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Deputy First Minister John Swinney was in Aberdeenshire yesterday to see for himself the progress being made on the £55million Inverurie Community Campus project. He was in the town to attend the ‘Topping Out’ ceremony, meet some of the staff and pupils of the current school and learn more about …

Lafarge Cement Ireland is celebrating 50 years of clinker and cement manufacturing at its Cookstown Plant. Launched in 1968, the plant is now responsible for producing a substantial volume of cement each year, employing almost 100 staff both in Cookstown and at the business’ cement terminal in Belfast. As well …

Giving the heating a well-deserved break Energy sector integration is the key to 24 hours of sun. To help make this vision of an energy supply generated using nothing but renewable sources a reality, the Austrian solar technology specialist Fronius has developed smart solutions for energy sector integration. These solutions …

Adhesive, tape and sealant brand, Gorilla Glue, brings back the Apprentice of the Year competition for 2019. 13 colleges from across the UK will be battling it out to bring home the Gorilla Glue Apprentice of the Year trophy, for their college. Gorilla Glue Assistant Brand Manager, Leoni Brown, said: …

Kier has celebrated the completion of the first phase of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) pioneering SA1 development by providing tours of the site to industry experts as well as teachers and lecturers. In partnership with the Forum for the Built Environment (FBE), the tours took place …

As part of UK Construction Week 2018, Intelligent Energy will be leading two discussions on the benefits of fuel cell power as a viable alternative to diesel generators. On Tuesday 9th October at 12.30pm, Dennis Hayter, External Affairs, will be speaking about zero emission technology and the transition to clean …

Mike Tattam, Sales and Marketing Director of Lakes Bathrooms is the latest Expert to join the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) panel. Mike brings with him more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, working with merchants, stockists and specifiers. He will be speaking for the shower enclosures and …

Riverside Inverclyde (Ri), the organisation delivering the economic redevelopment of Inverclyde in the west of Scotland, has welcomed another new tenant, Balmore Group, to its Kelburn Business Park development in Port Glasgow. A long-established business with a one-stop difficult access inspection, repair, maintenance and specialist cleaning services, its most recently …

The construction of an Irvine business park that will help local firms to grow as well as attract new companies to the area has completed. Led by Robertson, the £7.8million project – which started in 2015 – included the construction of a 1km spine road as well as a new …

Talented people working in the builders’ merchant industry are to be recognised as part of a campaign to encourage others to follow a career in construction. Launched in March 2018, UK Construction Week (UKCW) established its Role Models campaign, with help from the Construction Youth Trust, to inspire others and …