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Pupils from Brechin High School learning about tower cranes In the first quarter of 2015, Robertson Group engaged with more than 3,000 young people across Scotland in a range of specially designed activities and events aimed at inspiring the next generation of construction workers.

Grahame Smith New public procurement rules in Scotland should help tackle tax dodging, blacklisting and climate change, according to a coalition of civil society coalitions.

Simon Walsh Cooper Cromar has announced that Simon Walsh has been promoted from associate to project director which is reflective of his dedication, commitment, contribution and influence on the business over a number years.

Peter Truscott Galliford Try has appointed Peter Truscott from Taylor Wimpey as its new chief executive amid a raft of executive and non-executive appointments to its board.

Vaughan Hart The number of Scottish construction companies forced into compulsory liquidation fell by 20 per cent last year, according to latest figures from the UK Insolvency Service.

(from left) Graeme Shanks, senior project manager of Taylor Wimpey and Bob Anderson, chairman of Melville Midlothian RSL Melville Housing Association is to deliver 28 new high quality affordable homes for the local area, thanks to a £2.8 million deal with house builder Taylor Wimpey.

Professor Ghassan Aouad (right) receives with Ian Gracie, chair of CIOB Scotland Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has appointed Professor Ghassan Aouad, the president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and Mohammed Dulaimi, professor of project management and innovation at The British

Concept image of the Space Port at Campbeltown Airport, Machrihanish Airbase A community-owned airbase in Machrihanish in Kintyre has launched its official bid to be named the UK government’s first spaceport.

Nicola Barclay Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has appointed Nicola Barclay as director of planning with responsibility for ensuring that the organisation’s planning function is utilised to the maximum benefit of members and helps enable the development of homes of all tenures across the count

Keith Miller Miller Homes has raised its projections to 3,000 homes a year after strong profit growth last year.

(from left) Wates tenant liaison officer Kathleen Cairns, TPAS Scotland chief executive Lesley Baird, Wates regional director Mick Holling, TPAS Scotland’s Colin Cassie, Wates proposals manager Tracy Gibson Wates Living Space first to achieve gold TPAS accreditation in Scotland

Professor Leigh Sparks and Research Fellow Anne Findlay Planning experts at the University of Stirling have developed an online resource offering planners and the public the chance to browse data on each of Scotland’s 479 towns and cities.

Stephanie Clark Scottish Renewables has called for a change in planning rules in Glasgow to force developers to consider low cost communal heating systems.

Sarah Speirs The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland has called for a balanced approach to the country’s private rented sector reforms.

Laverock Braes will be the first neighbourhood created within the new community of Grandhome, on the north-west edge of Aberdeen A planning application has been lodged for the infrastructure that will support the creation of the first neighbourhood within the new community of Grandhome on the north-