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A construction worker has completed seven ‘ultra-races’, the equivalent of running 439 miles, in just four months to raise money for Help for Heroes. Each race completed by John McVelia covered a distance of around 100km, or 63 miles.

While construction might not always be considered the most glamorous of professions, a new survey has uncovered that more than a third (35%) of those working in the sector get waxed, while 27% of are hiding a fake tan. In fact, compared to the averages for the UK population, it seems that when indiv

Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopter installing the new composite poles Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) and Balfour Beatty have successfully energised the connection for Dorenell wind farm in Moray.

Scottish Water is trialling a six-month pilot project in St Andrews to combat fatbergs and reduce the risk of major flooding and pollution. The project aims to substantially reduce the number of blockages in the sewer system caused by fat, oil and grease – referred to as FOG - being incorrectly di

Image credit: Derek Brankin A University of Dundee staff member was astonished to find a Bansky-esque tag of his father’s name in the foundations of a demolished building.

The cost of redeveloping Hampden along similar lines to the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart could cost up to £90 million according to the architect behind the project for the German side. Eberhard Becker of Stuttgart-based firm ASP was responsible for the redesign of the stadium, which saw the sta

The achievements and life of pioneering Scottish explorer and surveyor Dr John Rae are to be celebrated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today. Fronted by RICS President John Hughes, RICS has appointed John Rae an honorary chartered surveyor and will present the John Rae societ

Robertson Group’s £40 million mixed use development, currently under construction at one of Dundee Waterfront’s most prominent sites next to Dundee's V&A, has gained opposition from an unusual source. Pretenders signer Chrissie Hynde has described the project as a "monstrosity" that should

The first image of the bridge that could connect Scotland and Northern Ireland has been revealed. Professor Alan Dunlop presented a compelling economic and regeneration case for the project at the Urbanism at Borders Conference in Aberdeen last week.

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year trying to locate a particular tool, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they spend each day carr

(Image courtesy of Facebook) Facebook has chosen Singapore as the site of its latest data centre which will cost more than $1bn (£773m) and be powered entirely by renewable energy.

https://youtu.be/JWWRNxoxFSg A new virtual reality walking tour of ancient Jerusalem is set to let visitors see the city as it would have appeared during the time of Jesus.

The iconic image depicting construction workers eating lunch on a girder suspended 840ft above New York has been recreated with one of the worker’s descendants. One of the world’s most famous photographs, ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ features 11 workers sat side-by-side without safety harnesses

Mexico's next president has called a referendum so the public can decide whether to build the capital's major new airport, despite the fact that construction has been ongoing since 2015. President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would let voters decide whether to continue construction of

A man has filed an $800,000 lawsuit against a construction firm which he claims fired him because he did not want to attend weekly Bible study meetings. Ryan Coleman from Oregon was hired as a painter at Albany-based Dahled Up Construction in October 2017 and discovered on the job that he was requir