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Edward Hardy The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has published a new initiative focusing on inappropriate and offensive language used in the construction industry.

Thousands of pounds worth of stolen building equipment, including a 20ft car transporter and 2,000 pieces of scaffolding, has been recovered, thanks to an appeal in a local newspaper. Dundee builder Stephen Mellor requested information in The Courier about his equipment, stolen from his premises two

Nigel Himsworth, left, with Adam Wright, Ashley Robinson, Adam Booth, Michael Hunt and Darren Fisher A syndicate of six construction workers is celebrating after scooping more than £330,000 in a EuroMillions win the first time they played together.

A practical joke is turning heads on Alaska's roadways. Someone broke into the back of an electronic sign used for construction and changed the message to a phrase that caught some late night drivers by surprise.

Bob 2.0 (left) replaces the much-loved 1998 version Toy-makers Mattel have given Bob the Builder a new look, and it seems people are not happy.

A skip company has defended one of its workers after he was filmed driving a lorry with three skips stacked on the back. Alarmed motorists reported seeing the load rocking from side to side, with one driver saying the truck was going so fast its wheels appeared to lift off the ground as it careered

A construction worker had his hand mauled while working at a big cat sanctuary in Florida, losing a thumb in the encounter. According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife spokesperson, construction work was being done on the site and one of the workers stuck his hand into a cage containing a tiger when th

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has leapt to the defence of The Great British Bake Off contestant Richard Burr after rumours were circulated that he is not a real builder. Earlier this week, the Daily Mail described Burr’s job as closer to that of “an investment banker than a jobbing bri

A bomb disposal team was scrambled yesterday after historical military explosives were found in a skip near an Ayrshire industrial estate. Officers trained to deal with exploded ordnance rushed to the Loreny Industrial estate in Kilmarnock following the unexplained find.

A 630ft crane which collapsed in Aberdeenshire six months ago has been recovered. A team of 40 engineers began disassembling the vehicle at Dales Park Industrial Estate in Peterhead on Monday.

A surreal new artwork makes it look as though a 40-foot building in London’s historic Covent Garden Market is floating away. The mind-bending installation by British artist Alex Chinneck uses digital carving and a four-tonne counterweight to make the amazing structure.

Planners have blamed UK Communities Secretary Eric Pickles for making them powerless to prevent a row between two homeowners over a “monstrosity” of an extension. Two homes in the Moseley area of Birmingham which now share a gutter because one neighbour extended several inches beyond that for wh

Architects have designed a hospital in the shape of a ship to be built in a new city planned for Tunisia. The White Sails Hospital and Spa has been earmarked to be one of the first buildings built for the Tunisia Economic City (TEC).

From April 2012 to September 2014, the next generation of stadium design rose in Santa Clara, California and became the new home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team. EarthCam was selected to document and promote the construction progress with 3 megapixel construction cameras and one live streaming H

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a three-hour pursuit of a 44-tonne digger. Leicestershire Police said the man called them in the early hours of the morning to say he had stolen the bulldozer.