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The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) said it has carried out a thorough review of the security procedures behind its online training schemes following the jailing of two construction skills testers last month.
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Estate agency firm Rettie & Co., which has 14 branches covering Scotland, the North of England and London, has now launched a new financial services business. Rettie Financial Services will extend the Rettie & Co. service offering in buying, selling, letting and developing property to includ
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Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has landed a deal to deliver an £84 million new development at the University of Glasgow. The Adam Smith Business School and Postgraduate Teaching Hub is the fourth major development to commence as part of the University’s C
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Family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has been awarded the maximum 5-star rating for the 10th year in a row in the Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual Customer Satisfaction Survey.
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The Highland Council has formally extended its long-term relationship with EJ Parker Technical Services by re-appointment to its new Heating Framework for a further three years with an optional two-year extension. The framework is part of the council's commitment to make the highlands an even better
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Scottish construction firm JR Group has revealed its shock and disappointment following North Lanarkshire Council’s refusal to approve revised proposals for 12 affordable homes on a derelict brownfield site in Wishaw. The planning application – the group’s second for the former soc
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Communities and individuals will soon have access to information to enable them to find out who has a controlling interest in Scotland’s land. As part of its long-running commitment to improving transparency of land ownership, the Scottish Government is introducing a new Register of Persons Ho
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A construction worker was left “flabbergasted” after spotting a man riding along a cycle lane wearing nothing but a helmet, socks and trainers.
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Communities For Coul Ltd
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Most architects in the UK want to return to the office full-time as the Covid pandemic eases, rather than continue with a 'hybrid' mix of home and office working, a new survey suggests. A majority (53 per cent) of architects surveyed by netMAGmedia said they would be "returning to an office environm
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An Edinburgh resident has submitted plans to squeeze a new build one-bedroom house between two historic tenements in Inverleith. If approved, the small two-storey house would be built between 6 and 7 Bangholm Terrace.
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Homebuilding body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned that a key Scottish Government document outlining the approach to planning and development to 2045 risks making the country’s housing deficit even worse. In its submission to the consultation on National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), HFS hig
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OSSO, a specialist fluid temperature control and separation solutions provider based in Aberdeen, has expanded into the construction market with the opening of a new operating facility in Warwickshire and launch of new specialist products for the sector. The company brings over two decades of fluid
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Miller Homes has submitted plans for around 250 new homes in West Calder to West Lothian Council. The housebuilder is seeking planning permission in principle to build the homes on a site in Moss End, near the famous Five Sisters, the West Lothian Courier reports.
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A crane operator has been widely condemned on social media after the emergence of a viral video showing him disposing of human waste in perhaps the worst possible way. The short video begins with the man saying "the joys of being a crane operator" and lifting up what appears to be a plastic bag of h
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