A big win for Peace
Recruiter for the construction sector, Peace Recruitment, picked up two awards at the S1 Jobs Recruitment Awards recently.
The Edinburgh-based firm was named Best Small...
New Baron’s Vale development pinned in Glasgow’s East End
Cruden Homes’ new multi-million pound Baron's Vale development in Glasgow’s New East End has been put on the map with a giant Google pin.
The...
McLaughlin & Harvey tackles Forth Road Bridge warehouse project
MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey (McL&H) has commenced work on a new warehouse facility in South Queensferry for Amey, the contractor currently on site maintaining the Forth Road Bridge.
Amey, commissioned...
Firms warned to comply with new slavery laws
ANOTHER major law firm is warning firms of the importance of complying with new slavery legislation.
Last month DLA Piper told Project Scotland what steps...
Graham hoping for top marks in university project
WORK is progressing at the £22 million Buccleuch Place and Meadow Lane Student Accommodation Project for the University of Edinburgh.
Main contractor Graham Construction has confirmed the...
Arbroath pupils get sneak peek of new school
ARBROATH primary pupils have been given a tour of their new school as the £4.2 million construction project nears completion.
The youngsters joined headteacher Jacqui Smith at the...
Milestone for University of Glasgow project
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by the University of Glasgow to work on a new Learning and Teaching Hub.
The project is part of a...
Pupils get a taste of a career in property trades
HUNDREDS of pupils from Crookston's Rosshall Academy got a taste of a trades career in the property sector recently at an innovative career event.
Delivered by Glasgow property management,...
APS launches ninth National Awards
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the launch of its ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards. The prestigious annual event will...
BAM grads raise cash for CRASH
Three BAM Construction graduates recently took part in a company challenge to raise money for charity.
Each year BAM’s graduates take on either a fundraising...
Construction starts at Falkirk-based business park
FALKIRK Council has started construction work on four new industrial units at Abbotsford Business Park in the town at a cost of £1.3m.
JB Bennett was appointed as the design...
Forster Skills Academy comes up trumps
FORSTER Roofing’s second tranche of six apprentices have successfully completed the offsite training part of a new Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ) qualification in Roofing, developed...
Infrastructure secretary visits Kier to discuss skills gap
KEITH Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities, has paid a visit to Kier Construction’s Scottish headquarters in Stepps to discuss how construction operators...
MP visits award-winning site manager
Corri Wilson MP visited Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Greenan Views recently to meet the company’s award-winning site manager, Stuart Gillespie.
Ms Wilson, MP for Ayr,...
Speirs Gumley let Glasgow city centre block
Residential letting agency Speirs Gumley has let a full block of 20 apartments on Glasgow’s Bath Street.
The 20 one and two-bedroom apartments at 38A...
City Region Deal progress welcomed
NEGOTIATIONS on the £1 billion City Region Deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland are to begin, Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spring...
School kids think Bellway site is first class
Housebuilder Bellway recently had a group of schoolchildren visiting their Caledonia View site in Cumbernauld.
The Primary 3 class from Condorrat Primary visited the site...
Rise of 13,000 Scottish construction jobs in 2015
Scottish construction jobs rose by 13,000 in 2015 according to official figures published by the Office of National Statistics recently.
The rise saw Scottish construction...
Roofing firm supports young staff for Apprenticeship Week
Lochmaben-based roofing firm Russell Roof Tiles is supporting two of its young staff members to mark Apprenticeship Week 2016.
Jack Jones, 18, started with the...
Scotland sees increase in international investment
International investment in Scottish commercial property increased by 10% in 2015, despite overall investments falling by £1 billion in the same year, according to...
