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A deteriorating Dundee church that is said to have become a 'serious burden' to local church-goers faces being demolished to clear the site for potential redevelopment. Fresh planning permission is being sought to demolish Craigiebank Church, which the Church of Scotland said is no lo

Places for People's Engine Yard development in Edinburgh has been shortlisted at this year’s Inside Housing Awards 2021.

Construction on the Trans Mountain, one of Canada's largest oil pipelines has been halted after wildlife inspectors found that Anna's hummingbirds are nesting nearby.

Soben, a quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy headquartered in East Kilbride, has expanded its operations into the United States. The company’s new US headquarters will be located in Chicago, IL with the newly-hired North America CEO Joe Cusick leading a team of 11 consulta

Global construction contractor Multiplex has today launched a pathway that sets out the actions it will undertake between now and 2030 to help its European operations achieve net zero carbon by 2050, including supply chain emissions. One Decade to Act includes a public commitment to achieve fiv

Persimmon said today it remains on track to increase the number of new home handovers compared to last year with completions in the first half of 2021 approaching those of the first half of 2019.

An asbestos removal contractor has been fined after a worker was fatally injured and another worker seriously injured in a gas explosion in Wishaw. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard how on 5 October 2017, workers were removing a boiler and pipework, and overspraying walls to remove asbestos residue, at t

Plans have been unveiled for a new development which aims to deliver Scotland's premier equestrian centre in Aberdeenshire.

Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) has unveiled an ambitious development programme that will see it aim to deliver an estimated 2,003 affordable new homes over the next five years.

As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction specialist at law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, explores a conundrum which must be solved if the industry is to thrive in this area

Construction trade associations SELECT and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) have held talks to discuss common key strategies and priorities and how they plan to continue their close collaboration to help build a brighter future for the UK’s post-COVID electrotechni

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has become the first trade body to adopt a new industry agreed prequalification standard that promises to cut expensive and time-consuming ‘red tape’ for contractors. The new Common Assessment Standard, developed by Build UK and endors

A new £1.85 million development of Perth & Kinross Council homes has been completed at Ardler Road in Meigle. The 12 new homes for affordable rent have been built to the highest standard. All windows and doors are double-glazed with an energy rating of A+ and they are well insulated to kee

Offices and other buildings within London's Square Mile left vacant due to the coronavirus pandemic could be repurposed into 1,500 new homes by 2030 under plans unveiled by the City of London Corporation.

Construction materials provider Saint-Gobain has committed to supporting the construction of more high-quality homes for care leavers as well as further construction training for young people through the renewal of its charity alliance with Barnardo’s.