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A non-profit skills initiative has launched in Scotland to equip more of the country’s aspiring housebuilders and property developers with the skills they need to secure finance and build more homes. The LendInvest Property Development Academy was established by LendInvest, an online lender of pro

Britain's construction industry slowed last month, adding to signs that the economy might be struggling to regain much momentum after a lacklustre start to the year.

Scottish construction employers are becoming increasingly concerned by plans to introduce a new framework governing how apprentices working in the industry’s traditional craft trades are trained and employed. The warning has been issued by a coalition of industry employers, trade associations and

Workloads have slowed across most sectors of the construction industry in Scotland amid concerns over Brexit and domestic political instability, surveyors have reported. According to the Q2 2017 UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

A slowdown in the commercial building market in July resulted in construction confidence falling to its lowest level since last August, according to the latest monthly survey of industry purchasing managers. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped from 54.8 in

Scotland’s housebuilding sector is performing well despite the increasing political and economic pressures threatened by Brexit, business and financial advisor Grant Thornton has said. Using statistics obtained from a Homes for Scotland report, Grant Thornton said the industry has become increasin

Output in the UK's construction sector fell 1.3% in the three months to June, after a 1.1% rise in the first quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The 3 month on 3 month decrease was driven by a 1.3% drop in new work and a 1.4% fall in repair and maintenance, the fourth con

Current cashflow problems in the construction sector are “unsustainable” as small firms are increasingly having to rely on directors for funding, the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has warned. The group, which represents SMEs in the construction engineering sector, said

Growth in the UK’s construction industry slid to its lowest level for 12 months in August, as new orders for commercial work dropped for the second month in a row. Data from the latest Markit / CIPS Construction PMI, which measures expectations of growth — came in at 51.1 for the month of August

Construction projects across Britain are being urged to act now to ensure the health and safety of their workers is protected as the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative got underway this week. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says 43 workers were fatally injured in 2015/16, and an

City of Glasgow College is helping to address a technical skills supply shortage faced by the country’s construction industry. A partnership with Building Contractors Training Group (BCTG) and Learn, Direct & Build (LDB) aims to transform how supervisor construction training programmes are del

Scottish building firms have experienced a slowdown in growth for the second consecutive quarter amid skills shortages and inflationary pressures, according to the Federation of Master Builder (FMB) Scotland.

UK construction companies have signalled that business conditions remained subdued during October. Output growth was largely confined to house building, which partly offset lower volumes of civil engineering and commercial activity.

A consortium of Scottish local authorities is putting together a house-building framework worth £1.5 billion to the selected contractors. The four-year housing construction framework is being procured by LHC on behalf of the Scottish Procurement Alliance.

Construction union Unite has issued high court proceedings against the “controlling minds” behind the industry blacklisting scandal. The high court case for unlawful conspiracy is against David Cochrane, Cullum McAlpine, Danny O’Sullivan and Stephen Quant, all four of whom undertook the role o