One of Coatbridge’s best-known historic buildings is being given a new lease of life as part of a major town centre regeneration project that will create 43 new council homes for rent.

Plans have been submitted in Dumfries and Galloway for a new £16.5 billion data centre at the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear plant.

Scottish Construction Now is marking the retirement of Jeff Anderson, its long-serving advertising manager, who is stepping down after more than 18 years with the company.

Directors Mhairi Grant & Martin McCrae from the architecture studio Paper Igloo share their thoughts on the Stage 2 consultation of the Scottish Government’s Passivhaus Equivalent policy and encourage the Scottish construction industry to engage with the consultation before 16 October 2026.

Animal lover and founder of the Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital, Sue Stubley, has fresh hope that her plans for a £2 million wildlife hospital near Newmarket in England can go ahead after it was rejected twice. 

Banff and Macduff residents have been invited by Aberdeenshire Council to attend engagement sessions which will present the design for a proposed active travel bridge across the River Deveron.

Scottish Water has now reached the installation of 100 solar power projects in Scotland, producing enough renewable electricity to provide power to roughly 9,300 homes per annum. 

London’s Cloud House, a pink property which took ten years to build, has recently appeared in Channel 4’s Grand Designs, drawing attention to the building’s complex construction process. 

The Scottish Land Commission has set out out a programme of work to “help ensure the ownership and use of land supports thriving people and places across Scotland”.

Social justice and housing secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has maintained that the Scottish Government “continues to deliver on affordable housing” despite a 25% fall in annual completions in the social sector to the lowest level since 2007.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) announced on 28 September the successful applicants of its Specialist Upskilling Fund.

James Jones & Sons Limited (JJSL), a Moray-based timber processing company, has started a £21 million project that aims to enhance production and facilitate a more modern working environment, which will see the expansion of a Mosstodloch site.

Planned works to extend the life of Dunoon’s Cot House bridge, which presents an investment of £600,000, will be starting on the second week of next month and will proceed until the end of 2026. 

The investment of over £5 million by Subsea Micropiles to set up a new manufacturing facility at Montrose Port has been welcomed by First Minister John Swinney.

The investment of over £5 million by Subsea Micropiles to set up a new manufacturing facility at Montrose Port has been welcomed by First Minister John Swinney.

Construction work is underway on a development of 36 new council homes in Wallyford, next to the Learning Campus.

The construction market in Scotland continues to benefit from a strong base of public sector and infrastructure investment, with energy, defence and data centres serving as key areas for driving activity, according to Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB UK) latest Construction Market Intelligence (CMI).

The dry dock and ship repair, fabrication and conversion provider, Dales Marine Services, has delivered maintenance work on one of the Port of Leith’s caisson gates, which controls water access into the harbour. 

Glasgow-based property developer Kelvin Properties is inviting local residents to view revised proposals for the privately owned Burnbank Bowling Club site on Woodlands Road at an upcoming public consultation event taking place on Wednesday 30th September 2026.

Alison Condie, regional managing director for Barratt Redrow in Scotland, argues that projects like Durieshill underline the requirement for collaboration to bring something of this scale to life.

Shetland Islands Council has granted approval for an inter-island transport connectivity Implementation Route Map (IRM) on 21 September. 

Scottish Construction Now is inviting responses to a Strategic Planning & Organisational Effectiveness Survey in the run-up to the Scottish Construction Summit on October 22nd.

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

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

A young joiner from Alloa, who is the first female apprentice joiner at Persimmon Homes in Scotland, has gained support from the Clackmannanshire Council leader and local MSP.

Martin Flett, founding director of Edinburgh-based Ossian Architects, has been awarded RIAS Accreditation in Conservation Architecture.

Construction insolvencies rose to 294 in August this year, up 0.7% from 292 in August last year, amid “uncertainty over future pipeline allocation and mobilisation.”

Glasgow prime office rents could get to £45 per square foot for the first time by the end of the year, as occupiers compete for space in the city centre, new research from Knight Frank has shown.

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.

Cardo Group, the social housing maintenance contractor, has posted a sharp rise in turnover and profit for its latest financial year, powered by a run of acquisitions alongside organic growth.

Industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and practitioners will come together in Inverness next month to explore how Scotland can accelerate the delivery of more energy efficient buildings and clean heat.

A total of £3,460,000 of Transport Scotland Tier 2 Active Travel Infrastructure Funding has been secured by the Scottish Borders Council to aid the delivery of a variety of active travel projects in the region.

Balfour Beatty is extending its partnership with Edinburgh Airport through the delivery of the South East Pier Expansion (SEPEX), which is valued at approximately £65 million, continuing over 25 years of collaborative project delivery.  

J3 Advisory has appointed Evan Griffin as managing director of debt advisory to strengthen its finance capabilities for developers and investors in Scotland.

More than 1,000 people have already registered to attend this year’s Scottish Construction Summit and Scottish Housing Summit, with just over four weeks to go until the doors open at the SEC in Glasgow.

Renewable energy developer Muirhall Energy has submitted proposals to the Scottish Government for permission to develop North Logiealmond Wind Farm, located north-west of Perth.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority is the first planning authority in Scotland to bring planning and land use together under one integrated plan. 

A coalition of Scotland’s major business organisations has renewed pressure on the Scottish Government to overhaul the country’s planning system, publishing a joint report that argues that slow and inconsistent decision-making is holding back investment at a critical economic moment.

Springfield Properties has signed its first main works agreement under its build-to-lease housing partnership with SSEN Transmission in the North of Scotland.

Major walking, wheeling and cycling projects across Glasgow are to benefit from more than £9.3 million of investment that will support new infrastructure, improve public spaces and develop the next wave of active travel routes.

Transformative projects involving Leith Customs House, the Tron Kirk and the Portobello Kilns are among those to benefit from Edinburgh’s visitor levy.

Galliford Try has delivered another year of strong growth, resulting in significantly improved profitability, margin, cash and dividends.

Six Robertson Group employees, with a combined 180 years of service, joined founder Sir Bill Robertson and Lady Hilda Robertson in Elgin to celebrate their dedication to the family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business.

Savills has named Jamie Adam as its new head of residential development sales for Scotland, replacing Carole Mackie, who, before retirement, spearheaded the residential development sales business in Scotland since 2018.

Engineers and architects from across Scotland came together for a breakfast networking event exploring the evolving landscape of net zero building standards.

A milestone has been met for the Forres Academy project on 15 September as pupils cut the turf at the site of their future school.

Clark Contracts recently welcomed over 200 customers to their Annual Customer Receptions held in the East and West of Scotland, reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to building strong relationships.

Plans have been lodged with the Scottish Government by developers for a major renewable energy project in Angus.

The boss of a roofing firm has been given a £15,000 fine after a worker fatally fell while fitting a skylight in the Mearns coast. 

The latest HPI for Scotland shows the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2026 was £196,000, an increase of 2.3% when compared to July 2025.