This month's Construction Leader feature sees Raymond Slaine tell Colin Cardwell how the ethos of Goodson Associates is helping the company meet the challenges of fluctuating trends, the climate emergency and Artificial Intelligence. This year began on an encouragingly upbeat note for Goodson A
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As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024, GRAHAM is shining a light on its dedicated apprentice scheme through its GRAHAM Academy and the role it plays in nurturing the next generation of the construction workforce. Providing training and development programmes, the Academy provides training at
South Ayrshire Council has decided to demolish the remaining tower block at Riverside Place in Ayr and build new housing on the site. Following the demolition of two of the three tower blocks that formerly stood on Riverside Place, work is underway to build 75 new, one and two-bedroom homes on the s
To mark the anniversary of the opening of the Forth Bridge on March 4 (1890), Museums & Galleries Edinburgh have published a book online listing all the accidents that took place during the early phase of construction of the Bridge in the 1880s. The book is an astonishing account not only of the
Cala Management Limited, together with Celeros Flow Technology, has secured planning permission from Glasgow City Council to deliver 254 much-needed new homes in Cathcart. The Foundry will include a high-quality selection of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, as well as bespoke two- and three
Perth-based Morris Leslie Plant Hire has kicked off its 50th birthday celebrations with a £68 million investment in a fleet of new JCB machines. The deal comes less than a year after Morris Leslie Plant Hire ordered £87.5m worth of JCB machines. The new fleet will all be supplied through
Engineering services provider Edwin James Group has reaffirmed its commitment to investing in the next generation of talent. After successfully achieving its apprenticeship target in 2023, the company is now expanding its programme to include graduate apprenticeships, further strengthening its workf
Construction, as with all industries, requires new talent if it is to continue to thrive. However, as we are all aware there is currently a skills gap which will need to be addressed given pressures on the industry, such as the ongoing RAAC crisis. Urgent action is needed to secure the future of the
Women in Construction Week is an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the achievements of women within our industry. They now make up 15.8% of our construction workforce, a higher proportion than at any time since official records began. Ruth Devine is the managing director of SJD Associates, a Mi
Glasgow City Region’s City Deal is delivering a number of high-profile infrastructure projects that are changing the areas physical landscape - including new roads, bridges and cycle routes to improve connectivity and access to work, as well as extensive remediation works which have underpinne
Ahead of International Women's Day (8 March), Cruden director Hazel Davies discusses progress made in the sector and some of the strengths of women at work. In the lead-up to International Women's Day, it’s a good time to step back and reflect on the positive changes sweeping through trad
Aviemore-based contractor McGowan Environmental Engineering Ltd has backed up its longstanding commitment to revitalising Scotland’s natural habitats through a new financial support package agreed with the rewilding and nature restoration charity SCOTLAND: The Big Picture. The support provided
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has established a Women in Plant working group to better represent the interests of women in plant and work towards further improving the industry and attracting more women to the plant industry. The working group will be co-chaired by immediate SPOA past
Homebuilders Mactaggart & Mickel and Springfield, part of the Springfield Group, have partnered with Little Lothian Bookshop to provide book bundles to schools in the Lothians for World Book Day. Freya McShane created Little Lothian Bookshop in 2020 from a love of reading and learning from books
Balfour Beatty has appointed Tony Wilson as managing director of its UK Power Transmission and Distribution (Power T&D) business. Tony will be responsible for delivering the business’ growth plans, fuelled by the UK Government’s requirement for clean and domestically generated energy

