Morrison apprentices landscape resource centre garden
APPRENTICES from Morrison Construction have volunteered their time to landscape a garden at Spinners Gate Resource Centre in Paisley.
The centre is home to two Renfrewshire...
Partnership aims to provide hands-on experience to college students
GLASGOW Clyde College has launched the Bell Decorating Academy, in partnership with Bell Group, which will focus on supplementing the painting and decorating skills...
Magnificent seven: architectural practice shares equity with management team members
WATSON Batty architects has announced the release of equity in the business to seven new members of its management team.
The move is a part...
Parliament to debate cash retentions bill
A Private Members Bill to ring-fence billions of pounds of cash retentions in the construction sector is to be introduced.
The SEC (Specialist Engineering Contractors)...
APS calls on construction sector to adopt “fresh perspective” on fire safety
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has called for specialist construction designers with fire prevention skills to be at the forefront of new UK...
Housebuilder gets the go-ahead for first English development
MACTAGGART & Mickel Homes has received planning permission for its first English housing development at Milton under Wychwood in Witney, Oxfordshire.
The housebuilder said this...
Construction workers to lobby parliament over blacklisting
CONSTRUCTION workers who are members of the Unite union are planning to lobby Parliament on Wednesday 6 December as part of a day of...
Lovell encouraged by “good progress” in Scotland
The Scottish division of partnership housing provider Lovell has welcomed the latest monthly output figures for the UK construction industry, reporting positive progress during...
Heat from waste project honoured with energy award
BRITAIN'S first heat-from-sewage system has scooped an energy innovation prize.
The sewage energy recovery infrastructure, which was installed at Scottish Borders College by Scottish Water...
Silver lining for Ayrshire architects
AYRSHIRE-based LMA Architects has been ranked 10th in the Silver Employer of the Year (2-49) category at the annual Investors in People Awards.
Winners and...
George Leslie appointed to £250m Queens Quay project
GEORGE Leslie has been appointed to deliver marine works at the £250 million Queens Quay regeneration project at the site of the ex-John Brown’s...
Construction sector urged to “get its house in order” over training
UNITE has called upon the UK construction sector to spell out its training plans to avoid a "calamitous" Brexit for the industry.
With fears growing...
Housebuilder gets on its bike to support young cyclist
SPRINGFIELD Properties has announced a new sponsorship package with one of Scotland's top young cyclists.
Georgia Mansfield (18) from Forres, holds a number of titles...
Kier named Tier One contractor to hub West Scotland
KIER Construction Scotland has been appointed as a Tier One contractor to hub West Scotland’s supply chain.
Earlier this week we reported that Morrison Construction...
JLL graduates rise to the challenge
FOUR JLL Scotland graduates have qualified as chartered surveyors. Conor Docherty, Jan Dunsire, Ally Stang and Matthew Hannah have all passed their RICS Assessment...
Minister hears of engineering opportunities during Livingston visit
JAMIE Hepburn MSP, the Scottish Government Minister for Employability and Training, recently visited Livingston-based Almond Engineering to hear about career opportunities for young people.
The...
Workers learn sign language to help deaf colleagues
Staff at RSBi, the manufacturing arm of Glasgow-based construction firm City Building, have been learning sign language to improve communication with deaf colleagues.
The move...
Morrison joins hub West Scotland’s supply chain
MORRISON Construction has announced it has been appointed to hub West Scotland’s supply chain as a primary construction contractor.
The move follows a refresh process...
Child safety on the agenda for housebuilder
BARRATT and David Wilson Homes is at the centre of a new campaign to help prevent children having accidents in the home.
The housebuilder has...
Mactaggart & Mickel Homes to pay LBTT for first-time buyers
MACTAGGART & Mickel Homes have announced they will pay Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty, for first-time buyers...
