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Investment in Stornoway will help position the Outer Hebrides as a key centre for future offshore wind projects, supporting long-term skilled jobs and boosting supply chain businesses across the islands, the Scottish Government has said.
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In 2024, Dr Scott McGibbon was awarded CIOB’s inaugural Paul Dockerill Award. For the CIOB's January column for Scottish Construction Now, he updates us on the progress of his research and campaign to protect more people from the dangers of silica dust. In 2024, Scottish Construction Now repor
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Digital bank OakNorth has provided a £8.3 million loan to Chrysalis Homes Limited for a new retirement development, Dargavel Village, in Renfrewshire. The company is backed by Highland & Universal Investments Limited, the investment vehicle of Scottish businesswoman Dame Ann Gloag –
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A wide range of public and private-sector partners came together in Stornoway last week for a seminar on the major renewable energy projects scheduled for development across the Isle of Lewis over the coming years. Chaired by Councillor Paul Steele, leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the seminar f
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A range of new protections for households and businesses that get their heating and hot water through a heat network has come into force.
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A £1.36 million project to improve harbour facilities at an Argyll village has secured up to £395,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The village of Tarbert, which lies between Lochgilphead and Campbeltown, has an active fishing fleet and is also a popular location for leisu
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The journey to transform a historic tram depot in Dundee into the new home for the city’s Museum of Transport is moving up a gear following confirmation of a significant funding boost. Refurbishment work will now begin at the former Maryfield Tram Depot after it was announced that the project
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The Supreme Court just reminded contractors everywhere to check their contracts before ripping them up, says Liam McKay. We’re all familiar with the saying that “two wrongs don’t make a right,” and this month that wise adage came through in a ruling from the Supreme Court tha
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Scotland’s housing bodies have given a broadly positive but pointedly pragmatic response to the First Minister’s plan to create More Homes Scotland, a new national housing agency intended to accelerate delivery across all tenures.
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Plans to demolish the former Scottish Law Commission building in Edinburgh to make way for a student accommodation development have been approved.
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Galliford Try has raised its full‑year revenue and profit expectations after reporting a stronger‑than‑anticipated first half, with trading ahead of both last year and internal forecasts across all divisions. The FTSE 250 contractor said demand in water, transport and social infrastructure con
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A man who backed out of an agreement to purchase a home after its price plummeted has been ordered to pay nearly half of the expected sale price.
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A plan to knock down shops to accommodate ten new flats, and a new retail and office space in Pollok has been approved by Glasgow City Council.
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Demolition work has begun on a long‑vacant warehouse on South Marketgait, marking the first visible step toward the long‑planned redevelopment of a prominent Dundee city centre corner.
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The Scottish Government has issued a Call for Evidence as part of a review of building standards and guidance relating to fire safety, and including work on the compliance plan approach, to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings. The consultation covers three main areas:
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