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Engineering firm Mott MacDonald has appointed Norrie Westbrook as managing director of buildings and cities in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland as the firm secured a contract for piers upgrades in Islay. Norrie takes over from Andrew Oldfield who has become commercial director for the con
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One of Scotland's last remaining flax industry buildings, Silverburn Flax Mill near Leven in Fife, will be brought back to life after winning a £3.47 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Scottish renewable energy projects won contracts to sell their power in a UK auction yesterday – at record low prices. Offshore, two projects off Scotland’s east coast won Contracts for Difference in a competitive UK Government auction process – at just £37.35 per megawatt-ho
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Plans to double a £30 million investment to develop a Glasgow science and tech business hub have been announced by Bruntwood Scitech, bringing the ta The announcement comes three months after the joint venture, between investor and developer Bruntwood and Legal & General, acquired and anno
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The CITB has awarded a total of £1.3 million to two projects that will directly help address the construction industry’s skills gap and increase employment retention across the Highlands and Islands. Providing vital support to new starters at the beginning of their construction care
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A number of student accommodation developments are being planned across Glasgow as developers seek to fill the evident shortage of availability in the city. Varsity Developments has submitted plans for a high-rise student tower on Waterloo Street, having previously mooted proposals for ren
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The third quarter of 2023 has seen continued momentum in Scotland’s major office markets in Glasgow and Edinburgh, despite prevailing economic pressures, according to the latest figures from real estate advisor CBRE.
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A Ukrainian woman has fraudulently claimed a section of Holosiivskyi National Nature Park as her own property.
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Stirling-based Ogilvie Group has reported record sales for the year ending 30 June 2025, with turnover rising by £17.2 million to £479.8m, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House.
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A statue commemorating actor and writer Terry Jones, depicting him in the nude, has been unveiled in his birthplace.
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Wates Group has reported another robust year, delivering record turnover, its highest-ever cash position and a £10 billion secured pipeline. The business recorded £2.56bn turnover and £29.2 million statutory pre‑tax profit in 2025, extending its 26‑year run of profitability des
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Lovell Homes has secured permission to build 91 new homes on the south eastern fringe of Dechmont, West Lothian.
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Crest Nicholson has issued a stark profit warning and opened talks with its lenders after a sharp deterioration in trading conditions pushed the FTSE All‑Share housebuilder into a more precarious financial position.
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Dundee Sheriff Court must make “urgent” improvements to privacy and ventilation in its custody unit, inspectors have said. A report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIPS), following a visit to the court custody unit (CCU) on November 6 last year, found the facility to be clean, generally
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Western Isles councillors have given the green light to a 94‑home development on former RAF land at Melbost, on the edge of Stornoway Airport. The proposal covers a phased programme of semi‑detached housing on the old RAF Stornoway site, together with a new access road from the A866 Stornoway&nd
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