Balfour Beatty commits to major UK recruitment drive
BALFOUR Beatty has announced plans to increase its UK workforce from approximately 14,000 to 16,000 over the next two years.
By the end of 2027,...
Energy Training Academy in the frame for national award
THE Energy Training Academy (ETA) is in contention to land its first national honour after being shortlisted at the 2026 H&V News Awards.
The Dalkeith-based...
Sepsis awareness training to be rolled out to construction site teams across Scotland
A new health and safety training partnership is launching to help construction workers recognise the early warning signs of sepsis.
The move was inspired by...
New skills plan aims to safeguard future of heritage construction skills
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is backing the launch of the new sector skills plan for the repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) heritage...
£5 million skills fund launches in north east of Scotland
A £5 million skills fund has been launched by the North East Scotland Investment Zone (NESIZ) aimed at tackling skills challenges and strengthening the...
Livingston firm to participate in Q&A for aspiring electricians
ASPIRING electricians will have the chance to learn what it takes to be successful in the industry at an upcoming event at West Lothian...
Damp and mould assessor training helps firms prepare for law change
RETROFIT assessors can be found inside homes looking at fabric, ventilation, heating, occupancy patterns and how a property is performing. Until now, damp and...
Building competence from the ground up: the importance of training and upskilling
Tony Lawther, MD at commercial roofing and waterproofing contractor BriggsAmasco, examines the training and competence challenges facing the roofing sector amid increasingly stringent safety...
Plans unveiled for first construction-specific deaf awareness and hearing loss training programme
PLANS to create the first construction-specific deaf awareness and hearing loss training programme have been announced.
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Bovis, RNID, Unseen Aware,...
SSEN Transmission to build £150m training centre in Aberdeenshire
SSEN Transmission has confirmed that its new £150 million training centre will be built at Thainstone Business Park near Inverurie.
The project will establish a...
Farrans to recruit for 60 graduate, placement and apprenticeship roles
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans has opened applications for its 2027 graduate, placement and apprenticeship positions.
The business is recruiting for 60 aspiring construction...
Livingston business appoints first mechanical apprentice
LIVINGSTON-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE) has appointed Andy Guthrie as the firm's first mechanical apprentice.
The 24-year-old has been working as a labourer at the...
UHI to develop energy training programme for Canadian college
THE University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) is drawing on its expertise in energy education to help develop a new online training module...
Engineering Development Trust and SSEN Transmission renew partnership
THE Engineering Development Trust (EDT) has extended its partnership with SSEN Transmission for a third consecutive year.
Building on two years of collaboration that has...
MSP hails ‘incredible work’ of SECTT following ‘hugely valuable’ visit
AN MSP has praised the 'incredible work' of the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) following a 'hugely valuable' visit to its Midlothian headquarters.
Angela...
Building services contractor adds to apprentice headcount
ARC-Tech (Scotland), the Glasgow-headquartered mechanical, electrical and renewables firm, has recruited six new apprentices across its electrical and plumbing trades.
The new intake, all aged...
JHE welcomes new electrical apprentices after 40-strong application list
WEST Lothian-based John Heaney (Electrical) has recruited two new apprentices as the business continues to give young people opportunities to carve out careers.
David Wilson...
CCG welcomes largest intake of apprentices since before the pandemic
CCG Group has welcomed 21 new trade apprentices in what is its largest single-year intake since before the pandemic - and up six on...
Falkirk firm looks to tackle construction skills shortage
FALKIRK-based GBSS Civil Engineering has supported 15 employees in achieving SVQs across a range of construction disciplines over the past year.
The news follows a...
Electrical firms highlight financial ‘double whammy’ hampering apprentice ambitions
NEW research has revealed that high wages and a lack of employer funding are the biggest obstacles to Scotland’s electrical businesses recruiting apprentices.
The findings...
