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Now in its third year, the Idiots on Ladders contest held by the Ladder Association is currently having its most popular year ever. Part of the annual Ladder Exchange, the contest has already received more than 50 pictures highlighting the worst and most dangerous examples of ladder misuse.

Eight men appeared in court yesterday charged in connection with alleged bribes to City of Edinburgh Council officials for building repair contracts. The defendants are believed to include former staff from the council and Action Building Contracts Limited, the contractors involved in council repair

Fife Council has approved plans for a new £500 million neighbourhood at Kingslaw in Kirkcaldy. Over a thousand new homes, a primary school, shops and a community centre will be provided by the new development.

Trapped Borders Railway worker cut free A construction worker on the Borders Railway was airlifted to hospital after he was trapped by his overturned truck.

Commercial property sales in Scotland almost doubled in 2014’s third quarter, rising from £592m in Q2 to £962m in Q3. This figure represents the best quarterly return on commercial property sales in Scotland since 2008 and the onset of the recession.

Construction output rose at its slowest rate in five months in October as residential work growth eased off, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index. Office and retail building has taken over as the main driver of construction growth from housing.

Creative Scotland has awarded more than £3.5 million of Large Capital Funding to help three organisations realise ambitious plans to transform cultural facilities.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Details: Construction of extension to wholesale cash and carry, with formation of new vehicular accesses and extension of parking area.

Network Rail has awarded alliancing contracts to Costain and Morgan Sindall to deliver the core physical works on the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP). The £250 million deal will see Network Rail and its contractors electrify the main line between Scotland’s two biggest cities, comp

A £30 million Old Town development in Edinburgh has been named the best building in Scotland for 2014.

Barr Construction has issued a call to the local construction industry to get involved in the first phase of the renovation of Glasgow’s historic Kelvin Hall. Main contractor Barr will undertake a full transformation of the much-loved city landmark to create a unique community cultural hub.

Lovell safety performance recognised by RoSPA President’s Award Calum McKay and Frances Richardson

Fans of Brazilian club Corinthians will soon have the chance to spend eternity near their greatest idols after the club confirmed it was building its own cemetery. The Sao Paulo club’s supporters - dubbed ‘Fiel’ or ‘Faithful’ - are to be rewarded for their devotion to the ‘Timão’ when

Sarah Speirs The UK has seen its sixth consecutive quarterly decline in office space availability though office and industrial sector rents are expected to rise at the fastest rate since 1998 over next quarter, the latest RICS commercial property survey has revealed.

City Legacy, the consortium which designed, constructed and delivered the Athletes’ Village, has been presented with three planning awards at one of the Scottish Government’s most prestigious events.