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Power tools have topped the list as the most stolen item from building sites in 2015, a new survey has revealed. A national security equipment installation and servicing company has found that smaller, easy-to-fence items are more likely to be stolen, but there are still significant numbers of theft

Seeing builders stripped to the waist as they work on construction sites could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new Heriot-Watt University project that will send personalised sun-exposure text message warnings direct to their smartphones. Researchers at the University’s School of Life Sciences

Nicola Barclay Trade body Homes for Scotland has set out its asks of the new Scottish Government at the country’s largest single gathering of senior home building industry representatives.

A 90 year old monk has dedicated the last 53 years to building a massive cathedral entirely by himself.

It appears that China’s recent ban on the construction of weird looking buildings has arrived too late in the day for this latest offering. In Heinan, at the North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, a new building was recently erected with a striking resemblance to a toilet.

A major operation to clear unexploded World War II bombs has been completed in the German city of Hanover, The Construction Index has reported. Three bombs found on a building site were defused by a team of eight men.

UK housebuilder Bovis has revealed the provision of a further £3.5 million to deal with customer complaints over flaws in its homes.

John and Katie Langley receiving the award for Best SIPs home at the Build It 2017 Awards JML Contracts Ltd, the family-run Perthshire business, is the first Scottish company to receive a national industry award in its category for a custom build house project it undertook in Angus.

Barratt Homes is urging its customers to help their prickly neighbours this Bonfire Night with five tips on making gardens into a haven for hedgehogs. The developer, which has joined forces with the RSPB to set a new benchmark in wildlife friendly developments, is encouraging households to watch out

A 73-storey office tower in Hong Kong has been sold to a Chinese consortium in what is the highest transaction ever recorded for a single office building. CK Asset Holdings, owned by billionaire and Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-Shing, sold the "The Center" for HK$40.2 billion (£4.98bn).

Three fox cubs have been rescued by a construction worker after being discovered under rubble at a building site. The cubs, named Ethan, Frank and Bourne, were discovered at a site in Edinburgh last week and are currently being cared for by staff at the Scottish SPCA.

Image: Alan McAteer Local councillors have suggested recreating the Glasgow School of Art's famous Mackintosh Building in the East End of the city, the Evening Times has reported.

Conservative retailer Keep and Bear has launched a Lego-style kit which encourages children to construct a toy border wall.

The Mjösa Tower was officially opened on 15 March 2019, taking over the title of the world’s tallest wooden building. The 18-floor building, located in Brumunddal Norway, reaches up to a height of 85.4 metres. The building includes a hotel, private homes and office space.

Perthshire-based plant hire firm Morris Leslie has acquired the former Edrington building to relocate its head office.