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Osborne+Co has submitted a detailed planning application to Glasgow City Council to undertake a substantial refurbishment of Santander UK's landmark building at 301 St Vincent Street. On completion, the 310,000 sq ft building will be transformed into a fully ESG-compliant Grade A office, revitalisin
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Fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions provider James Hardie has appointed Edward Dunn as channel manager to further support trade partners in the North. Ed has nearly 10 years of account management experience working for large national accounts and independent wholesalers. In his mos
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Cairn Group, the estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland's central belt, has undergone a significant management restructure. The changes see Paul Shields, who has been finance director at Cairn for 17 years, and long-serving sales and investment director Jennifer McGonigle appointe
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Lindsays has promoted a record number of its lawyers to partner.
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Thorntons has announced the appointment of seven newly qualified solicitors, including two new commercial property additions. Euan McLaughlan and Nikia Ferrie have both joined the commercial property team in Dundee, and Gemma Vear and Tim McKeown have joined the land and rural business teams in Pert
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Architecture practice Smith Scott Mullan Associates has made several promotions within the firm. James Walinck has been promoted to associate, while Christine Stewart and Ruth Rodger have been promoted to senior architect.
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For April's SCN Construction Leaders feature, Colin Cardwell caught up with Sidey managing director Steve Hardy to hear about the company's award-winning 2023 and its double-digit turnover growth. Steve Hardy is a refreshingly ebullient person. The native of Newcastle upon Tyne who made Perth his ad
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This month's Construction Leader feature sees Raymond Slaine tell Colin Cardwell how the ethos of Goodson Associates is helping the company meet the challenges of fluctuating trends, the climate emergency and Artificial Intelligence. This year began on an encouragingly upbeat note for Goodson A
Colin Cardwell
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Clyde Gateway chief executive Martin McKay, this month's SCN Construction Leader, tells Colin Cardwell about the ongoing transformation of the east end of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire and the benefits being witnessed for people and businesses. The recently restored Bridgeton Umbrella
Colin Cardwell
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In the first Construction Leaders feature of 2024, David Crawford talks to Margaret Taylor about his introduction to timber, the long-term sustainability benefits of the material and Deeside Timberframe's expansion into England. David Crawford is a timber evangelist. Having joined manufact
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Block Nine Architects is set to progress its technical designs for a new high-end contemporary two-storey dwelling near Edinburgh's A-listed historic Gogar Castle.
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Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) is an ambitious joint venture between Scottish Enterprise, Dundee City Council and Michelin, created in response to the closure of Michelin’s Dundee tyre factory in 2020. It aims to drive innovation in the Scottish economy and address the global climate
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Brunton Design has finalised the design for this new build house in Leuchars, Fife.
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Moxon Architects has completed the Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge in rural Aberdeenshire in the eastern part of the Cairngorms National Park in collaboration with civil and structural engineers Arcadis. Named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the year in which construction
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Lindsays has promoted a record number of its lawyers to partner.
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Thorntons has announced the appointment of seven newly qualified solicitors, including two new commercial property additions. Euan McLaughlan and Nikia Ferrie have both joined the commercial property team in Dundee, and Gemma Vear and Tim McKeown have joined the land and rural business teams in Pert
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Law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts will be making a move to its new premises at Haymarket Square in Edinburgh. The Grade A office space is designed by architects Foster + Partners, and the new office will feature state-of-the-art facilities that support agile working and collaboration between the fir
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Shona Frame, a partner and construction sector expert at law firm CMS, sets out tips for companies to deliver successful environmental, social and governance practices across their business. The focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations within the construction sector continu
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The latest community-led education facility in Scotland designed by design practice BDP has opened.
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Mar Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort has commenced its renovation journey and shared a sneak preview of the new luxury spa and leisure facilities planned for relaunch during the first quarter of this year.
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A new care home is set to open in Dalgety Bay this winter after receiving high levels of demand for its bed spaces.
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Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) flagship £5 million Innovation Hub and Café has officially opened in Dundee this week.
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Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, has appointed Castle Douglas-based James Gordon Ltd (Gordons) as the company’s authorised dealer for the whole of Scotland.
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Agricultural and construction machinery providers Balgownie Limited and Balgownie Rentals Limited have been acquired from administration by MacGregor Industrial Supplies (MIS) Limited, preserving 15 jobs. The sale of the 117-year-old business includes both the Inverurie and Turriff tr
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The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has invested £100,000 in its members with a Tenstar simulator and bespoke trailer. This state-of-the-art training equipment is designed to make it easy for SPOA members to visit schools, businesses and colleges across Scotland to encourage young peo
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Castle Douglas-based James Gordon Ltd (Gordons), the authorised dealer for Develon for the whole of Scotland and the county of Cumbria in England, is showing the Develon range for the first time at the ScotPlant 2024 Exhibition.
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A theory that the Romans used a type of “self-healing” concrete which is superior to the modern building material and helped keep their monuments standing for 2,000 years has been backed up by a discovery at Pompeii.
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The world's most famous unfinished building may finally be completed by 2034, architects have said.
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Archaeologists working in Iraq say they have found some "unusual construction material" on a brick believed to have once been part of the Tower of Babel.
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A worker in a prestigious art gallery has sacked and is facing a police investigation for property damage after he secretly put one of his own paintings on public display. The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich said the 51-year-old technical employee smuggled the 60cm x 120cm painting into the bu
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