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Scottish Apprenticeship Week (SAW) can play a pivotal role in helping the building services sector get to grips with its skills shortages and lack of diversity, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The theme of this year’s SAW (#ScotAppWeek23) is ‘unlocking

Motorists have been asked to be aware of forthcoming major roadworks for resurfacing starting this month. The £333,000 work for King George VI bridge is for resurfacing and waterproofing and starts at 6am on Tuesday 14 March, 2023 and is due to finish at 7pm on Friday, 9 June, 2023.

An ambitious collaborative project to power subsea equipment with wave power and subsea energy storage has taken to the seas in the north of Scotland.

To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March), Harley Haddow’s three current apprenticeship engineers highlight the need for awareness within the engineering industry and how promoting and advertising apprenticeships available would be beneficial for those interested in a career in enginee

Work is progressing on a new classroom block on the grounds of Sciennes Primary, which will see it become the first Passivhaus primary school building in Edinburgh. The extension will provide much-needed extra space for classrooms as Sciennes already has one of the largest rolls in the country and h

Kier has been appointed by Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian to deliver the new £30 million Aberdeen Integrated Mortuary at the Foresterhill Health Camp.

Oliver Chapman Architects in Edinburgh has marked its 25th year in practice by becoming an employee-owned business and making some new appointments. Martin Lambie has been made a director along with company director Oliver Chapman, and Cat Liggat and Anna McLuckie are now associates acknowledging th

February’s construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) joined its services and manufacturing counterparts in signalling stronger activity in February following two months of decline.

Springfield Properties hosted special events for literary-loving residents at its Dykes of Gray and Bertha Park developments to celebrate World Book Day 2023 last week. Bertha Park was recently named Development of the Year 2022 and won a UK-wide award recognising its gold standard sustainability cr

Fife College's construction partner Balfour Beatty is to offer over 200 weeks of work for local apprentices on the build phase of its new Dunfermline Campus.

Miller Homes unveils plans for a community Little Library at its Hawkhead development in Paisley to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March), The Little Library was created by Nathan Armour, a sub-contractor trainee at Martin and White joinery for Scotland West, who won a challenge set by

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened a new training college in Glasgow today to mark the beginning of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Stephanie Braithwaite as social value lead. To build on the delivery of the social value strategy, this newly created role will ensure increased collaboration with customers and communities, with the aim of developing more targeted outcomes ac

Edwin James Group has beaten its target of expanding apprenticeships to 15% of the workforce and has announced new commitments to supporting young people in their career choices. In 2021, apprentices accounted for 10% of the workforce, and the organisation committed to increasing this to 15% within

Multi-disciplinary M&E business A. Alexander Group has promoted David Hart to operations manager, a newly created post for the company. Previously contracts manager, David has been with the business for more than two years and held a number of senior roles within the industry including Training