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Mark Beard FCIOB, chairman of Beard Construction, has become the 117th President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). His presidency starts as CIOB members and the wider construction industry are facing some of the greatest challenges in the Institute’s 186-year history.

SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have teamed up to develop another animation which this time shines the spotlight on the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA).

Senior site managers at five Stewart Milne Homes developments across the UK have been awarded a national accolade in recognition of their commitment, passion and attention to detail. The NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Award is presented annually to site managers who demonstrate excellent standards on

Organisers of the Scottish Home Awards have set a new date for the annual dinner which was scheduled to take place in Glasgow this month. 

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have joined forces with Safer Highways and announced today the first major benchmarking exercise to understand where our industry lies in its Road to Wellbeing. As construction gets back to work and faces the challenges of tryin

IFT has appointed Luke Smillie to its team. An experienced estimator, Luke joined IFT’s East Kilbride office in June 2020. Working closely with the contracts team, he is able to provide advice and estimates for all screed enquiries and tenders.

The new charity running one of the most important Robert Burns sites in Scotland has warned it will close without firm action to deal with its finances.

Aviva Investors has announced plans to redevelop a 1970s office block in Edinburgh's Haymarket.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded the defence team at Galliford Try a new £20 million contract to provide facilities for RAF Lossiemouth’s newest Typhoon squadron. The two-year project will see Galliford Try's Inverness-based Morrison Construction busine

Guidance for the construction industry has been updated following the move into Phase 2 of Scotland’s route map out of lockdown and the next phase of the industry's restart plan.

A planning application has been submitted with Highland Council for a new life sciences innovation centre on Inverness Campus.

National Express chief executive Dean Finch has been appointed as the successor of David Jenkinson as group chief executive at Persimmon. Current CEO Mr Jenkinson gave early notice of his intention to step down in February, following just 15 months in the role.

New guidance has been issued which aims to ensure that moving home in Scotland can happen safely during the coronavirus outbreak.

The winners of the NHBC’s flagship Pride in the Job Awards have been revealed, with 40 site managers in Scotland recognised for achieving the very highest standards in house building. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the competition saw 450 UK site managers winning a Quality Award f

Barratt Homes has officially restarted its build programme across Scotland having closed its developments in response to the coronavirus pandemic at the end of March.