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Among a raft of measures addressing the coronavirus crisis, CITB is closing its four National Construction Colleges, has cancelled its spring roadshows, and pledged to do all it can to support the construction sector and particularly apprentices and trainees over the coming weeks and months. All tra

The Unite union is calling on the UK Government to extend its wage support scheme to protect the million plus workers trapped in “bogus” self-employment in the building industry during the coronavirus crisis.

Global real estate advisor CBRE is urging the Scottish Government to reconsider the introduction of a section of the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act which will remove Scottish businesses’ rights to lodge rating valuation appeals based on economic changes. Brian Rogan, head of CBRE Scotland&r

The Lighthouse Club has vowed to continue to provide emotional and financial support to the construction industry and called on companies to make donations in lieu of its fundraising events.

Ark Estates has revealed plans to knock down the former shop of a homeless charity in Inverness to make way for a new four-storey block of flats. 

Barratt Homes has donated £2,500 to three local causes in the west of Scotland. (from left) Louise McAlinden, Katie Bruce (NSPCC), Sara McCrory

Springfield Properties has helped create three new shelters in the car park of a Moray medical practice.

Redpath Construction has started work on a project to improve the energy efficiency of the Canongate housing development in Edinburgh.

CITB CEO Sarah Beale has written the following message outlining the training body’s coronavirus response plan. Dear colleague,

Small and medium-sized construction building companies need urgent and immediate additional support from the government to prevent wide-scale insolvencies and job losses, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned.

Initial responses to a major new engineering services survey have revealed that more than nine in ten businesses (93%) say they are ‘concerned or very concerned’ about the impact of coronavirus on their business over the next six months.

Hector MacAulay, regional managing director of Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business in Scotland & Ireland, has featured in an interview with The Scotsman. In the interview, Hector explores how apprenticeships are a mutually beneficial route to take for both young people looki

The Scottish Government has enlisted Arup to undertake an assessment of the potential to use hydrogen within the Scottish energy system. With targets to achieve net-zero energy by 2045, the government is working alongside Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise to outline plans to

CALA Homes (North) has received planning approval for a collection of new Aberdeen city centre apartments subject to the satisfactory conclusion of a Section 75 agreement.

Detailed plans have been submitted to transform a former school on the outskirts of Penicuik into a new rural community.