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Construction firm RSK has acquired Richard Irvin FM, a Stirling-based technical facilities management and energy solutions company, for an undisclosed sum.

Scotland’s training providers have backed a call by Scottish Government minister Jamie Hepburn to unlock the potential of the nation’s young people and create a highly-skilled workforce to ensure a successful transition to net zero.

Millennials, gen Z workers and other younger people who work as plumbers, electricians, and in other trades need to take the risk of asbestos much more seriously, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said today as it launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with the d

The UK Concrete Show 2023 is celebrating its 11th anniversary on 15–16 March at the NEC in Birmingham. For over a decade, the show has been dedicated to the concrete industry in the UK and Europe, providing a 10,000m2 exhibitor hall, outside exhibition space, demonstration areas, educational o

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help propel retrofit rollout in the UK’s existing homes. The initiative, launched at the Building Centre in central London on 1st March, is a response from industry to the growing need to make build

Transforming how we build homes through industrialisation and transitioning to net zero carbon homes, will be the focus at this week’s NHBC Building for Tomorrow conference in Edinburgh. Stewart Dalgarno, director of innovation and sustainability at Stewart Milne Group and project director of

Property developer S Harrison Developments is giving the public the chance to view updated proposals for residential-led development at Ocean Point 2 in Leith, adding to the ongoing transformation of the Waterfront.

Members of Aberdeenshire Council's Formartine Area Committee have approved plans to begin work on 24 new council homes at Blackdog. Councillors met last week to discuss and approve the development which forms part of a supplementary procurement plan within the Strabathie Village development.

Dandara has launched a new scheme for key workers and members of the British Army at its developments across East Scotland. The independent housebuilder is offering a range of discounts on properties to say thank you for their hard work during the last few years and to give a helping hand during the

A notorious gangster has escaped prison by knotting bed sheets together into a makeshift rope and abseiling from a window. Marco Raduano, a leading figure in the Sacra Corona Unita mafia, made the cartoonish escape from the Badu 'e Carros prison in Sardinia.

Aberdeen City Council has taken ownership of the new £17 million Countesswells School following completion of building work a month ahead of schedule. The keys to the new school were handed over on Wednesday 1 March by contractor Morrison Construction Building North East which delivered the pr

Funding to improve Highland roads is being increased by over £14 million following a decision made at yesterday’s Highland Council budget setting meeting.

Scotland's engineering sector’s overall upbeat mood continues in line with an eighth consecutive quarter of order and output growth, a run only bettered once since the turn of this millennium, according to feedback from Scottish Engineering's latest Quarterly Survey. With 31% of members r

Engineering construction workers operating under the National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) have secured a significant cost of living increase but local disputes are set to continue. Following a series of pay freezes and below-inflation pay rises, industrial tensions had in

Scotland’s city centre housing market is outperforming other regional city centre comparative locations.