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Ashley Dunsmore Assistant quantity surveyor Ashley Dunsmore on being a woman in construction and being on Kier’s graduate trainee programme.

Scotland’s land, property and construction sectors must collaborate more effectively to help end rising homelessness and deliver more affordable homes, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said today. The professional body is asking those who work in the industry to pledge their

Artist's representation of the The National HVDC Centre in Cumbernauld Cleartech completes HVAC commissioning at National HVDC Centre

As skyscrapers soar to new heights, a New York architecture firm is taking a different approach, proposing a U-shaped tower that would smash records as the longest building in the world. The Independent reports that designs for the “Big Bend” show a 4,000 ft long, arched skyscraper that would to

RIBA President Jane Duncan As the UK government triggered Article 50 to begin the formal process of the UK exiting the European Union, the RICS has called on the property and construction industry to take responsibility for making Brexit work while RIBA has acted to assure UK based architects that i

Plans for a new heritage centre for the Braemar Highland Games have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Braemar Royal Highland Charity said the key attraction of its proposals will be the main exhibition hall, supported by a cafe, gift shop and multi-function gallery.

Ardent Group directors Robin Keane (left) and Robert Keane outside the Travelodge in Peterhead Budget hotel operator Travelodge has detailed the latest phase of its Scottish roll-out in a multi-million pound move that looks set to create 21 new venues and hundreds of jobs.

Bruce Donaldson A significant contract win and six new appointments have marked a productive first quarter in Scotland for global professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff.

A previous development phase at Ness Castle Plans have been lodged for the next phase of a housing development in the south-western outskirts of Inverness.

Crosslane Student Developments celebrated the topping out of The Old Printworks development in Edinburgh yesterday with the news that the project will open in time for the 2017/2018 academic year. Work at the Bernard Terrace site commenced in January 2016 to develop a new, purpose-built, high specif

(from left) John Collins, Andrew Mitchell & Richard Thick A new generation of higher skilled trussed rafter designers and fabricators will increase homebuilding standards and protect the construction industry from poor quality products and installations, the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) has

Artist's impression of Dundee Rail Station Balfour Beatty will welcome members of the public to its construction sites across Scotland tomorrow to support Build UK’s Open Doors event.

Artist's impressions released of new Inverness prison The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has unveiled redesigned plans for a proposed new £66 million jail in Inverness.

(from left) City Building apprentices Arran Brown, Conor Quail and Victor Zarallo, solo dancer at Scottish Ballet Apprentices from construction firm City Building have enjoyed a different kind of lesson, ditching their tools to take part in a workshop organised by Scottish Ballet.

The completion of the new Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth has been pushed back to the summer due to adverse weather conditions. The £1.35 billion bridge was originally meant to open in December 2016 but was postponed until May this year after bad weather delayed work.