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A turf-cutting ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction work on a £17 million school for children with additional support needs arising from severe and complex factors in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council staff in partnership with hub North Scotland and JM Architects worked to get the
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Anna Stewart Laing O’Rourke has revealed Anna Stewart is to step down as group chief executive with immediate effect due to ill health.
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The winners of the 2015 Homes for Scotland Annual Awards Industry body Homes for Scotland has opened up entries for its “refreshed and refocused” 2016 awards scheme, designed to showcase the sector’s achievements in building homes that meet a diverse range of needs and aspirations.
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Residents in Penzance are so sick of an overturned car in a hedge near their homes they set up a Facebook page appealing for it to get World Heritage status. The 'Get World Heritage status for the upside down car at Ludgvan Leaze' was created by locals after the car was left in the hedge for months.
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The team at Scottish Construction Now would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers, advertisers and contributors a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. Thank you for your continued support throughout 2015 and we look forward to working with you in 2016.
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2015 EAA Building of the Year Winner – Advocate’s Close by Morgan McDonnell Architecture (Images courtesy of Kevin McCollum) Submissions are now being taken for the prestigious Edinburgh Architectural Association Awards.
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First minister Nicola Sturgeon listening to Paul Little, principal and chief executive of City of Glasgow College during the offical opening The best new buildings in Scotland have been revealed in the annual Scottish Property Awards with City of Glasgow College shortlisted in three of the eight cat
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Aileen McLeod Land reform minister Aileen McLeod will today move 49 amendments to the Land Reform Bill, which she said would ensure the proposals are “far-reaching and best-deliver for the people of Scotland”.
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Dr David Kelly, group director BRE Innovation Park Networks (left) and Ken Macintosh MSP Ken Macintosh MSP, Scottish Labour’s shadow cabinet secretary for communities, became the latest in a series of politicians to undertake a fact finding tour at the award winning BRE Ravenscraig Innovation Park
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A construction worker in the United States might be the world's most reluctant new millionaire. Jose Sarabia went to buy a single lottery ticket at a gas station in Loving, New Mexico, but the clerk accidently printed two out.
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A slowdown in new business growth has resulted in the lowest rate of expansion of the construction buyers index since last April. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index dropped to 55 in January from 57.8 in December.
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Alison McDiarmid YourPlace factoring services director Alison McDiarmid has been elected as President of the Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS).
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A doctor from Bangladesh has scooped top prize in the Art of Building digital photography competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building since 2010. Daredevil by Ata Adnan received 29 per cent of the thousands of votes cast by the public to choose this year’s winner.
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How the revamped Kelvin Hall will look Kelvin Hall redevelopment to be completed by summer
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The number of homes being built in Scotland is significantly lower than Scottish Government targets and does not meet current demands, according to new research. A report by property consultancy JLL has concluded that Scotland faces an “enormous challenge” to build the homes needed for a growing
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