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GRAHAM is hoping to inspire more women to consider construction careers through its ConstructHER programme. With females making up just 15% of the UK construction workforce, the group said the ...
TO mark Mental Health Awareness Week, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has revealed it has supported over 52,000 construction workers to complete mental health training since 2018. The ...
NFRC has announced the winners of the 2025 UK Roofing Awards at ceremony in London, hosted by actor and comedian Ed Byrne. James Talman, NFRC CEO, hailed a ‘record-breaking’ number of entries this ...
NEW research has revealed that 81% of homeowners across Britain back mandatory licensing for builders to set minimum competency standards. The survey, commissioned by the Federation of Master Builders ...
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for ‘urgent action’ to address the UK construction sector’s ‘skills crisis’. Chief executive Brian Berry visited Constructionarium in King’s Lynn, ...
FAST-tracking and increasing high-end office developments would provide a significant boost to Glasgow’s economy, a property specialist has claimed. Lawyer Clare Wilson, a partner in the commercial ...
THE great Private Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as it was better known – hand over has begun in earnest. These Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts, worth a combined capital value of £57 billion ...
WORK is underway on the delivery of £3.7 million of new catering and retail units at Glasgow Airport. The investment, by several retailers, includes the introduction of two new restaurants, upgrades ...
GLASGOW’S Kelvingrove Museum will need an estimated £80 million worth of works over the next 11 years, its operator has stated. The figure was revealed at a meeting of Glasgow City Council’s ...
POWERLEAGUE has announced that it is to invest £2.2 million to bring padel courts to three of its sites in Scotland. The company specialises in pitches for small-sided football games and its ...
THIS year’s Water Saving Week, 12 -16 May, has the theme of ‘small waste, big impact’ and is a reminder that even small everyday habits towards water conservation can lead to meaningful lasting change ...
AXIOM Project Services has announced the addition of several key personnel to its team in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Manchester, along with an internal management relocation. The firm, which is a ...