Morgan Sindall and tigers team up to highlight Scottish apprenticeships
MORGAN Sindall has teamed up with training provider tigers to raise awareness of apprenticeships during Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
Since launching in August last year, Morgan Sindall...
Apprenticeships to see young Shetlanders as first technicians at £566m Viking Wind Farm
FOUR young Shetlanders have hailed SSE Renewables and Vestas for the opportunity to build a career whilst staying in their local community.
Anna McDowall (16),...
Work progresses on build of 29 West Lothian homes
CONSTRUCTION is continuing on a West Lothian Council project to create 29 new council homes at the site of the former Eagle Brae depot...
Glasgow firm opens apprenticeship applications for 2022
CITY Building has marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week by launching its apprenticeship application process for 2022.
The firm has highlighted Steven Cochrane, an apprentice electrician at...
Construction industry urged to change its attitude over female staff
A Thomas & Adamson director is urging the construction industry to 'look beyond gender', ahead of International Women's Day (March 8).
Gill Kirkness, regional director...
Contractor outlines plans to breathe new life into abandoned Carluke site
THE JR Group has submitted proposals to bring an abandoned plot of land in Carluke back to life.
Plans for the site on Goremire Road...
Sheep wool used to repair Isle of Skye path
LOCALLY-sourced sheep wool has been used to repair a popular coastal path in Strathaird on the Isle of Skye.
The Kilmarie path, which leads to...
Engineering consultancy helps trainees build careers
HARLEY Haddow has revealed how a supportive apprenticeship programme has 'supercharged' the careers of eight young people in the engineering industry.
The consultancy, which has...
Housebuilder hails ‘increasingly vital’ role of apprentices as industry builds for the future
APPRENTICES now account for almost 10% of Stewart Milne Homes’ workforce, the housebuilder revealed at the start of Scottish Apprenticeships Week.
The firm described their...
Shetland project trials technology tipped to deliver huge benefits for construction sector
BAM Nuttall has announced that its partnership with Attocore and Building Research Establishment (BRE) has switched on and is using a private, stand-alone 5G...
Winchburgh community to get creative as artist-in-residence appointed
AN artist who has worked for clients including Manchester United and Glenfiddich is leading a new public art project in West Lothian.
Gill White has...
Raising awareness of apprenticeships is ‘key’ to tackling youth unemployment in Scotland
NEW research has revealed that increasing awareness of apprenticeship schemes could hold the key to tackling youth unemployment in Scotland.
To coincide with Scottish Apprenticeship...
Mulholland Contracts steps up apprentice recruitment plans
MULHOLLAND Contracts has announced plans to recruit 50 new staff members in the run up to the firm's 50th birthday celebrations in 2024.
Ahead of...
River Clyde heating network scoops major award
A £20 million heating network at the site of the former John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank has received an award.
The technology, which uses heat...
Contract awarded for £15m Edinburgh community hub build
ROBERTSON Construction has secured a £15 million contract for the build of a new community hub at Macmillan Square in Edinburgh.
It forms part of...
Local materials used on new £280,000 bridge at Doune Castle
A new £238,000 pedestrian bridge built by Beaver Bridges has been officially opened at Doune Castle.
The crossing comes as part of a collaborative partnership...
Construction begins on £20 million Chryston community hub
WORK has started on a £20 million community hub in Chryston, which has been tipped to deliver a modern learning environment and 'state-of-the-art' health...
Work begins on £116m Levenmouth rail project
WORK is underway on a £116.6 million project to bring rail travel back to Levenmouth for the first time in over half a century.
Levenmouth...
Scientific service finds new home at Aberdeen’s James Hutton Institute
A £350,000 redesign is to be undertaken at Aberdeen's James Hutton Institute to allow for the relocation of the Aberdeen Scientific Services Laboratory (ASSL).
Aberdeen...
Modular building specialist delivers Ayr carbon neutral nursery project
MODULAR building specialist Portakabin (Scotland) has completed a carbon neutral nursery project in Ayr.
The firm was awarded the South Ayrshire Council project just before...
