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Aon, the global professional services firm, is to host the first in a series of Construction Risk seminars in Scotland tomorrow. Aimed at the region’s construction managers, project managers, architects, designers, health and safety specialists, finance directors, and construction consultants,

A Dutch supermarket chain was forced to pull a World Cup advert featuring singing and dancing construction workers after a backlash from fans and human rights groups. The television commercial by Jumbo featured orange-clad workers smiling and laughing as they performed a conga line through a scaffol

The UK construction sector has taken a number of significant steps towards net zero, according to data published this week by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), as UK bank NatWest reflects on its key role as a partner of the programme helping its construction customers make the transition. A

Law firm Burges Salmon has launched data-led research report exploring ways to support the consenting and permitting process for the anticipated growth in the number of low-carbon hydrogen infrastructure projects in the UK over the coming few years. With the potential to overcome some of the trickie

A roofing company from Elgin has been fined more than £2,000 after it falsely claimed it was approved by professional trade bodies. Moray Firth Roofing Ltd advertised accreditation shields and logos on its website, vans, flyers and social media page, despite its membership in any of

Paw Patrol's construction pub Rubble will take to the screens next year in his own spin-off of the popular kids' show, Nickelodeon has announced. Rubble & Crew, set around the character of the beloved bulldog, will debut on the children's network on February 3rd.

Kilmac has been awarded a contract for the design, supply, delivery and installation of the bulk excavation, foundations and drainage works at Phase 4 of James Hutton Institute International Barley Hub & Advanced Plant Growth Centre building following the successful delivery of the pre

A video of a man using an old scooter as a unique construction tool has been shared online. In the video, one can see the man is using his Bajaj Super scooter to uplift the construction material using a rope tied to the engine. 

Grants have been agreed by Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee for community-led regeneration projects. The money from the Place Based Investment Programme Fund is also used for supporting town centre revitalisation, community wealth building, and 20-minute neighbourhoods (

Blackfinch Property has completed a £4.4 million six-month loan to fund the acquisition and reforestation of a large area of land in Scotland. Marking the first deal in the commercial forestry sector for Blackfinch, the investment will create local job opportunities, and is expected to improve

A family of four were charged more than £80,000 in error after EDF sent a £1 million electricity bill. Richard Baron from Kent thought the bill was "quite amusing" at first until the energy provider proceeded with the first direct debit payment, leaving the family more than £7

The outcomes of the prestigious 2022 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 was delighted to be joined by over 260 guests to celebrate the 24th annual SURF Award programme

A worker who was unfairly dismissed for refusing to join his colleagues in the pub after work has won a case against his erstwhile employer. Mr T, not to be confused with he of A-Team fame, was a senior advisor at a firm in Paris.

The outgoing governor of Arizona has been spending his final days in office by frantically, and illegally, attempting to fill in sections of the incomplete wall on the US-Mexico border with shipping containers. Republican Doug Ducey, who will hand the keys of his office to his Democratic s

Four major redesign projects are making progress as set out in a report to the Highland Council late last week. The four projects which are priority areas for change and improvement are as follows: