Forth Road Bridge closed until New Year

TRANSPORT Minister Derek Mackay has confirmed the Forth Road Bridge will remain closed until the New Year due to defective steelwork. He described the situation...

Glasgow bridge project triumphs in international civil engineering competition

THE two-way spanning cable-stayed Stockingfield Bridge in north Glasgow has won the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award. The category recognises civil...
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Landlords urged to ensure compliance ahead of new Repairing Standard guidance

TRADE body SELECT is urging Scotland’s private landlords to ensure their electrical installations are compliant with the new Repairing Standard guidance which comes into...

Recycled brick innovation wins international sustainability award

KENOTEQ'S K-Briq, a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material, has won the public vote in the 2022 Dezeen Sustainability Award. The product...

Cruden Group reports significant rise in turnover and profit

THE Cruden Group has announced a 'robust' financial performance for the year ending March 2022, including a 23rd consecutive year of profitable trading. Against a...
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Hillhouse Group acquires Skene Group Construction Services

AYRSHIRE-based quarry operator Hillhouse Group has acquired Skene Group Construction Services Ltd. The deal will see Fife-headquartered Skene Group Construction Services brought into Hillhouse Group,...

Experienced tradespeople sought to fill 100 construction assessor vacancies

A two-year project has been launched to recruit 100 new construction assessors across all of Scotland’s construction colleges. The scheme is targeting experienced tradespeople working...

American firm set to acquire Wood Group’s nuclear sector

Dallas-based engineering firm Jacobs is set to acquire Aberdeen headquartered John Wood Group’s nuclear business in a £250 million deal.
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CITB launches its Strategic Plan for 2025-29

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025-29 as it outlines its approach to supporting the sector's skills and...

Construction begins on Scotland’s largest hotel

CONSTRUCTION of what will become Scotland's largest hotel is underway in Glasgow's Merchant City area. A ground-breaking ceremony has been held at Candleriggs Square to...
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CLF launches plan to help drive a more diverse construction industry in Scotland

THE Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has launched a National Equity and Inclusion Plan (NEIP) for Scotland's construction industry designed to encourage the development of a 'more...

Infrastructure commitment welcomed in Scotland’s Programme for Government

THE focus on infrastructure in the Scottish Government's 2020/21 Programme for Government has been welcomed by industry. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that £500 million...

Cabinet Secretary opens innovative new health centre

THE new £10 million Health and Care Centre in Possilpark, Glasgow was officially opened today by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Shona Robison. With...
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New SBF MD sets sights on apprentice affordability and planning delays

APPRENTICESHIP affordability and planning delays have been cited by newly promoted Scottish Building Federation (SBF) MD Paul Mitchell as the two largest areas of...

Scotland’s construction pipeline database sees huge surge in registrations

SCOTLAND'S Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool has experienced a massive rise in business registrations as the resource celebrates its first anniversary. Launched in July last year...

Green light for Dandara Living’s City Wharf development in Glasgow

DANDARA Living has been granted planning permission by Glasgow City Council to develop City Wharf, a project comprising apartments and residential amenity, student accommodation...

Graham turnover rises to £565 million

GRAHAM has posted an increased turnover of £565 million in its year-end results for 2016-17. Pre-tax profit was £16 million. The group passed the half...

Scottish construction sector set for digital transformation

A new CITB-funded programme has been tipped to help digitally transform the Scottish construction sector. Scottish training firm, Setting Out for Construction, will receive £292,000...

Roofing and cladding contractors report strong workloads as labour and cost challenges intensify

NEW research has revealed that more than half of roofing and cladding contractors found it tougher to recruit suitable labour in the third quarter...
Holly Sommerville, a pupil at Our Lady and St Francis Primary School, close to where the house is being built, gives the design the once-over.

Pupils get some new home work – Green home on show

Exhibition highlights greenest house AN exhibition tracing the construction of one of Scotland’s greenest homes has opened in Glasgow. Running at The Lighthouse until July 7,...