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Cartoons such as Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol prevent women from going into construction and road maintenance work as they perpetuate gender stereotypes, a Spanish MP has said.

Turner & Townsend is warning clients to plan for the return of rising construction inflation and to act now to secure strong, collaborative supply chains amid concerns that government ambitions for housebuilding and infrastructure are threatened by falling construction capacity.

Sonic drilling and steep slope boreholes are just two of the specialist techniques in operation as part of Structural Soils' £5.5 million detailed ground investigation contract for the Scottish Government’s A83 Rest And Be Thankful Long Term Solution project.

Shetland Islands Council has agreed unanimously to fund up to £18.6 million towards the cost of a new ferry and related harbour works for the community of Fair Isle. 

Pioneering work at the Allander Leisure Centre has secured another top accolade.

The Roseburn to Union Canal active travel route was officially opened yesterday with an inaugural group cycle ride and walk from Sauchiebank to Dalry Community Park.

A pioneering clean power scheme that has cut fuel poverty in 250 Highland homes has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

A precast beam system developed by Akela Ground Engineering has been signed out for achieving significant efficiencies and helping to increase the number of homes built on sites across Scotland.

Transport Scotland has published supplementary draft orders to support a new railway overbridge at Oatyhill.

Skanska UK has unveiled several internal appointments to its executive management team.

Network Rail will soon deliver nearly £5 million of investment in platform works at Alexandra Parade and Hillington West stations.

A £1.5 million new observatory is set to be built on the banks of Clatteringshaws Loch.

Inverness industry champion Billy Sweeney was recognised for excellence at a construction industry dinner held in Inverness last month.

A local firm in the north-east of Scotland has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to help deliver a new HVDC converter station required as part of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the UK’s largest ever electricity transmission project.

A father couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted a Costa coffee cup snugly wedged into the wall of his home.