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With students across Scotland receiving their exam results today, Martin O'Donnell from the Akela Group reveals how the construction sector can become more youth-friendly. Today, exam results are unveiled in Scotland after over a year of disruption to education in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Scottish schoolchildren anxiously scan their exam results today, trade associations such as the Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) are welcoming ambitious young people into the vital plumbing and heating sector.  According to the organi

Directors at Tayside construction firm Kilmac have declared themselves "pleased" with the company's performance after it reported an increase in turnover despite challenges during the pandemic.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has upheld the decision of a commercial sheriff in a contractual dispute between a housebuilder and a client in Aberdeen who held that the client was required to make an interim payment following the resignation of the firm to which payment applications required to

A group of 20 female property professionals from across Scotland recently received an exclusive tour of Haymarket Edinburgh, the £350 million commercial and leisure development which is currently under construction. The tour was organised and hosted by Edinburgh property developer Qmile Group

Maxi Construction has this week started work on a new £1m flagship boathouse in Edinburgh for St Andrew Boat Club (SABC).

Fibre optic broadband cables could be fed through water pipes as part of a UK Government trial to connect hard-to-reach homes, businesses and mobile masts without digging up roads. A total of £4 million has been allocated in research funding for cutting-edge innovators to trial what the g

Kier has today unveiled a new structure for its UK construction business that it said will support the firm's ambitions for sustainable growth in its key sectors over the next five years. The new structure consists of five business units including four regional businesses, its maintenance offering,

To cope with this increase in demand for concrete hand-fittings, the roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has invested in two new curing chambers as part of a wider expansion programme, allowing the firm to increase capacity on certain key concrete hand fittings by 50 per cent.

A visual artist who worked as a carpenter for 25 years is using the tools and components familiar from her daily experience of construction to help make paintings, prints, and sculptures. Rachel Yoder, who lives in a mountain valley near Nelson, British Columbia, has explored how work

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: TIRS Limited.

Architectural practice Elder & Cannon has drawn up proposals for a mixed-use development comprising 14 flats and a retail unit for a currently vacant site in Castlemilk.

A two-year programme of planned maintenance has commenced this June on behalf of Spire View and Copperworks Housing Association with over 150 properties set to benefit from kitchen and boiler replacements. CCG Asset Management, a member of the CCG Group, will be responsible for the delivery of the p

A hotel that went into administration in 2019 has been sold to a developer with plans to bring new life back to its halls by converting the property into student accommodation.

Proposals to radically upgrade facilities at Dunbar Golf Club have taken a step forward after terms were agreed with CALA Homes (East) and a detailed planning application was submitted.