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The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have joined forces with Safer Highways and announced today the first major benchmarking exercise to understand where our industry lies in its Road to Wellbeing. As construction gets back to work and faces the challenges of tryin

SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have teamed up to develop another animation which this time shines the spotlight on the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA).

Aviva Investors has announced plans to redevelop a 1970s office block in Edinburgh's Haymarket.

Mark Beard FCIOB, chairman of Beard Construction, has become the 117th President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). His presidency starts as CIOB members and the wider construction industry are facing some of the greatest challenges in the Institute’s 186-year history.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today announced that it will be suspending levy payments from industry until September to help employers recover from the impact of coronavirus. The training body said its Skills Stability Plan 2020-21 protects apprenticeships and provides direct f

Senior site managers at five Stewart Milne Homes developments across the UK have been awarded a national accolade in recognition of their commitment, passion and attention to detail. The NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Award is presented annually to site managers who demonstrate excellent standards on

IFT has appointed Luke Smillie to its team. An experienced estimator, Luke joined IFT’s East Kilbride office in June 2020. Working closely with the contracts team, he is able to provide advice and estimates for all screed enquiries and tenders.

The new charity running one of the most important Robert Burns sites in Scotland has warned it will close without firm action to deal with its finances.

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: Richard Street Ltd.

A derelict site in Arbroath could be set for 20 new homes under plans submitted on behalf of Hillcrest Homes. Comprising five two-storey blocks, the application proposes a mix of affordable homes in the former grounds of Abbeybank House on Springfield Terrace.

Sustrans Scotland has published new design guidance, aimed at supporting organisations implementing temporary walking and cycling infrastructure to enable physical distancing during COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 restrictions on Scotland’s housing market begin to ease, independent chartered surveying firm DM Hall has prepared a video setting the five steps for a safe survey. With a waiting list in the many hundreds of people looking to have Home Reports undertaken, the company said it i

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged ministers to seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change and has put domestic retrofit at the front of its agenda.

Waverley Housing Association has submitted plans to renew the ageing Upper Langlee estate in Galashiels.

A property developer that granted an option to purchase land it owned next to Edinburgh Airport in favour of the airport has failed to establish that the option had not been validly exercised.