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February’s construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) joined its services and manufacturing counterparts in signalling stronger activity in February following two months of decline.

Springfield Properties hosted special events for literary-loving residents at its Dykes of Gray and Bertha Park developments to celebrate World Book Day 2023 last week. Bertha Park was recently named Development of the Year 2022 and won a UK-wide award recognising its gold standard sustainability cr

Fife College's construction partner Balfour Beatty is to offer over 200 weeks of work for local apprentices on the build phase of its new Dunfermline Campus.

Miller Homes unveils plans for a community Little Library at its Hawkhead development in Paisley to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March), The Little Library was created by Nathan Armour, a sub-contractor trainee at Martin and White joinery for Scotland West, who won a challenge set by

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened a new training college in Glasgow today to mark the beginning of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Stephanie Braithwaite as social value lead. To build on the delivery of the social value strategy, this newly created role will ensure increased collaboration with customers and communities, with the aim of developing more targeted outcomes ac

Edwin James Group has beaten its target of expanding apprenticeships to 15% of the workforce and has announced new commitments to supporting young people in their career choices. In 2021, apprentices accounted for 10% of the workforce, and the organisation committed to increasing this to 15% within

Multi-disciplinary M&E business A. Alexander Group has promoted David Hart to operations manager, a newly created post for the company. Previously contracts manager, David has been with the business for more than two years and held a number of senior roles within the industry including Training

Construction firm RSK has acquired Richard Irvin FM, a Stirling-based technical facilities management and energy solutions company, for an undisclosed sum.

Scotland’s training providers have backed a call by Scottish Government minister Jamie Hepburn to unlock the potential of the nation’s young people and create a highly-skilled workforce to ensure a successful transition to net zero.

Millennials, gen Z workers and other younger people who work as plumbers, electricians, and in other trades need to take the risk of asbestos much more seriously, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said today as it launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with the d

The UK Concrete Show 2023 is celebrating its 11th anniversary on 15–16 March at the NEC in Birmingham. For over a decade, the show has been dedicated to the concrete industry in the UK and Europe, providing a 10,000m2 exhibitor hall, outside exhibition space, demonstration areas, educational o

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help propel retrofit rollout in the UK’s existing homes. The initiative, launched at the Building Centre in central London on 1st March, is a response from industry to the growing need to make build

Transforming how we build homes through industrialisation and transitioning to net zero carbon homes, will be the focus at this week’s NHBC Building for Tomorrow conference in Edinburgh. Stewart Dalgarno, director of innovation and sustainability at Stewart Milne Group and project director of

Property developer S Harrison Developments is giving the public the chance to view updated proposals for residential-led development at Ocean Point 2 in Leith, adding to the ongoing transformation of the Waterfront.