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A new £10 million primary school in Bearsden has been handed over by Morgan Sindall. The school, designed for 450 pupils, has enabled the co-location of two former schools which were in need of modernisation.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched competition to design an animal centre on behalf of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). The winning design will initially be used for a new RSPCA centre in the north west of England but it is hoped that it

Representatives from BAM TCP Atlantic Square and HM Revenue & Customs gathered at a ground breaking ceremony at Atlantic Square celebrating a major new investment and landmark buildings for Glasgow. Dougie Peters, managing director of BAM Properties, welcomed Fiona Wallace and colleagues from HM

Efforts to attract private inward investment to Scotland’s infrastructure sector could be given a significant boost through the adoption of new global construction standards, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). RICS states that adopting International Construction Measur

Project delays and “challenges in the Aberdeenshire housing market” has resulted in Highland building companies Deveron Homes Limited and Deveron Construction Limited being placed into administration. The privately-owned firms operate two service lines from their headquarters in Huntly, comprisi

Inverness Airport has been identified as the preferred location for a proposed remote towers control centre for seven regional airports. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said a scoping study from consultants Ekos, setting out why Inverness should be the preferred location, has been acce

After a public competition, Ayrshire Housing has selected six well known architects to its new framework. The architects will support its ambitions for growth over the next four years.

Chartered architect practice Cooper & MacGregor Ltd has submitted plans for three carbon neutral houses specified to Passivhaus standards in Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. The Aberdeen firm said the application will achieve a platinum and gold sustainability label under section 7 of the building st

Four Clark Contracts employees have graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with BSc honours degrees from the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. The four graduates have been working with Clark Contracts whilst studying for their qualification having joined the company in 2016 to c

Morrison Construction educates school pupils on site safety The winner of the Morrison Construction safety poster competition launched during Health Week at Corsehill Primary School has received their prize.

A waste vehicle became stuck after sinking into a town centre road in Berkshire. The lorry's back wheels sunk into Old Bath Road in Newbury, which appeared to have partially collapsed.

Scientists at the National University of Singapore have announced the launch of a 3D printed project to accelerate the production of toilet units to improve sanitation in India. The university’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS) hoped its AM.NUS Construction 3D Printing Programme will acc

Kevin Whitaker has been appointed as the new chief executive at CALA Group as the housebuilder delivered a sixth consecutive year of strong performance.

Scotland saw 54% more infrastructure output per person than London in 2017 and also came out top in cumulative infrastructure output per person between 1997 and 2017, according to new research. Commissioned to “shine a light on the delivery of infrastructure projects across the UK since 1997”, t

The UK government's “overriding priority” for outsourcing is spending as little money as possible while “forcing contractors to take unacceptable levels of financial risk” has been exposed by the collapse of Carillion, a committee of MPs said today. Releasing its latest report into the contr