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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

Robertson Property is developing plans for a 90-bed hotel and 99-bed student accommodation development at Abbey Park, St Andrews. It is proposed that the site will be complemented with an extensive park area in front of the buildings.

Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has successfully delivered a £2 million 6,800 sq ft extension to Milne’s Primary School in the village of Fochabers, north east Scotland.

A new consultation has been launched that seeks to obtain the views and opinions of stakeholders on a review of building and fire safety regulatory frameworks in order to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland’s buildings. This consultation covers two main areas, which are as foll

A new national contract to help Scotland’s councils source power tools has gone live with eight companies announced as suppliers. Scotland Excel’s supply and delivery of power tools framework went live recently, with six Scottish companies among the supplier list, and another supplier set to ser

Dundee’s new £38 million railway station officially opened its doors for the first time today. Passengers were joined by minister for public health and sport Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Lord Provost Ian Borthwick and representatives from Dundee City Council, contractors Balfour Beatty, suppliers and ope

Webster Homes launches new Gairneybank development near Kinross Webster Homes has announced the launch of a new development at Gairneybank, near Kinross.

Views on the feasibility of a not-for-profit, publicly owned energy company are being sought by a Holyrood committee. The economy, jobs and fair work committee is inviting the public and stakeholders to give their views on options for a Publicly-Owned Energy Company (POEC) and what role it could tak