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House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, albeit at a more modest rate than has been seen previously.

Chartered surveyor Bruton Knowles has widened its presence in Scotland after acquiring its first significant public sector work worth almost a combined quarter of a million pounds.  Asset and Insurance Valuations for Dumfries and Galloway Council and Annual Asset Valuations for Stirling Council

A new major UK-wide research initiative will tackle one of sport's fastest-growing environmental challenges: finding sustainable ways to recycle artificial sports pitches at the end of their lifespan.

Hero Media & Entertainment Ltd, the owner of Scottish Construction Now, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of KD Media Ltd, the leading live events business behind the Scottish Home Awards and the Scottish Property Awards.

Canmoor has appointed Muir Group as the main contractor for the next phase of speculative development at Westway, adjacent to Glasgow Airport.

Kier has appointed Rachel Warren as its group finance director for transformation and to spearhead its financial shared service centre. Rachel, who joins Kier this month, is a seasoned financial leader with extensive experience in leading change and action plans to support company strategies and gro

Members of the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) recorded zero operative fatalities in 2025, according to the 2026 NASC Safety Report, which also shows accident rates remain among the lowest in its recorded history.

Renewable energy developer Apatura has submitted ambitious plans to Falkirk Council to develop a major new green data centre.

City Building has announced a record-breaking rise in apprenticeship applications after partnering with yattle, the youth-focused jobs app connecting early-career talent with employers across the UK. The Glasgow-based construction and maintenance company, which employs more than 230 apprentices, wor

Multi-disciplinary design, engineering and project delivery company BakerHicks have been appointed to the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework to support the delivery of infrastructure projects worth up to £160 million.  The renewed four-year, multi-discipli

Local residents and road users are being invited to view and have their say on updated route options designs for bypasses for the villages of Springholm and Crocketford on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway as initial design and assessment work progresses.

Progress is being made to bring Cowdenbeath Town House back to life, as work continues to transform the historic building into a vibrant community space.

The site of the Robert Burns Mural at the corner of John Dickie Street and Strand Street in Kilmarnock will be undergoing a makeover in June, as work starts on a brand new public feature and events space, named Poets' Corner.

Rebalancing a share of planned offshore wind towards onshore wind after 2030 would deliver a lower-cost energy system for Scotland and accelerate progress towards energy security, according to a new report.

Scotland's residential property market has reached its highest ever total value, with sales topping £24.3 billion in 2025-26, according to the annual Property Market Report published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS).