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Image courtesy of BAM Infra Dutch cyclists can now pedal over the world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge.

The V&A Dundee currently being developed at the city's Waterfront A near £350 million building programme for the next five years is set to be outlined by Dundee City Council.

Richard Jenkins Richard Jenkins has joined the Board of Ogilvie Construction as commercial director following the retirement of George Mackie.

Councillors have given planning permission in principle (PPP) for the new HMP Highland, a state of the art facility that will be the first new prison in the north of Scotland for more than a century. Following positive and significant pre-application discussions with Highland Council, and a pre-appl

Proposals to develop a new energy park and industrial estate at the site of the former Westfield open cast mine in Fife have been granted planning permission in principle. Under plans submitted by Durham-based Hargreaves Services, the 423-hectare site would be transformed into a major new industrial

Havelock Europa has been awarded a fit-out contract for the Hilton Resort and Spa currently being built by Robertson Group as part of its contract to deliver the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The contract will see Havelock fit out all areas of the hotel, including front-of-ho

Two firms have been fined a combined £110,000 after an engineer was crushed by heavy machinery and left paralysed from the waist down. The Evening Express reports that James Jamieson was pinned against a wall by a 1.8-tonne section of an air handling unit while working on replacing the system at Ab

Homes for Scotland’s view that a focus on affordable and social housing is exacerbating Scotland’s housing crisis and fails to grasp the commercial realities of development is “out of touch with reality” and must be “rejected outright” by the Scottish Government, according to a think-tan

A new resource has been launched which will allow citizens, communities, professionals and business to access comprehensive information about any piece of land or property in Scotland for the first time. Launched today by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, Sheenagh Adams, ScotLIS, a lynchpin o

Job Centre Plus clients are joined by Job Centre Plus, Robertson and CITB employees Robertson Group has joined forces with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Job Centre Plus to offer ten people an introduction to the industry.

Buccleuch Property acquires Edinburgh industrial estate Buccleuch Property has continued to strengthen its industrial portfolio with the recent purchase of West Telferton industrial estate in Edinburgh for £2.5 million, representing an initial yield of 7.2%.

Kevin McCloud and the JML Contracts team filming at the JML factory in Perthshire Scottish construction business JML Contracts will feature in this week’s Grand Designs show (Wednesday 25 October) after carrying out work on what is potentially the smallest two-bedroom house in London.

Scottish building firms have experienced a slowdown in growth for the second consecutive quarter amid skills shortages and inflationary pressures, according to the Federation of Master Builder (FMB) Scotland.

BBC Pacific Quay as viewed from the River Clyde Interserve has been given a boost today after winning a £140 million contract to continue providing facilities services for the BBC.

Stuart Bishop, head of Barton Willmore’s Architecture team in Scotland with the new recruits Edinburgh planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has bolstered its architecture team with nine new recruits as it continues with ambitious growth plans in Scotland.