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Ian Gibson Robertson has been awarded a Gold Medal from the UK’s leading safety charity.

Construction work started yesterday on the £3 billion A9 Dualling programme between Inverness and Perth. The Scottish Government’s flagship infrastructure investment project will see around 80 miles of upgraded road being delivered by 2025, with work beginning on the five-mile long section betwee

A pioneering residential scheme of 102 new homes in Redhill, Surrey which will integrate community housing for blind and partially sighted people with homes for private sale, has been granted planning consent. The joint venture between developer Countryside and sight loss charity Royal National Inst

Jason Anker City Building welcomed the UK’s leading speaker on behavioural safety training to its Glasgow headquarters this week to share insights on how individual’s approach safety as part of the Proud 2B Safe programme.

Borders timber business Oregon Timber Frame has outlined ambitious plans to extend its manufacturing capability as it looks to capitalise on the demand for new housing. The firm is looking to double its turnover after acquiring a former furniture superstore next to its existing production site in Se

GHA is planning a new £5 million development of 50 houses on the site of three multi-storey blocks in Glasgow which were reduced to rubble yesterday. The controlled explosive blowdown of the high-rise buildings at Tarfside Oval in Cardonald forms part of a major regeneration of the Glasgow communit

As Scotland’s key players in commercial property development prepare their nominations for the Scottish Property Awards 2016, judges in the programme have revealed their top tips to help secure a coveted winners’ trophy. With 16 categories in the programme, including four new categories for prop

Lord Norman Foster has launched proposals for the world’s first “droneport” in Africa. Once completed, the project aims to help deliver urgent medical supplies and electrical parts to remote areas on a massive scale.

Plans for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School in Edinburgh may have been dealt a significant blow following criticism from Historic Scotland. The national heritage watchdog condemned proposed extensions that are central to the redevelopment, saying the wings will “domi

The Scottish Government has announced that unlike in England and Wales it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for solar investment under the Renewables Obligation. ‘Grandfathering’ is the guarantee that the level of support provided per unit of electricity will not change throughout t

Construction companies from around Scotland are being invited to a free Meet the Buyer event in Edinburgh on 1 October, to find out about upcoming work contracts. Buyers already signed up to the event include major contractor Vinci, as well as the Scottish Government’s Public Contracts Division an

A new skyscraper proposed for Chicago is set to be the world's tallest building designed by a woman. At approximately 1,100 feet in height, and more than 1.8 million sqft, American architect Jeanne Gang’s new hotel and residential tower will be one of the tallest buildings in the city.

Technology specialists have developed a hard hat which allows workers to capture 4D data of construction sites in progress and project the data onto an HD hands-free display beneath a protective visor. The Smart Helmet from technology specialist Daqri is billed as “the world’s first wearable mac

The race to attract the next generation is showing no signs of letting up as industries bid to switch on younger audiences to the career opportunities that exist in their sectors. The latest employment forecasts predict that UK construction will need to find almost 224,000 new recruits by 2019, with

A82 Road Cross Section A preferred route option for the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan upgrade has been identified which closely follows the existing stretch of the road.