Scottish Construction Now

Lancaster has been hailed the ‘haunted house’ capital of the North West of England, according to the engineering specialists Ailsa’s Haunted Home Risk Index.

A report discussing how reallocated Community Regeneration Partnership funding is helping the delivery of local projects has gone before Dundee City councillors. 

A long‑derelict site in Edinburgh has been earmarked by The Social Hub as the potential home for a £200 million flagship hospitality and community facility.

The number of new homes added to Scotland’s housing stock has fallen to its lowest level since 2014-15, excluding the pandemic period, according to official statistics published today.

Lambert Smith Hampton and Ryden have worked together to introduce an enhanced restructuring and corporate recovery offering in Scotland.

Two property specialists have launched a business to increase Scotland’s housing supply by bringing more investors into the sector.

The Glasgow-based design and construction firm Maxwells (Scotland) Limited has been placed into liquidation, following HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) court action against the firm. 

West Highland Housing Association has taken ownership of a derelict building on Campbell Street in Oban town centre as part of plans to bring the prominent site back into use as much-needed affordable housing.

A retrospective planning application has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for a log processing facility built without prior approval in Selkirk.

Aberdeenshire Council is to trial new street lighting, signage and road markings on a section of the A952 at Mintlaw.

Campaigners have slammed the UK and Scottish Government for “squandering opportunities” across energy, buses and retrofitting as a new report demonstrates the failure of politicians to enable local government to build on success stories of public ownership across Scotland.

Persimmon Homes West Scotland has welcomed the unanimous approval of its planning application for a major new residential development at Kilwinning Road, Stewarton, following a decision by East Ayrshire Council’s Planning Committee.

Housing bodies have criticised the Scottish Government for failing to consider the added cost of proposed new green energy standards on new homes, warning that the regulations will significantly deepen the country’s housing emergency.

The Scottish Construction Summit has closed its doors after a busy day that welcomed more than 2,000 delegates from across the built environment.

The cabinet secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport, Stephen Flynn, has announced on 20 October his intention to award Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd the construction contract to dual the A9 between Pitlochry and Killiecrankie.

Company insolvency statistics from the Audit and tax advisor RSM have shown that construction insolvencies dropped by 2.4% to 285 in September this year, down from 292 in September last year, but firms continue to “grapple with viability concerns.”

Funding has been secured by North Ayrshire Council to progress plans to knock down the structurally unsafe Valefield pedestrian bridge in Kilbirnie.

A sod-cutting ceremony celebrated the beginning of construction on Taylor Wimpey West Scotland’s final homes in Bishopton, with the housebuilder and BAE Systems marking progress on the delivery of the Dargavel Village masterplan. 

Funding has been secured by North Ayrshire Council to progress plans to knock down the structurally unsafe Valefield pedestrian bridge in Kilbirnie.

A Hampshire-based defence contractor has submitted plans to convert the former ExxonMobil chemical works at Mossmorran in Fife into an “energetics manufacturing facility”.

Megan McDonald has joined Turcan Connell as legal director in the firm’s land and property team.

Ahead of this week’s Scottish Construction Summit, Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) chief executive Peter Reekie has argued that the biggest gains in the sector will come from making good practice universal, not from chasing the next big idea.

Perth and Kinross Council has granted planning permission in principle for infrastructure associated with a new underground electricity transmission cable between Kinardochy and Errochty substations in Perthshire.

Former Rangers striker Ally McCoist has urged the Scottish Government to overturn a decision by Renfrewshire councillors, who he claims had no justification for blocking his plans for a housing development in Bridge of Weir.

A proposal to transform one of Paisley town centre’s best‑known buildings into new homes has been approved by Renfrewshire Council.

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A construction employment initiative by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, supported by Developing the Young Workforce Glasgow (DYW Glasgow), has begun the third phase following an investment from delivery partner RJ McLeod.

Back row (from left) Marion Garry and Dr Allen Armstrong of CLEAR Buckhaven and Methil; Rev. Elisabeth Cranfield and Linda Young New Hope Kirk Levenmouth;, New Hope Kirk Levenmouth; Colin Davie, chair of Autism Rocks; Cllr. Anne Marie Caldwell; Cllr. John O’Brien

BAM UK & Ireland and Clark Contracts have been named as suppliers by digital procurement specialist Pagabo for the National Framework for Major Works 2026.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has urged the Scottish Government to ensure that the proposed Scottish Building Safety Levy does not inadvertently undermine housing delivery, regeneration and climate objectives.

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has opened applications for a £900 million framework set to support urgent and planned housing and building repairs.

A house shaped like a UFO in Idyllwild, California, known as the ‘Donaldson Futuro,’ has now gone on the market for $1.495 million. 

Designs for Falkirk’s new Town Hall will go on public display on 27 October for the first time, giving local residents the opportunity to influence the proposals. 

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland volunteers recently volunteered at the Community Woods and Garden in Polbeth and West Calder. 

A CITB report has found regional disparities in construction apprenticeship opportunities, with Scotland having fourfold the amount of construction apprenticeship starts per 1,000 workers as London. 

A free resource pack designed to help construction workers recognize when a colleague may be struggling, begin a conversation about suicide, and know what action to take next has been introduced by the British Standards Institution (BSI). 

Mitchell Abbott, an advocate at Axiom Advocates, and David Wilson, a consultant at MFMac, discuss the construction contracts landscape after the Supreme Court’s decision in Forthwell.

More than 50 new North Lanarkshire Council homes have been completed at Landsdale in East Kilbride, and tenants have started to move in.

Output across the UK construction sector is estimated to have fallen by 1.0% in the three months to August 2026 -  the second consecutive decrease in the three-monthly series.

In the Prestwick Aerospace hub situated at Prestwick’s Shawfarm Industrial Estate, a new aerospace facility will be delivered as part of a partnership between South Ayrshire Council, GE Aerospace and Scottish Enterprise. 

At this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards, East Lothian Council and Balfour Beatty collected the accolade in the Rail Infrastructure Project category for the delivery of a new bridge and diversionary road. 

At this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards, East Lothian Council and Balfour Beatty collected the accolade in the Rail Infrastructure Project category for the delivery of a new bridge and diversionary road. 

A new Scottish Government-led working group has been set up to review the country’s conveyancing system and tackle the challenges created by the late conclusion of missives and increasingly long property chains.

In Glasgow’s Nelson Mandela Place, a new statue of Mandela has been unveiled, positioned on a plinth of South African granite in the city centre.

The building firm ADI Builders has opened a new office in Aberdeen and has retained its Kintore premises as a yard and base for operations. 

John Heaney Electrical Limited (JHE) has extended its Livingston Football Club sponsorship. 

The Highland Solicitors Property Centre (HSPC) has closed after 40 years, citing a decline in the number of local solicitor firms that made its business “no longer financially viable”.

Scotland will receive roughly £19.5 million in 2027 as part of a £900m investment programme from the supermarket chain Aldi.

Work is almost complete on 40 new South Lanarkshire Council homes at Jackton in East Kilbride.

Bellway has stepped up its focus on cost control as it reported higher volumes and profits for the year to 31 July 2026, while cautioning that build cost inflation and weak buyer demand will weigh on margins again next year.