This year marks 25 years since I joined Will Rudd. It will also be my first time attending UKREiiF - the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which brings together investors, developers, policymakers, local authorities and the wider built environment sector to discuss where capital, policy and opportunity are heading across the UK.

Perceptive Communicators has announced four significant new client appointments  across its specialist sectors, marking a strong continuation of growth in 2025 following its most successful year to date last year. 

The wins include projects with Clackmannanshire Transformation Space, Invest2Scale, Kadans Science Partner and Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). 

Construction has always been fundamental to Scotland’s economic and social progress. It delivers the homes we live in, the schools we learn in and the infrastructure that connects our communities. Today, however, our industry stands at a pivotal moment.

Launching into its 20th year in business, specialist communications consultancy Perceptive Communicators has grown its team with two new appointments, alongside being shortlisted for two prestigious industry awards.

Small and medium-sized enterprises are often described as the backbone of Scotland’s economy and in housebuilding, that statement rings true. SMEs like ours build homes but we also sustain local supply chains, create skilled jobs, and invest directly into the communities in which we work.

Scotland has no shortage of ambition when it comes to housing. Over the past year in particular, the state of our housing system and falling levels of housebuilding have rightly come under intense scrutiny.

After several years of uncertainty, Scotland’s residential investment and development market is entering a more stable and potentially transformative new phase with huge opportunities for developers and investors, specifically for build-to-rent (BTR).

The Highlands can boast an environment for digital infrastructure in​​vestment that’s unparalleled in the UK and beyond

In life sciences, innovation rarely fails because of a lack of ideas or great research, more often, it stalls because companies operate in silos and the costs of turning ideas into reality or applying research rises faster than the company itself.

Campion Homes has announced the appointment of Billy Bald as its new Commercial Director, further enhancing the company’s strategic leadership as it continues to deliver high‑quality homes and communities across east central Scotland.  Billy’s appointment comes ahead of the retirements later this year of long-standing employees Alan Chalmers, Commercial Director and Ali Graham, Surveying Director.

Scotland’s commercial property markets are showing signs of stabilisation as inflation and interest rate pressures ease, according to the latest Scottish Property Review 2026 from property consultancy Ryden.

Glasgow’s newest purpose-built life sciences laboratory facility, the Health Innovation Hub (HiH), has been officially opened by Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care following a launch event held yesterday (5 March). This marks a major milestone for Scotland’s life sciences and the healthcare innovation ecosystem in Glasgow City Region.

West Lothian’s premier golf and leisure destination, Deer Park Golf & Country Club, is preparing for a bumper 2026 season as new golf and leisure memberships doubled since last year.

We talk a lot in Scotland about second chances. But the truth is, for many people, there was never a first chance to begin with.

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As we enter 2026, the construction sector stands at the centre of the UK’s most urgent social and economic challenges. Whether it is resolving the housing crisis, accelerating the energy transition, or retrofitting homes and buildings for net‑zero, the message from policymakers, industry bodies and clients is the same: we need to scale up.

More than £100 million of construction activity planned for 2026 is set to transform Dalmarnock and Shawfield in Glasgow’s east end, delivering new homes, commercial space and vibrant new public realm.

Akela Ground Engineering has completed the design and installation of a full precast foundation system to support eight Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) units and two Power Conversion System (PCS) units for Emtec in Sandwich, Kent.

Will Rudd Edinburgh has delivered a major early milestone in the redevelopment of a prominent block in Edinburgh’s city centre, completing complex foundation works for the successful installation of a tower crane.

Located within the Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID), the highly anticipated Health Innovation Hub (HiH) has secured Panthera as a new tenant ahead of its official opening next month. The announcement further strengthens the Hub’s growing community of healthcare innovators and highlights its role in supporting collaboration, growth and clinical excellence.