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A Frenchman is hoping to revolutionise the building and services trade after inventing special underwear that caters for the infamous "builder's bum". Builder's crack, plumber's bum, the coinslot, bottom cleavage...

Tony Aikenhead Long-established construction group Sir Robert McAlpine has appointed the first non-family member to run the business following a review into its management and governance structure.

A previous phase of work at the Willowyard site Marshall Construction has won a £17.8 million contract to build 14 warehouses for whisky company Chivas Brothers, its largest contract win to date.

Developer Lovell is trialling a new tool which measures the economic impact of an affordable housing project on the local community. The Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) enables the company to see how much investment a housing scheme brings to an area by analysing where the project income is spent and re-sp

The first sod on a new primary school development in Stirling was cut last week at a special ceremony on site attended by councillors, school children and Scottish Government minister for learning Dr Alasdair Allan. Also in attendance were representatives of hub East Central Scotland who are leading

Construction buyers have reported another upturn in overall UK construction output for October, alongside the fastest rise in new work for 12 months. The growth was highlighted in the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index report which also showed the highest rate of construction job creation

A self-employed roofer has been fined after a man fell from the roof of a house and suffered serious injuries. Adam Menzies, 43, of Falkirk Road, Larbert, Falkirk, pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences.

Kier has teamed up with the British Army to provide an opportunity for unemployed Ayrshire youngsters to improve their employment prospects through work placement training. The Armed Forces Employability Pathways (AFEP) initiative will improve the likelihood of them securing apprenticeships or emplo

Daniel Whitelaw and George Adam A talented student at Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment has been recognised for his proposals to rejuvenate an area of Aberdeen.

Partnership delivers new affordable housing for Tillicoultry A partnership between Clackmannanshire Council, Kingdom Housing Association and hub East Central Scotland, is building new affordable homes at the site of the former Community Centre in Ann Street, Tillicoultry.

The world’s largest floating offshore wind development will be installed off the coast of Peterhead after the application has been granted a marine licence by the Scottish Government. Statoil propose developing a pilot park of five floating 6 MW turbines which is to be located approximately 25km o

Bill Robertson CBE A £120 million work book and increasing staff numbers has seen the Robertson Group expand its Tayside operation with the opening of a new office.

Renfrewshire based logistics and construction services company Malcolm Group has raised annual trading profits by about 11 per cent on the back of an increase in turnover. The family-owned firm, which has its head office in Linwood, raised trading profits to £7.055 million in the year to January 31

Allan Clow Bancon Group has completed its new senior management team with the appointment of Allan Clow as group finance director.

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has called on governments north and south of the border to provide more investment to assist Scottish construction firms through the public sector procurement process. A survey from Scottish Chambers of Commerce last week showed growth in sales revenue in the constr