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Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn will today introduce a new Bill to clamp down on late payment in construction.

A new regulator is to be established as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to give effective oversight of the design, construction and occupation of high-risk buildings. The building safety regulator forms part of a range of measures from the UK Government to improve building safety stand

Sir Robert McAlpine is to sponsor a pioneering new venture which will offer skills training to 16-18-year olds focusing on new digital methods of construction. Career Colleges Trust has approved the City of Glasgow College to be the first to offer the trailblazing initiative.

Taylor and Fraser employees Claire Strain and Laura McKellar have recently run the 2019 Loch Ness Marathon in Inverness after months of rigorous training.

Plans to merge Braeview Academy and Craigie High School and build to new £60 million school have been unveiled by Dundee City Council.

Thrill-seekers will be able to hurtle down Blythswood Street in Glasgow on a giant water slide as part of new proposals to revitalise the city over the next decade.

The Scottish Government should put “place” at the heart of coherent, infrastructure prioritisation and planning to achieve an inclusive net zero carbon economy, according to a 30-year infrastructure blueprint published today. Ian Russell, chairman of the Infrastructure Commission for Sco

Regeneration specialist Urban Union has been wholly acquired by construction, infrastructure and support services businesses Robertson Group. Established as a 50/50 joint venture in 2011 by Robertson Group and McTaggart Construction, Urban Union was created in response to a substantial Town Centre R

A listed chapel in Edinburgh is the latest plot earmarked for student residential development in the capital.

Fred Story, the founder of Story Contracting, has cut the ribbon at the formal opening of the company’s new Scottish head office in Blantyre with clients and suppliers.

To mark Blue Monday 2020, Sally Orton shares her wealth of experience in helping construction businesses to identify and effectively manage poor mental health in the workplace. According to the Mental Health Foundation, as many as 3 in 10 employees will experience a mental health problem in any

A public consultation into plans to reimagine West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh received more than 1,000 responses with more than two thirds in favour of the proposals.

A £49 million contract extension has been awarded to Amey for the maintenance and management of highways across the North Lanarkshire Council area.

Almost 80% of fires recorded in the construction industry over the last year were the result of hot works, it has been revealed.

The number of completed homes for the UK build to rent (BTR) sector increased by 51% in 2019 with Glasgow among the key cities leading the way, new figures have shown. Analysis by Savills for industry trade body the British Property Federation (BPF) has found that at the end of Q4 2018, the sector h