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A talk show host has come unstuck after appearing to find out, in real time, that timber is a sustainable building product. Mike Graham from talkRADIO conducted a short but sweet interview with Cameron Ford, a carpenter and spokesperson for the campaign group Insulate Britain.
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The delivery of more than 200 affordable homes in Aberdeen can go ahead after the Scottish Government confirmed it would not intervene in a planning dispute over the loss of sporting facilities as a result of the project.
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Scotland’s electrical training body has saluted an “excellent” start to the academic year after the number of electrical apprentices and adult trainees beginning their studies reached a 12-year high. More than 800 new learners have enrolled on the Electrical Apprenticeship and Adul
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McLaughlin & Harvey's Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme site has won a Scottish Silver Green Apple Award for enhancing environment and protecting the otter and other wildlife and their habitat.
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New 3D laser scanner technology and software from Trimble have been integrated with Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robot to produce a fully automated robotic scanning solution for construction sites. Trimble said its exclusive turnkey solution facilitates autonomous operation on construction
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FM service provider Atalian Servest has been appointed by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) to provide hard facilities management services across its property portfolio from December. The new appointment will see Atalian Servest deliver a full range of hard FM services across 450 buildings a
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Two drawings of the Mackintosh Building by architect Alan Dunlop have sold for their asking price at auction, contributing £1,000 to a crowdfunding campaign launched to fund a legal challenge against the Glasgow School of Art by a group of students.
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Leiths (Scotland) Ltd has been fined £130,000 for health and safety failings uncovered after a worker died while working at a quarry in the Highlands in 2017. Pawel Kocik, 34, was suffered fatal injuries to the chest at the firm's Kishorn Quarry in Wester Ross.
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A Nigerian actress who took to social media to call out a construction company for allegedly doing a ‘shabby’ job is now facing legal action for defamation of character. An aggrieved Bridget Moo flooded her Instagram page with several call-out posts as she accused Lagos-based c
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Renfrewshire councillors this week approved plans for almost 80 new homes in Linwood but more information is sought before a decision is made on a 39-home development in Bridge of Weir. Merchant Homes Partnership Ltd had submitted proposals to build a development in place of vacant manufacturing bui
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A family fundraising day arranged by Sibbald Training earlier this month has contributed towards £8,868.50 being raised for the Nicola Murray Foundation, a charity that benefits those with ovarian cancer.
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A new care facility for the North Coast of Scotland can be built in Tongue after a detailed appraisal of options was considered by Highland Council members this week. Having previously committed to take forward a new care facility to replace the existing Melvich and Caladh Sona care h
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China has restricted smaller cities in the country from building "super high-rise buildings", as part of a larger bid to crack down on vanity projects.
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The City of Edinburgh Council remains on track and committed to delivering on its ambition to deliver 20,000 affordable homes by 2027, despite the impact on the development of affordable homes following the global pandemic, a report will reveal this week. In its Strategic Housing Investment Pla
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As Christmas approaches, it is hard for us to imagine children going without the basic need of a winter jacket and wellington boots to keep them warm in the cold months across the festive season and into 2022. Figures show that one in three children in Glasgow are living in poverty and they won&rsqu
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