Firms urged to embrace upcoming Scottish Apprenticeship Week
THOMAS & Adamson (T&A) is encouraging businesses to follow in its footsteps and 'embrace' apprenticeship programmes across Scotland.
It comes as schools, colleges, employers, career...
Construction industry welcomes cash boost for graduates
Up to 1,020 Scots graduates will be helped to find the right job for their skills, thanks to funding worth almost £4.6m for schemes...
SFHA makes funding call amid concerns over cost of resolving historic construction issues
THE Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned that the cost of resolving historic construction issues could heavily impact rent levels in the...
Keepmoat has emissions plans verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative
KEEPMOAT has had its plans to halve emissions by 2032 (from 2022) officially verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
The firm joins three...
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity lunch raises £180,000
THIS year's Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Lunch raised a whopping £180,000 for families involved in the sector.
Over 950 guests attended the event at the...
Knight Property Group appoints new construction project manager
KNIGHT Property Group has appointed Eddie Higgins as construction project manager.
He has around 26 years of site engineering and project management experience with companies...
Glasgow workers to provide ‘vital’ maintenance work to Malawi clinic
THREE City Building apprentices will travel to Malawi later this year to carry out maintenance work at a community health clinic.
Phoebe Ali (19), Cameron...
Fire testing laboratory opens in East Kilbride to test building materials
UNITED Kingdom Testing and Certification (UKTC) has launched a new fire testing laboratory to test building materials.
The firm has made a six-figure investment to...
Glasgow leads the way in student accommodation rental growth
A new report has revealed that the period 2022/23 - 2023/24 has been the strongest ever year for UK rental growth in the student...
North of Elgin set for major development
A new community is set to be built on the outskirts of Elgin, after the first stage of developments in the Findrassie area of...
£2.8m boiler project turns up the heat for Borders residents
A £2.8 million project is underway to replace electric storage heating with modern gas combination boiler systems in more than 700 social rented homes...
Community-owned passivhaus homes set for Dumfries and Galloway
CONSTRUCTION is underway on three new passivhaus-certified homes in the village of Closeburn, Dumfries and Galloway.
The 'family-sized' homes, in the ownership of the local...
HFS welcomes recommendations in Housing Investment Taskforce report
HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the publication of the Housing Investment Taskforce report, and called for 'urgent implementation' of the list of recommended...
Network Rail makes lorry driver plea as five bridges struck each day
FIVE railway bridges are struck by lorries each day in Britain at an annual cost of £20 million, Network Rail has revealed.
It comes as...
A united front as industry attacks further burdens
THE major trade bodies for construction, house building and commercial property have joined forces to voice their collective concern over Scottish Government proposals to...
Selkirk factory benefits from £400k upgrade
RP Adam Ltd (Arpal Group) has completed a £400,000 overhaul of its UK headquarters at Selkirk.
Central to the cleaning and detergent manufacturer's investment programme is...
Mac Mic Group confirms two senior promotions
GLASGOW-headquartered Mac Mic Group has announced two senior promotions within its leadership team.
Brian Dick has been appointed MD. He joined the business in 2012...
Planning action urged to help address racial inequality
AN expert in migration has warned that a recent report highlighting potential racial inequalities in England’s planning system should prompt ‘urgent action’ to be...
Fleming Timber Structures announces hat-trick of new business wins
FLEMING Timber Structures has announced three new contract wins for a variety of main contractors across Scotland.
Spanning education, sport and funeral care, the...
High oil price boosts Aberdeen commercial property activity
MORE than £30 million of commercial property assets recently brought to market in Aberdeen is a sign that the 'tide has turned' in the...
