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The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE, The Master of the Plaisterers’ Company, Michael Jones & John Laing John Laing, Edinburgh College’s head of the Institute of Construction and Building Crafts, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at an

Confidence levels regarding the future workload prospects of architects continues to be very positive across the whole of the UK, ranging from +28 in Wales and the West to +80 in Scotland. The RIBA Future Trends Workload Index increased substantially this month, standing at +37 in October 2014 compa

BAM Construction has commenced work on the last school to be delivered under the Building Fife’s Future Framework.

David A More Trophy winner Ian Flockhart (centre) from SNIPEF Heating Scotland Ltd with Robin Hall (L) and Robert Beagley (R) Edinburgh College graduate Ian Flockhart, 52, picked up the top award at the 13th annual Apprentice Prize Giving Ceremony organised by the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plu

Back left to right: Robert Hamilton, Procurement Manager, Ineos; Ian Blainey, Director, Luddon; Bill Sweeten, Division General Manager, Luddon. Front left to right: Alan MacMillan, Ethane Project Manager, Ineos; Charlie Frize, Managing Director, Luddon Scottish engineering firm Luddon Construction h

Norbord's expansion plans approved by Highland councillors Highland councillors have approved plans to expand a factory producing wood panels near Inverness.

Mike Cross The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced two new director appointments.

Alan Banks Springfield Partnerships site manager, Alan Banks, has been named ‘UK Site Manager of the Year’ at the Premier Guarantee Excellence awards ceremony in London.

Developers have submitted plans to turn a former family theme park into a £450m holiday and leisure destination.

Public sector procurement specialist, LHC, will launch a new framework for England, Wales and Scotland during Homes 2014 at Olympia London on November 26 and 27. The new framework is for the design, manufacture, supply and erection of offsite volumetric and panelised systems for new build social hou

Greg Fitzgerald Morrison Construction, Morgan Sindall and Kier Construction have been successfully appointed to North Lanarkshire Council’s Schools and Centres 21 Phase 2 Framework.

One of Scotland’s largest urban regeneration schemes has been unveiled with a planned ­­£500 million investment expected to create 3,500 jobs, according to The Scotsman. The Rosyth Waterfront development in Fife would cover 120 acres and include five zones in the shadow of the Forth bridges. Th

Midlothian Council has revealed plans for a £30 million replacement for Newbattle Community High School.

Alasdair Reisner Construction firms will need to focus more attention on apprenticeships and vocational training in order to avoid future skills shortages, a new industry report has suggested.

Jeff Fairburn, Brigadier Bibby and the ex-soldiers Persimmon Homes has announced a recruitment drive to bring up to 500 ex-military personnel into the business.