Brick by brick: Apprentice bricklayer builds foundation for future career
JAMIE Cumming, a 3rd year apprentice bricklayer with Alloa based Marshall Construction, has won the 2014 Incorporation of Hammermen Award in Bricklaying.
With the motto “By...
Marley raise the roof at NFRC awards
MARLEY Contract Services has won this year’s NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards 2014 Roof Tiling category.
The judges singled out the company for...
Glasgow carpenter named Scotland’s top building apprentice
A 19-year-old carpentry and joinery apprentice from Glasgow has been named this year’s SBATC Apprentice of the Year, receiving the coveted James Birnie award...
Keppie scoops major school design prize
A primary school designed by architectural practice Keppie has won ‘Education Building of the Year’ at the 2014 SCALA (Society for Construction and Architecture in...
Chinese delegates visit Glasgow firm’s pioneering offsite facility
A delegation of esteemed business people from China have visited Scottish construction company CCG’s innovative Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM) facility as part of a fact...
ASK Italian signs up for prominent Edinburgh unit
PROPERTY consultancy CBRE has announced it has secured a restaurant occupier for a prominent unit in Edinburgh’s city centre on behalf of landlord Town Centre...
Story Homes adds to senior management team
HOUSEBUILDER Story Homes has made a new recruit to its senior management team.
Frank Lincoln has been appointed as Story Homes’ Production Director, and will...
Bricklayer shortage ‘must be addressed’
A shortage of bricklayers must be addressed by an increase in the number of construction apprenticeships, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Commenting...
Amey lands major bridge deal
AMEY has been awarded the contract to manage and maintain two major road Bridges in Scotland - the Forth Road Bridge and the new Queensferry Crossing.
The...
Balfour Beatty invests in the future
BALFOUR Beatty is committed to developing its apprentices to become the next generation of engineers and innovators in the industry. At a recent ‘Investing in...
CONNECT110NS helps Glasgow flourish
GUESTS gathered in Glasgow recently to celebrate a Topping Out Ceremony that blended a mix of Glaswegian and German traditions for CONNECT110NS in Queen...
National award success for north housebuilding division
BARRATT North Scotland has been awarded two prestigious titles at the leading UK housebuilder’s national awards, beating off stiff competition from 26 divisions across the...
Construction industry helpline launched
A construction industry reception held by the Considerate Constructors Scheme at the Imperial War Museum was the setting for the Scheme to support the...
Glasgow firm wins industry apprentice accolade
CCG has won the accolade of Large Employer of the Year (Scotland) at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Managing Agency Apprenticeship Awards 2014....
CCG secures framework contract for UK-wide public sector procurement consortium
GLASGOW-based construction and manufacturing business CCG is delighted to announce that it has been selected to deliver the ‘Panelised Systems’Framework for public sector procurement...
Work officially starts at The Macallan on new distillery
EDRINGTON has marked the official start of works on its iconic new distillery and visitor centre for The Macallan.
The Macallan is one of the core...
Preparation is key for winter site safety
CONSTRUCTION industry employers are being urged to be mindful of their responsibilities to keep workers safe as the colder winter days starts to bite.
Neil Howe,...
Safety group reports 33% drop in Manual Handling accidents
BUILDING Safety Group the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 33% decrease in manual handling injuries for its members.
Lifting and handling injuries are...
Chancellor’s Stamp Duty move emphasises need for intermediate band in new Scottish system
SCOTLAND'S home builders have re-emphasised their call for the introduction of an intermediate band in the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) which is...
Housing Minister visits Pennywell site
SCOTTISH Housing Minister, Margaret Burgess MSP, joined Edinburgh’s Housing Convener, Councillor Cammy Day, for a tour of the new 719 house Pennywell construction site in...
