Young engineers gear up for 2025 WorldSkills UK final
SIX of the UK’s most promising refrigeration and air conditioning engineers will compete in the final of the industry’s section of the 2025 WorldSkills...
Clark Contracts honoured for health and safety excellence
CLARK Contracts has announced it has been awarded a fifth consecutive Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s...
JCB profits and sales down in 2015
JCB achieved underlying earnings of £214 million in 2015, an £80 million drop from the previous year.
Sales turnover was £2.34 billion, down from £2.51...
New sales manager appointed at Cruden Homes (West)
THE Cruden Group has appointed Shonagh Morgan as sales manager for Cruden Homes (West).
She brings over 20 years of experience from the housebuilding and property industry...
Public to get a say on mountain destination plans
THE operator of CairnGorm Mountain has unveiled ambitious plans to enhance facilities and transform the site into a year-round destination.
Natural Retreats is holding consultation...
National leisure destination tipped to draw sports enthusiasts to Pentland Hills
SMITH Scott Mullan Associates has submitted a planning application on behalf of Midlothian Council for Destination Hillend, a project tipped to transform the existing...
Construction industry stalwart earns lifetime achievement recognition
A construction industry professional who has worked for better conditions across the sector has been recognised with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SELECT.
Len Bunton,...
Highland CECA Scotland Academy graduates step straight into job interviews
THE latest cohort of UHI Inverness students to graduate from the CECA Scotland Academy have stepped into immediate job interviews to enter the civil...
SSEN investment to support up to 24,000 Scottish jobs
UP to one in five construction jobs in the north of Scotland will be linked to SSEN Transmission, a new report from the organisation...
The vital role of acoustics in classroom design
Michael Anderson, head of A&D – UK & Ireland – at ceiling solutions specialist Zentia, tells Project Scotland about the vital role of acoustics...
Mocean Energy heads to COP28
EDINBURGH-based Mocean Energy is heading to COP28 this week as part of a delegation of 19 companies seeking to showcase Scotland's ambition and expertise...
New podcast explores preventing construction site injuries
A new podcast for the construction industry has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Supporting the Work Right Construction: Your Health. Your...
Glidevale Protect donates products to five Scottish colleges to support learning
GLIDEVALE Protect has donated a range of specialist products to five Scottish colleges for students to use as part of their training.
The building materials...
World’s deepest wind turbine foundation installed in Scottish waters
THE world's deepest wind turbine foundation has been installed 16 miles off the coast of Angus at the site of the £3 billion Seagreen...
First Minister welcomes Inverness City Deal bid
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said everyone in the Inverness region should have a say in the shaping of the City Deal bid.
Ms Sturgeon said...
Scotland Excel signs up to new Buy Social Scotland Pledge
SCOTLAND Excel has joined a national initiative designed to strengthen opportunities for social enterprises within supply chains.
The centre of procurement expertise has signed up...
Charitable trust offers ‘lifeline’ to apprentices made redundant due to Covid-19
APPRENTICES made redundant due to Covid-19 are being offered a lifeline by an industry-focused charitable trust backed by one of Scotland’s largest trade associations.
The...
Scottish construction firms set gold standard for employee development
OGILVIE Construction and Pacific Building are among the firms celebrating being awarded gold membership of the 5% Club, the organisation that works with employers...
JR Group team to scale The Cobbler in charity challenge
TEN members of staff from The JR Group have set themselves the challenge of scaling Ben Arthur in Arrochar, best known as The Cobbler,...
Scottish Water makes landmark commitment to low carbon concrete
SCOTTISH Water has announced it has become the first UK organisation to sign a pledge committing itself to buying a certain amount of low...
