Distillery, a new multi-million-pound distillery and visitor experience centre by Loch Lomond Group, is officially open.

Plans to transform the former Clydesdale Steelworks site in Bellshill into a large new residential neighbourhood have been approved by North Lanarkshire Council, subject to a legal agreement covering contributions to local schools.

Proposals to develop new student flats in Glasgow’s west end have been recommended for approval ahead of a council decision next week.

A social housing complex for over-65s in Bermondsey, London, has received this year's RIBA Stirling Prize as the best example of new architecture in the UK. Replacing an abandoned care home, Appleby Blue by Witherford Watson Mann Architects radically reimagines the traditional almshouse, flipping th

A Dalkeith homeowner may be forced to dismantle a six-foot fence after enclosing a strip of public land beside their property.

A major new development planned between Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Gateway station is facing further delays as developers request more time to finalise a legal agreement with the city council.

Senior Aberdeenshire councillors have visited Persimmon Homes’ Strabathie Shores development in Blackdog, where the housebuilder is delivering its first new homes in the area for several years. Council co-leader Cllr Anne Stirling and vice chair of the Communities Committee Cllr Sarah Brown me

Natural building products supplier Ecological Building Systems has appointed Edward Anthony as technical specification advisor. Well known and highly respected within the Scottish construction industry, Ed brings over 20 years’ experience in building products and will represent Ecological Buil

The UK’s construction sector saw a slight dip in activity in August 2025, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The first shipment of XXL monopile foundations for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm has arrived in the Port of Leith, marking the start of a new phase of offshore construction for the project and a new era for the recently completed Forth Ports renewables hub. The 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape will be the

The vast contribution of quarried construction materials to the Scottish economy has been highlighted in the findings of a new study published this week. In the first report of its kind, The Economic Contribution of Primary Aggregates in Scotland reveals the scale and strategic importance of the qua

The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) has announced the return of the Roofscape Design Awards 2026, celebrating the very best in trussed rafter design across the UK construction industry.

A construction company that specialises in road resurfacing in London has been fined £1 million after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Robert Morris, 48, was working on the resurfacing of Pemberton Road in Haringey for Marlborough Highways Limited on 30 May 2022. A

A hotel in Airdrie has applied for an extension to create 13 new bedrooms. Agents acting on behalf of Aulja Scotland Properties have submitted a planning application concerning the Tudor Hotel in Alexander Street, proposing an upper floor extension and building alterations.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched free digital training modules that are designed to make recruitment more inclusive, accessible, and effective. CITB established the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Commission to help drive lasting change across the construction i