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A worker on the Queensferry Crossing has died after taking ill at the construction site. It is understood the 57-year-old man was starting his shift this morning when he became unwell.

Craig Robertson Robertson Group’s Specialist Division is targeting a period of sustained growth after appointing Craig Robertson as its new managing director.

Robert Menzies City Gate Construction (CGC) has appointed a leading member of its team as director of the business.

An international contest offering the world’s best designers the chance to transform Perth City Hall has been officially launched. Last year Perth & Kinross Council voted to develop City Hall as a new cultural attraction as part of the city's bid to be UK City of Culture 2021, ending

Proposals for the infrastructure projects which will benefit from more than £1.84 billion of planned investment as part of the Tay Cities Deal have been laid out in a submission document. Set out as a series of “asks” and “offers” across 100 pages, the Tay Cities Deal submission lists over

A planned £40 million whisky distillery near Jedburgh has cleared the final planning hurdle after the Scottish Government gave the project the green light. The project received unanimous support from councillors late last year but needed government clearance due to flooding issues flagged up by the

Investment in roads, bridges, schools and flood protection works are among the key areas of focus as Scottish Borders Council (SBC) prepares to set its forthcoming budget this week. The budget plans include a five year revenue plan of £1.3 billion and a ten year capital plan of £321 million.

The Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde has released an online continuing development (CPD) course entitled ‘Decision-making for Place Making’ which aims to answer questions on decision-making methods and tools used to create places that people need and enjoy. The answers

Finishing touches as Quay Zone leisure centre nears completion The project to deliver a bright, modern leisure and community centre for the people of Girvan and South Carrick is now nearing completion.

The first 3D-printed bridge in the world has been unveiled in a park in Madrid. The pedestrian crossing was first installed in the urban park of Castilla La Mancha in Spain’s capital city in December last year and now it is ready to be walked on.

The final lifting operation to complete the Queensferry Crossing’s deck between Fife and Edinburgh will take place today. Twelve of the £1.35 billion bridge's 122 deck sections were lifted into place by a floating crane in October 2014.

Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA) and Hoskins Architects have announced the practical completion of a major development in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town World Heritage Site. Designed on behalf of Standard Life Investments and Peveril Securities, the mixed-use development constituting most

Visualisation of the reconstructed library based on meticulous research by the design team Image: Page \ Park A full-size prototype of a library bay is to be constructed for the Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to help test materials and techniques as part of ongoing restoration

Duncan Ogilvie Stirling-based construction and fleet management firm Ogilvie Group has said it is poised to sustain growth this year after a double-digit jump in profit for 2016.

Drivers are to be diverted off the M8 and A8 in Glasgow for ten weeks as contractors connect the newly built M8 to the existing motorway at Baillieston Interchange. The project, which forms part of the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, will see both east and westbound traffic on the M8/A8 di