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Gary Logan, chair of the Building Contractor Training Group (BCTG), explains how the training group is addressing the skills shortage, thanks to CITB funding. It’s well understood that the construction industry faces a shortage of skilled workers. To get round this, all industry stakeholders n

Working on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, Glasgow-based contractor CCG has successfully installed a range of brand new, high-performance timber fire doors to two towers in the centre of Leith.

An architect has stopped producing computer renderings while her projects are still in the design phase, instead favouring models, sketches and collages to encourage collaboration and develop more exciting buildings.

Glasgow City Council has considered the findings of its recent heritage best value review.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: IFSD West Developments Ltd

Development company Vastint Hospitality has secured planning permission for a new hotel on the banks of the River Ness.

The West of Scotland Branch of the Lighthouse Club held its annual dinner again this year at the Glasgow Grand Central Hotel, raising nearly £25,000 for the construction industry charity.

An industry-wide consultation on the use of cash retentions in construction has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Construction consultancy Doig+Smith is celebrating a double achievement having been awarded Investors in People Platinum and Investors in Young People Gold Accreditations. Both awards are the highest level available on the Investors in People (IIP) framework, endorsing Doig+Smith’s commitment

A long-term Robertson team member has been named as ‘the face of construction’ in the North of Scotland by his industry peers.  Eric Davidson, associate at KLM Partnership (left), and Raymond More, business development director at Robertson Northern

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: CALA Management Ltd & NHS Grampian

Ambassador Homes has announced that it will bring townhouse living to the market in Pollokshaws with the development of 17 homes on the site of a former laundry at Wellmeadow Road. The developer has said that the development will feature a selection of bespoke three and four-bedroom townhouses desig

Around 1,000 S1–S6 pupils and parents took part in a career carousel event in Kilmarnock Academy, supported by GRAHAM – the construction company delivering early years centres in Stewarton, Cumnock and Kilmaurs as part of the East Ayrshire Early Years Expansion Programme.

Scotland’s top plumbing apprentices completed a near-sweep at last week’s WorldSkills UK competition, with two of the four award winners up for selection to contest for international glory in China in 2021. Moray College student Connor Cruden, of Garry Cowie Plumbing and Heating, receive

Housebuilder Campion Homes has dispelled harsh trading conditions as the firm seeks to expand its reach and pursue a mixed tenure strategy.