People CITB’s Scotland report calls for focus on local skills Tackling skills gap for local workforces is vital to ensuring the built environment is energy efficient and sustainable
People Civil engineering course launched to address skills shortage Four Scottish colleges are working in partnership to launch the CECA Scotland Academy Construction Operations NPA course
News BAM starts work on Scotland’s first Passivhaus leisure centre BAM has started work on a new £36m ultra-low energy swimming pool and leisure centre, the first of its kind in Scotland.
News CIOB and MSPs discuss retrofitting Scotland’s draughty homes Construction sector experts met with MSPs last week at Holyrood to discuss the urgent need for coordinated retrofitting plans for Scotland’s draughty homes and how to address skilled worker shortages.
News Scotland’s first housing minister appointed Paul McLennan has been appointed Scotland’s first housing minister as part of first minister Humza Yousaf’s new cabinet.
News In pictures | UK’s largest 3D-printed structure opens in Glasgow A new pedestrian and cycle bridge has opened in Glasgow featuring the largest use of 3D concrete printing in the UK.
News Jura whisky-maker to test novel self-repairing limewash A whisky distillery in Scotland will be the first to trial a new limewash for building surfaces that uses bacteria to self-repair and protect against erosion.
News CIOB adds support to Scottish construction quality charter CIOB has added its support to a charter by Scotland’s Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative that prioritises quality in construction.
CIOB Community CIOB Scotland launches first awards CIOB Scotland is staging its first Awards event on 16 September at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow.
News Scottish construction enters first phase of restart The construction sector in Scotland has today entered the first phase of its restart plan following the coronavirus lockdown. Phase one of Scotland’s six-phase restart plan involves pre-start site preparation.…
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.