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The outcomes of the prestigious 2025 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were announced last night at a celebratory presentation event in Glasgow’s Voco Grand Central Hotel. SURF were delighted to be joined by over 280 guests to celebrate the 27th annual SURF Award programm

An ambitious regeneration project that has given Aberdeen a new, green, civic heart has been named today as the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). Designed by Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design and LDA Design, Uni

A&J Stephen Ltd has achieved planning approval for a 52-unit residential development in New Alyth, Perth.

A new community-focused DJ and music production studio, doof Studios, has opened in Dundee, with support from Robertson Construction Tayside.   The studio is operated by music charity Turn The Tables in partnership with Street Soccer and Dundee-born international DJ and producer Hannah Laing, w

A major funding award of £3.2 million from Transport Scotland will act as a catalyst for the creation of an ambitious masterplan for Kilmarnock town centre.

Energy network companies have been given the green light for multi-billion-pound funding to strengthen the stability, security and resilience of the UK's energy networks.

The UK construction industry endured its steepest contraction in more than five years during November, as weak client confidence and delayed spending decisions ahead of the Budget weighed heavily on activity.

Three major international companies have been appointed for the next phase of work looking at the potential for fixed links in Shetland.

The SRE Group has completed the full refurbishment of 26 Bothwell Street, now known as ‘The Bookshop’, and signed LM Therapies and McIntyre Property Consultants as its inaugural tenants. Fully refurbished to the highest standard, The Bookshop, on the site of the former Christian Bookshop

Balfour Beatty has told shareholders it remains on track to meet full-year earnings expectations, underpinned by robust cash generation and a significantly strengthened order book. The infrastructure group also confirmed plans for further share buybacks in 2026, reinforcing its commitment to shareho

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders saw average selling price rise by 5.1% year-on-year to £299,050, between September and November 2025, according to the latest figures from ESPC. The period recorded a general slowdown in sales volume and new listing

Scottish businessmen brothers Sandy and James Easdale have expanded their industrial holdings in Renfrewshire with the acquisition of Meadowside Industrial Estate. The deal, secured for an undisclosed sum, includes 76,000 square feet of prime industrial space and seven acres of land.

A new civic plaza, garden and events space will be created in Erskine to provide a focal point for the local community.

The City of Edinburgh Council yesterday agreed the first spend programme for funding raised by the Edinburgh Visitor Levy.

The South East Regional Delivery Alliance (SE-RDA) has reached a major milestone with its Bundle 1 projects of 109 affordable homes moving into construction in early 2026. Initially developed as part of the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator, the projects, located in Wallyford, East Lothian, and Burdiehous