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Alasdair Reisner Construction firms will need to focus more attention on apprenticeships and vocational training in order to avoid future skills shortages, a new industry report has suggested.

Alan Banks Springfield Partnerships site manager, Alan Banks, has been named ‘UK Site Manager of the Year’ at the Premier Guarantee Excellence awards ceremony in London.

Mike Cross The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced two new director appointments.

David A More Trophy winner Ian Flockhart (centre) from SNIPEF Heating Scotland Ltd with Robin Hall (L) and Robert Beagley (R) Edinburgh College graduate Ian Flockhart, 52, picked up the top award at the 13th annual Apprentice Prize Giving Ceremony organised by the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plu

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE, The Master of the Plaisterers’ Company, Michael Jones & John Laing John Laing, Edinburgh College’s head of the Institute of Construction and Building Crafts, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at an

Claire Sheerin Salaries for some construction professionals in Scotland have risen by between 10 - 20 per cent over the past year, some of the highest salary increases in the UK, according to new analysis.

Alex Neil Trade body Homes for Scotland has reaffirmed its commitment to working with first minister Nicola Sturgeon to help tackle the country’s chronic undersupply of housing and applauded the appointment of Alex Neil MSP as cabinet secretary with this responsibility.

Alastair Dempster Wheatley Group, Scotland’s largest housing, care and regeneration organisation, has raised £250 million after issuing an AA- rated public-listed bond.

Margaret Burgess The Scottish Government has announced a £14 million cash boost to transform disadvantaged areas in Scotland.

from left to right: Professor Simon Austin, Rob Francis, Professor Steve Rothberg and Dr Richard Buswell Skanska and Loughborough University have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the use of 3D printing in construction.

Philip Hogg Scotland’s home building industry today responded with caution and frustration to latest official quarterly statistics announcing a significant increase in the number of new build completions for April-June compared to last year.

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Duncan Ogilvie Ogilvie Group has achieved what it called a “healthy” 33 per cent growth in profitability on the back of a 17 per cent increase in turnover in 2013.

Stewart Milne The founder and executive chairman of Stewart Milne Group has launched a campaign to get trades taken more seriously and become more valued across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon First minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on Scotland’s leading ­landowners and £30 million of funding for the Help to Buy (Scotland) shared equity scheme as she set out her first programme for government.