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Kirsten Young, key account manager at Falck Safety Services UK with John Sibbald, director of Sibbald Training Sibbald Training and Falck Safety Services have joined forces to provide construction related training in Aberdeen, Dundee and the North East concentrating on the Site Safety Plus suite of

Alan Simpson Kingdom Housing Association appoints new director of housing and asset management

It was a video of a Toronto man dancing while on a construction job, shared among family and friends on Facebook, that instead quickly spread like wildfire to reach tens of millions people worldwide… and even got Hollywood’s attention. The man at the centre of it all is Tony Restivo. He can be s

Proposals have been submitted to demolish the Old College Bar in Glasgow for a 12-storey student flat development. Under the plans from developer Structured House, the High Street establishment will be removed and replaced with a 426-bed complex for university students in the area.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to begin its consultation with industry on a new Levy offer which would see an across the board reduction for all firms to fund a new more relevant offer for industry and a reformed grants scheme. The proposal would see the PAYE Levy on the direct w

A developer is seeking approval for new homes on the site of a former Edinburgh school on behalf of Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that city-based Hopefield Partnerships wants to transform the site of the former Hunter’s Tryst Primary School into 89 aff

David Russell Growing energy and sustainability consultancy Carbon Futures has appointed David Russell as its new director.

The Atria building in Edinburgh Investment into Edinburgh’s office market last year reached heights not seen since 2006 as UK political uncertainty failed to deter interest from overseas investors, according to a new report.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy is notching up an industry first with the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on ethics and compliance that is tailor made for construction professionals. The five-week interactive course is free and open to anyone working in the built env

Gill Henry (left) and Nicola Barclay will be utilising their skills to support vulnerable communities during a week-long ‘Women’s Build’ in Mumbai this month Two of the best known female faces in Scotland’s home building industry are in the midst of final arrangements as they prepare to fly

These flats in Ayr are among to 300 being upgraded in South Ayrshire South Ayrshire homes set for major energy efficiency facelift

The iconic Eiffel Tower is set to undergo a €300 million (£263m) programme of enhancements to the Eiffel Tower as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic Games. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced she would lodge plans with the local planning authority to renovate and modernise the tower with th

Craft beer maker BrewDog has threatened to abandon plans to build a £5 million hotel complex in a row over the sale of land with Aberdeenshire Council. BrewDog wants to buy up almost 12 acres of council-owned land next door to its Ellon distillery for the development of a hotel, restaurant and conf

David Thomas Housebuilder Barratt Developments said that market conditions remained healthy and demand strong, despite a 5.8 per cent drop in home completions.

Craig Ormond Family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Craig Ormond as homes director.