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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today unveiled new dates for its Consensus process with the procedure now starting on 17 March 2025 and continuing until 9 May. The five-week move allows for the publication of the ITB review – now anticipated in early 2025 – to enable

A National Flood Advisory Service will be established to improve Scotland’s flood resilience and embed best practice on a nationwide scale. The service is one of the actions in Scotland’s first National Flood Resilience Strategy, published yesterday. It will provide support and advice on

Land expert Martin Andrews outlines the role that Wemyss and March Estates' expansion of Longniddry can play in tackling Scotland's housing emergency. Whether tens, hundreds, or even thousands of years ago, every parcel of our built environment was once green and fertile land. As a land manager, in

Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA), one of the largest independent engineering consultancy firms in Scotland, is once again enhancing its industry-envied talent pool with a new intake of graduate apprentices (GAs). For the fifth year in a row, the 41-employee, East Kilbride-based firm has taken on you

Following on from the recent Scottish Budget, Jim Baxter, who has been financial director at Allanwater Homes for the past 27 years, outlines what he believes can be done to help address Scotland’s housing shortage, alongside his thoughts on improving the country’s planning system. The c

Paul Macari has been appointed land director with Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland West). The appointment follows the retirement of Willie McDermott who held the position for many years.

New houses for rent are being built on Eigg for the first time since being bought over by the community 30 years ago. The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, the community charity that owns most of the island, says the two new semi-detached properties will help address a severe shortage of available housin

CMS partner Caroline Maciver highlights what the Scottish Government has in store for 2025 in terms of cladding remediation. As this year comes to a close, Scotland’s housing minister Paul McLennan has given some indications of what to expect next year in respect of cladding remediation.

Trust Housing Association has acquired a further six newly built three-bed semi-detached family homes within Lovell Partnerships’ ‘Glow Garren’ development in Hamilton. The six homes have already been let, and the families have been able to move into their new homes in time for Chr

It’s the time of year to reflect on what the Institute and the wider construction community learned in 2024 and what we should take forward into 2025, writes Caroline Gumble, CEO at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). CIOB members and our partners in the wider construction community wi

Glasgow-headquartered commercial landscape and groundworks specialist M Squared has achieved an annual revenue milestone of around £10 million as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary as a business.   Since its inception 10 years ago as an ambitious business focused on providing commercia

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has announced a raft of new partners as its ambitious five-year strategy for growth and succession continues apace. The practice welcomes a total of 14 new partners, comprising eight from within the ranks of Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, four from the recent merger with

North Ayrshire’s largest council house development will commemorate the invention of Braille. One of the streets in the new development at Ayrshire Central Hospital – which is now under construction – will be called Braille Gardens.

The CCG Group has officially unveiled its brand-new, window and door manufacturing facility in Cambuslang. The 25,000 sq ft facility forms part of a wider £6 million investment into the expansion of CCG’s ‘Manufacturing’ subsidiary which fabricates a range of enhanced window

A London construction worker has won a £145,000 supercar after entering a competition for just 69p. Sorin Calistru, from Greenwich, was at work when BOTB presenter Christian Williams surprised him with the news that he had won the Lamborghini Huracan in the weekly Special Edition Competition.