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Attracting young people into construction and new home quality are among the areas of focus to be discussed by industry experts at this year’s NHBC Building for tomorrow roadshows – ‘Future Skills, Future Standards, Future Quality’. Building for tomorrow is the annual series of seminars wher

St Andrews' coast will be mapped as part of the project The damage that climate change could cause to nearly one fifth of Scotland’s coastline as well as important infrastructure and monuments from and the steps that could be taken to mitigate it will be forecast in a new two year research project

Time extension for applications to speak at pre-determination hearing into new Aberdeen stadium The deadline for people wishing to speak at the further pre-determination hearing into the proposed new Aberdeen Football Club stadium has been extended.

A group of Chinese construction workers reportedly unearthed a strange gift on Christmas: a batch of 30 well-fossilized dinosaur eggs in the city of Ganzhou. According to China News, the workers made the discovery while preparing to set off explosives.

A legal bid to prevent the development of more than 800 homes at Newton Mearns has been rejected by the Court of Session. The joint CALA Homes and Taylor Wimpey project at Maidenhill Farm is set to deliver a new neighbourhood of 834 new homes in total with pockets of land provided to facilitate the

Andrew Wyllie Costain is on course to deliver results in line with the Board’s expectations thanks to several new contract wins, the firm said today.

Mike Welch Edinburgh-based investment advisory firm Full Circle Partners (FCP) has launched a property fund in a bid to fill a gap in the market by providing short-term liquidity and investment support to established commercial and residential property developers.

Dr John Hooper, the CEO of CABE (The Chartered Association of Building Engineers), has been announced as the UK Chief executive of the Year 2017 at the annual Association of Association Executives awards. The Association of Association Executives is the largest community of Association Executives in

Keith Brown on a visit to the new River Don Crossing construction site Cabinet secretary for economy, jobs and fair work, Keith Brown, says the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) is due to be completed by the spring and is already delivering benefits to local communities.

A plumber has been found guilty of causing a gas explosion which blew up a pensioners’ bungalow and trapped its occupants beneath the rubble. Craig Hall left a gas pipe liable to come loose in Robin and Marion Cunningham’s home in Callander, Perthshire, by crucially failing to solder a vital 90

(from left) Jamie Savage, site manager for Robertson; Jordan Walls; Jay Anderson and Linzie Robb, community development coordinator for Robertson at West Pilton Robertson has welcomed several Edinburgh-based secondary pupils interested in the built environment industry on site for extended work plac

Barratt kicks off 2018 with 60th anniversary celebrations and a new logo Barratt Homes is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion new market research commissioned by the firm has confirmed it as the UK’s most recognised and well known housebuilder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8b3MDMjQ4&t=5s Fans of the Star Wars series have shed light on the most impossible of construction projects – the building of the Death Star.

Construction and outsourcing firm Carillion is being investigated by the UK financial services watchdog over statements issued over the first half of last year. In a brief statement to the stock exchange this morning, Carillion said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating “the timel

Plans to transform Glasgow’s High Street area by investing £200 million in a new 7.5 acre residential neighbourhood of more than 700 homes for rent have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. In addition to 727 new build-to-rent homes on the site behind High Street rail station, the application