CITB launches free inclusive recruitment training for SMEs
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched new, free digital training modules that are designed to make recruitment more 'inclusive, accessible, and effective'.
CITB...
Thomas & Adamson team set for Kiltwalk charity challenge
CONSTRUCTION and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson has announced that a 12-strong team from the business will raise money for Alzheimer Scotland by taking...
Building from space
THE Netflix of satellite imagery is how Glasgow-based Bird.i have billed their imagery from space streaming service, which construction companies from around the globe...
Housebuilder’s bus link plans add to “significant” Erskine community benefits
CALA Homes (West) has announced that the firm's new development in Erskine will result in "significant" community benefits, including a proposed new bus service.
The housebuilder...
1.3 million tradespeople at risk from asbestos
TRADESPEOPLE, including construction workers, could come into contact with deadly asbestos on average more than 100 times a year according to a new survey...
Borders groups back ‘once-in-a-generation’ luxury lodge development
PROPOSALS for a luxury holiday lodge development have received the backing of a group of key organisations, as well as Scottish Borders Council planning...
Enterprise specialist to help drive letting agency’s growth plan
ENTERPRISE specialist John Anderson has been appointed to chair the investment arm of award-winning social enterprise letting agency, Homes for Good.
Established four years ago,...
Gun is fired on offshore boom
OFFSHORE wind developers have invested around £165m in the Scottish economy so far, according to new figures published by Scottish Renewables.
The industry body asked...
Edinburgh practice honoured for sustainable development
EDINBURGH-based Kettle Collective is calling for architects to be at the forefront of tackling carbon reduction after winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.
This...
Scottish construction activity continues to grow despite challenges
WORKLOADS in the Scottish construction continued to grow 'solidly' in Q2 2022 but expectations for the year ahead moderated as issues with skills, costs and...
Collaboration key to Scottish sites reopening
VEITCHI Group has called on the construction industry to work together to solve the challenges that could allow sites to reopen.
The subcontractor decided to speak out...
Taylor Wimpey submits plans for Dunfermline development
Developer Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted a planning application for a mixed-use development comprising 1400 new homes in Dunfermline.
The firm has submitted two...
Aberdeen event to help construction professionals explore visualisation technology
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is inviting firms in the sector to learn about the latest developments in visualisation technology at an event in...
Councillors to consider proposals for new Dalgety Bay homes
MUIR Homes is to have plans for the build of 35 new houses in Dalgety Bay considered by Fife Council.
Local councillors will consider the...
Planning Bill “risks harming the system it was designed to help”, experts say
THE Planning (Scotland) Bill risks harming the system it was designed to help, warns planning experts.
The Bill aims to ‘simplify and improve’ the nation’s...
Construction sector urged to adopt ‘measured response’ to geopolitical uncertainty
TURNER & Townsend is urging construction clients, developers and project teams to prepare for renewed volatility and avoid making 'premature' decisions in response to...
Making waves: luxury accommodation pods supplied to £55m leisure facility
ARMADILLA, a producer of eco-friendly, outdoor living and working spaces, is supplying luxury accommodation units to Wavegarden Scotland, the country’s first inland surfing destination,...
Nightclub to be demolished to make way for care home
WORKS to transform a former Livingston nightclub into a new care home are set to get underway in March.
Club Earth, located on Howden South...
Cruden delivers 30 tonnes of vital food parcels over five years
FOR the fifth consecutive year, housebuilder Cruden has spread festive goodwill by partnering with Trussell, an anti-poverty charity that operates a community of over...
PERI employees across the UK back local foodbanks initiative
EMPLOYEES at formwork and scaffolding provider PERI’s UK head office have been supporting their local community by donating essential items to the Rugby Foodbank.
Over...
