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Five vacant flats in Portree are set to be refurbished and brought back into use through a partnership between SSEN Transmission and Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association (LSHA).

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named its shortlist for the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for this year, in which a total of three Scottish buildings have been selected.  The three buildings represent a creative re-use and restoration of historic bui

A new £5 million fund will help communities improve preparedness and reduce flood risk.

Balfour Beatty is looking to expand its UK workforce from around 14,000 to 16,000 over the course of two years as it prepares itself to spearhead the delivery of critical infrastructure. Efforts to increase its workforce signify a ramp-up in the global infrastructure group’s UK growth, with st

Clark Contracts’ delivery of The Pepper Mill student accommodation development in Edinburgh has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Halls of Residence Award at the Student Accommodation Awards 2026.

Historic Environment Scotland’s national Retrofit Centre for Traditional Buildings is to become part of Scotland’s Centre of Excellence for Canals and Traditional Skills in Camelon, Falkirk.

Martin Flett, founding director of Edinburgh-based Ossian Architects, has been awarded RIAS Accreditation in Conservation Architecture. The accreditation follows assessment of Martin’s experience in the conservation, alteration and adaptation of historic buildings, including listed townhouses,

Linear Group has merged two of its divisions in a move it said will enhance the expert service offering for building owners, managers, contractors and developers. Established in 2020, Linear Building Compliance (LBC) and Linear Fire Safety (LFS) will now operate as one integrated unit under the LBC

Pegasus Group has established its first dedicated design team in Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, the five-person team is led by Mike Ward, senior director - design lead, who will help grow Pegasus' design presence across Scotland while supporting clients throughout the wider UK.

UK Government cabinet minister for artificial intelligence, Kanishka Narayan MP, visited the site of the UK’s Next National Supercomputer in Edinburgh, marking progress on the project with a commemorative steel signing. Building work on the site to house what will be the UK’s most powerf

The Scottish Government's chief planner and the national planning improvement champion (NPIC) have written to planning colleagues setting out a new action plan aimed at accelerating the delivery of Local Development Plans (LDPs), warning that the decisions made now will "establish important precede

Airdrie-based firm Aspire Developments Scotland has been selected as this year’s Scotland’s Best Building Contractor in the annual Scottish Home Improvement Awards for the first time. The firm scooped the award during a black-tie gala event in Glasgow’s DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel o

Taylor Wimpey and the Lighthouse Charity are working together to boost access to mental health and wellbeing support for those who work in construction. 

The first phase of the £14 million Great Harbour project in Irvine has been completed and officially celebrated. 

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has appointed Mel Edwards as training and skills support manager, a new position formed to provide practical support to CPA members within training, skills, recruitment and funding. Edwards, who has more than 35 years of experience in the construction tr