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Stewart & Shields Ltd has become the latest contractor to be appointed to a framework agreement for eight housing associations based in Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire. The I-FLAIR consortium includes Arklet HA, Barrhead HA, Bridgewater HA, Cloch HA, Linstone HA, Oak Tree HA, Pais

New research into the behaviour of seals during pile driving activities could have important implications for the windfarm planning consent process and inform future mitigation strategies. Scientists at the University of St Andrews have discovered that seals avoid offshore windfarms during periods w

A plant hire company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries from falling out of a man riding basket at Wick Harbour. Hugh Simpson (Contractors) Limited, of The Harbour, Wick, Caithness pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 8 of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regul

A Springfield Properties development in Braemar has been named 2016’s Small Development of the Year at the Homes for Scotland awards. With 25 three and four bedroom homes set in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, the Middleton of Canmore development impressed the judges on their visit to th

Over £40 million is to be invested in upgrading cycling and walking projects in Scotland. Infrastructure improvements will be carried out on more than 150 projects as part of the Community Links programme by Sustrans.

CALA Homes (East) has partnered with The Prince’s Trust and Edinburgh College to launch a new initiative that aims to provide disadvantaged unemployed young people an opportunity to develop new skills and get hands-on experience. Ten local people have successfully taken their first steps in the co

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy (ASET) have signed a deal to build the first scaffolding training centre in the North East of Scotland. The state-of-the-art facility, based in Aberdeen, will train and upskill the Scottish work for

The National Wallace Monument in Stirling is set to have new digitised plans unveiled to mark its 155th anniversary. The monument was designed by Edinburgh architect JT Rochead and began construction in 1861.

The Gotthard Base Tunnel opens in Switzerland today, 17 years after construction work began. With a rock overburden of up to 2,300m, the passage is not only the world's longest, but also the world's deepest, railway tunnel.

Uncertainty over the EU referendum has resulted in delayed spending by construction clients as buyer reported another dip in May, according to the Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index. UK construction firms noted a general slowdown in market conditions last month with the May reading falling to 51.

The independent review which proposed a package of measures to change Scotland’s planning system has been welcomed by Fife Council. The local authority has long called for an overhaul of the system to enable communities to have a greater say and provide a more effective system and yesterday it sai

A skills shortage among white collar staff increasingly hampers expansion among UK construction firms, a new survey has revealed. The year’s first State of Trade Survey by Build UK has shown that labour supply continues to be a cause for concern with members reporting widespread difficulties in re

World-renowned architect Lord Foster has taken up the challenge of building the world's smallest airport, in Rwanda. The aim is to create a network of droneports to deliver medical supplies to some of Africa's most inaccessible locations.

A man who converted an old hen house into a gin distillery and won ‘Shed of the Year’ failed to get planning permission. Walter Micklethwait, of the Inshriach Estate near Aviemore, spent two years turning the dilapidated hen house into a shack which boasts its own Wild West themed saloon and bar

An outline planning application for the University of Glasgow’s plans to transform the former Western Infirmary site to a cost of £1 billion have now been lodged. The University, which took over the site in April, proposes a wide number of uses including teaching and research buildings, shops, re