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Doosan has launched the new DL420CVT-7 Stage V compliant wheel loader equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) as part of its DL-7 series.

Filip Stefanovic, head of engineering at Ecocoast, discusses the construction industry's obligation to protect the water in the area of construction, and how this can be done.  As with all industries, the construction sector is responsible for its fair share of greenhouse gas emissions, ac

Barratt Developments North Scotland has donated £1,000 to Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA), as part of its latest Community Fund giveaway.

Helensburgh’s state-of-the-art leisure centre is on track to open in 2022 despite the construction challenges brought by the global pandemic, the local authority has revealed.

The Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division has published new national guidance intended to help improve the quality of building warrant applications.  

Drinks giant Diageo has launched its landmark Johnnie Walker Princes Street visitor experience store. Four and a half years in the making, Johnnie Walker Princes Street is the centrepiece of the firm's £185 million investment in Scotch whisky tourism in Scotland.

Super-stretchy wormlike robots capable of ‘feeling’ their surroundings could find applications in the construction industry, scientists say. A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed robots with forms of motion inspired by the movements of inchworms and earthworms

Epilepsy Scotland’s new SPIFOX Wellbeing Garden has been completely designed and installed by Priory Bridge Landscaping (PBL).

A new video has been released as a free resource to highlight the issue and provide guidance for any construction workers affected by the issue of suicide.

National principal contractor HB Projects said it has signalled its commitment to growth in Scotland with the appointment of business development manager Gail Galbraith. HB currently employs 45 people across Scotland including its own directly employed trades from its office in Livingston and has pr

A junior council worker who rejected and approved real planning applications, adding sarcastic comments in the process, in the belief they were testing a dummy website has learned that the decisions are now legally binding. One applicant, a charity boss at an animal sanctuary, was told by Swale

Business opportunities offered by the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, which will see up to 72 turbines located 15 km off the Angus coast and connect to the National Grid at Cockenzie, are to be highlighted at an online event.

The first-ever forecast into onshore wind decommissioning in Scotland has identified a need for future reprocessing infrastructure and storage locations to support the demands of the sector.

Mecalac has announced the appointment of Mike Poxon to the role of regional business manager (UK & Ireland). With more than 30 years’ experience in the construction equipment sector, Mike is widely regarded for his knowledge, insight, relationships and proficiency. Before joining Mecalac,

Architecture practice 7N has been granted detailed planning consent for Plot P2 of its Western Harbour masterplan on behalf of Forth Ports. Designed in collaboration with Rankin Fraser Landscape Architects, the proposals will deliver 205 homes focussed around a communal courtyard garden that in