Scottish Traditional Building Forum

School pupils from across Edinburgh swapped their classroom for the Castle to try their hand at construction and traditional skills through a Build Your Future event.

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) returned to Edinburgh Castle this week to support the Build Your Future skills taster event.

School pupils got hands-on construction experience at a special event to provide a platform for future career development.

Scottish construction businesses are joining forces to deliver a key initiative designed to encourage youngsters to explore a career in the industry.

As the doors and sash windows close on the 11th Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival, organisers at the Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum hailed it a great success.

The need to encourage traditional building skills was highlighted outside the Scottish Parliament this week. The Scottish Traditional Building Forum delivered a traditional building skills demonstration with MSPs and school pupils receiving mini-masterclasses in stonemasonry, roof slating, decorativ

The need to encourage traditional building skills will be highlighted outside the Scottish Parliament this week. The Scottish Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a traditional building skills demonstration with MSPs and school pupils receiving mini-masterclasses in stonemasonry, roof slati

Secondary pupils from schools in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Musselburgh took part in a two-day traditional building skills event held at the Scottish Parliament this week. The hands-on practical workshops provided 13 to 15 year olds with the chance to discover more about traditional skills apprent