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Training the electrical talent of tomorrow is essential if Scotland is to address the current skills shortage and meet its net zero targets, the Managing Director of Scotland’s largest construction trade association has warned. SELECT managing director Alan Wilson insists that training for ele

The leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Russell Findlay MSP, and Shadow Education Minister, Miles Briggs MSP, visited Persimmon East Scotland’s Blindwells development in East Lothian as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, meeting the home builder’s apprentices and

At just 16 years old, Archie Laird from Kirkhill, Inverness, has already made a name for himself in the crane operating sector, demonstrating exceptional motivation and skill. Having embarked on a three-month training program at CITB’s National Construction College in Norfolk, over 500 miles f

Scottish offshore wind farm Inch Cape has supplied two virtual welding kits to Edinburgh College to address fabrication and welding skills shortages as part of an ongoing STEM education partnership supporting future workforce development. The virtual kits will help develop hands-on skills in a susta

An unlikely group has stepped up to support an ex-teacher in her decades long dream of turning the Raasay old mill (Muileann Àrais) into a heritage centre. A community payback team take the ferry from Sconser on Skye most Fridays to work on the renovations of this historic building.

New insights into how positively young people and parents view careers in the construction industry have been released by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Surveys of 2,000 16-24-year-olds and 2,000 parents of young people in that age range were carried out for CIOB in February 2025, which

Peebles residents are invited to share their views on a Scottish Borders Council proposal to sell the School Brae public toilets.

Some of the biggest names from Scotland's business community have united in a plea to the UK government, urging immediate support for the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire.

Amey has launched a new suite of services which it said will help clients meet the country’s sustainability ambitions and reduce costs.

Increased educational benefits, new contemporary accessible community facilities and long term economic benefits to the island were at the heart of a decision to name Tobermory South as the preferred site for a new £43 million 2-18 campus. 

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland teamed up with the Barmulloch Community Development Company (BCDC) to announce that it will donate £25 for each new home sold and legally completed within the first phase of new homes at the development in Robroyston. The first tranche of £700 was donated this

At a special full Inverclyde Council meeting last week, councillors approved a three-year £65 million capital budget. Projects included in the £65m capital budget that was agreed are:

A Dunfermline-based apprentice has praised the benefits of work-based learning, saying her apprenticeship has given her independence, confidence, and the opportunity to play her part in the construction of one of the country’s biggest education projects. Sophie Cormack is completing her Busine

To mark International Women’s Day, Tilbury Douglas successfully hosted 'Diversity in Action: Women Driving Innovation in Science & Construction' which brought together more than 100 attendees to discuss the vital role of inclusion and collaboration in driving industry progress.

Proposals to allow pupils to leave school at 14 for apprenticeships or college places have been criticised by the Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) which called the idea “reckless, unworkable and deeply irresponsible” for industries that rely on safety-critical apprenticeships. La