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Keith Brown on a visit to the new River Don Crossing construction site Cabinet secretary for infrastructure, investment and cities, Keith Brown has announced that over £350 million worth of sub-contracts have been awarded for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty project (AWPR/

National construction industry training specialist DTL has announced a major new contract with Hanson UK. DTL (Develop Training Limited) – which has five training centres in England and Scotland - will provide electrical equipment training for more than 1,000 employees of the company, which is a l

A planning application for 98 homes at Park Quadrant in the West End of Glasgow has been submitted to the city's council. Initial plans for the A-listed Victorian development were reduced from 111 properties after residents’ views were taken into consideration. The revised proposals also include r

Rod McLennan and Jill Adie Robert Gordon University (RGU) is linking up with one of the biggest planning, procurement and delivery organisations in the North of Scotland to give its students access to industry experts.

Jo Blewett Jo Blewett has been appointed as the newest member of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s Governance Board.

Martin English, director at Keppie Design Three of the UK’s top architectural practices have announced they are to form a unique alliance that they believe will help them win significant new business.

Proposals for the development of a fully modular hotel at the National Performance Centre for Sport in Edinburgh have been submitted to planners. Lodged on behalf of Heriot Watt University, the 160-bed project will be situated within the university’s Riccarton campus.

A £5.7 million contract has been agreed with Robertson Northern to convert a listed former Fort William school building into state-of-the-art offices. Highland Council plans to bring together its professional and administrative staff from across the wider Locahber area in Scotland’s West Highland

The administrators of collapsed Dundee building company Muirfield Contracts have been given another year to continue their work. Campbell Dallas said it has been granted more time “to realise the company’s assets and agree the creditors’ claims”.

An Australian construction worker has got his own back on his boss in a rather drastic way after he reportedly didn't get paid on time. A video uploaded to the Uptrend Engineering & Construction Facebook page opens with an image of a chainsaw, and reads: "Builders who don't wanna pay invoices."

Four out of five (80 per cent) Scottish drivers have had to swerve to avoid potholes, the highest area of the UK, according to a new study. The analysis conducted by the AA found that out of the 25,000 members surveyed, Scotland’s drivers were the most likely in the UK to have had to make a sudden

McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) has broken ground on a South Anchorage storage and workshop facility at the Forth Road Bridge for infrastructure specialists Amey. Amey, which is currently on site maintaining the Forth Road Bridge, was commissioned by Transport Scotland to appoint the Glasgow off

A demolition firm tore down the wrong house - and blamed the error on Google Maps. Lindsay Diaz, who owns a flat in Rowlett, Texas, pulled into her driveway to find her home was no more than a pile of rubble after workers went to Calypso Drive instead of Causteau Drive, one street away.

Morrison Construction has teamed up with the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) to develop an engineering project for pupils inspired by the Queensferry Crossing. The Go Forth! challenge, created by SCDI’s Young Engineers and Science Clubs (YESC) Scotland, will see over 300 schoo

A further eight week time extension for the new £22.3 million Third Don Crossing project has been agreed between Aberdeen City Council and the main contractors Balfour Beatty. The local authority said the extension was agreed “due to problems with weather, re-routing underground utilities and unf