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The Scottish Plant Owners Association held its 75th AGM this month, where new members were welcomed to its executive committee and the contributions of those members stepping down were acknowledged. Joining the executive committee are Graham Bow, managing director of Gordon Bow Plant Hire; Paul McCo

Ravenscraig has reached another key milestone with the completion of Motus Commercials’ new 38,000 sq ft commercial vehicle workshop and sales facility within the site’s dedicated employment zone, SevenFourEight.

The project to create North Lanarkshire’s new hospital has revealed plans to harness the power of the sun to help meet its sustainability goals.

Sustainable energy specialists Gensource will for the first time exhibit at the Royal Highland Show 2026. 

Nixon Hire has launched its national strategic partner network, a group of providers which will carry out site services alongside Nixon Hire’s delivery of accommodation, modular buildings and renewable energy. The network comes in response to customer demand for an enhanced way of getting a va

A Carnoustie housing development is in its final stages, with Persimmon Homes North Scotland’s Greenlaw Park scheme set to complete after transforming a key site on the edge of the town.

The next stage of the £24 million Central Greenock redevelopment is now starting. Contractors are focusing on demolishing Oak Mall shopping centre’s eastern section, after the demolition of Hector McNeil House.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland recently challenged Primary 5 pupils of Dargavel Primary School to design a flag to welcome customers and visitors to its Dargavel View development in Bishopton.

Ambitious new plans have been submitted to transform the iconic Grade A-listed Sugar Sheds at James Watt Dock in Greenock, into a dynamic, culture-led events space, marking another major step in the regeneration of Inverclyde’s historic waterfront. The proposals, brought forward by Glasgow Art

Architecture and Design Scotland brought together key industry leaders at an event at its base at Edinburgh Futures Institute to announce its Business Plan for the year ahead and two new strategic partnerships. The Scottish Government’s architecture and design agency also previewed A&

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), infrastructure consultancy Amey and the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are collaborating on a two-year initiative to support the development of a training solution aimed at placing and retaining construction workers back into the industry upon release

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has rejected the proposal from the Department for Work and Pensions to merge CITB with ECITB. Responding to the UK Government’s consultation on the future of the industry training boards, the FMB warned that a merger between CITB and ECITB risks weakenin

Ambitious proposals to transform the future of Dundee’s Dighty Burn have been unveiled, with local communities being invited to help shape the next stage of one of the city’s most significant urban nature projects. The proposed Dighty Burn regeneration would deliver major ecological, rec

A £5.4 million affordable housing development in Kinghorn has been left partially finished after the contractor appointed to deliver it entered liquidation. Glenesk Homes Ltd, a Dundee-based firm incorporated in 2019, was appointed by Fife Council to build 25 two-bedroom flats on Burntisland R

Followers on SCN’s popular LinkedIn platform have surged through the 34,000 mark for the first time, delivering even more value for advertisers - and last month the free daily newsletter attracted a further 147 subscribers, while unique visitors to the SCN website were up to over 94,000. The f