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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 …

hub South West Scotland, the construction and infrastructure-focused partnership, has raised £14,171 on behalf of Shelter Scotland as a result of its first, highly successful Summer Charity Golf Event held at East Kilbride Golf Club earlier this summer. Supported by its Tier 1 Contractors Graham’s, Kier Construction, Morrison Construction and …

Worcester Bosch has launched a first-of-its-kind app for the heating sector which will allow installers to promote Worcester boilers to their customers via augmented reality (AR). The app will prove to be an invaluable pre-sales tool for heating engineers, allowing them and their customers to visualise Worcester products in-situ, by …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchant will once again be hosting its hugely successful charity initiative ‘Covers’ Help for Hospices’ in September, and aiming to raise £30,000 on behalf of local charities. Now in its fourth year, the charity campaign supports 13 hospices across the South East. From Monday 10th September until …

The value of new construction contracts in July reached £4.6 billion, a 6.5 per cent increase compared to June and the first month to see growth since March. However, the two largest sectors, residential and infrastructure, continued their slump in July with much lower activity levels, decreasing by 28 and …

Final details confirmed for15th annual National Forklift Safety Convention After much teasing, the Fork Lift Truck Association has revealed a stellar programme for its 15th National Forklift Safety Convention. Delegates at this year’s event will learn how to develop a safer culture, understand parallels between safety and combat, and hear …

The Chartered Institute of Building Academy is launching a new massive open online course (MOOC) on sustainable development. This follows the success of the first ever construction-focused MOOC which the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) ran last year, attracting more than 3000 construction professionals in over 100 countries. The five-week interactive …

SR Timber is reporting a 12 per cent growth in sales of timber roofing batten for the first half of 2018. The company – which is a leading importer of timber products and the UK’s largest importer of roofing batten – is seeing strong year-on-year sales of its flagship product, …