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A £40 million five-star hotel and country club development at Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen has been backed by city planners. The Press and Journal reports that an application for a 200-bedroom hotel, spa and swimming pool complex with conference facilities and an equestrian centre will be consid
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David Ritchie Interior solutions provider Havelock Europa has announced the appointment of David Ritchie as chief executive officer (CEO) with immediate effect.
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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has awarded a £7 million contract for the modernisation of Govan Subway and bus station in Glasgow to Graham Construction as part of their ongoing £288m Subway Modernisation programme. Govan, which services around one million passengers a year, will be t
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Braisby Roofing Ltd has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Keith Dodds as senior contracts manager. Keith joins the Fife based pitched roofing contractors with the company about to commence on its first project in Northern England, a 200 unit private housing development in Appl
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The board of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has approved a six-week consultation on the area’s Proposed Local Development Plan, outlining new developments in housing, tourism and supporting infrastructure over the next ten years. The new housing policies have been develope
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GAP launches new website GAP Hire Solutions is inviting visitors to try out its new mobile-optimised website.
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Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) is investing £55 million to build nearly 500 additional new homes in north Edinburgh area by 2020.
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Mike Quinton The number of new homes registered in Scotland has increased by 15 per cent over the previous year, an industry body has reported.
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With almost two thirds of fires in Scottish homes linked to electrical products, consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First has launched its safety manifesto for Scotland. Entitled Reducing Deaths and Injuries in Scottish Homes, it calls for an extension of regular safety checks to all social h
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BAM Construction commenced work on the school in November Video - Time-lapse shows first six months of Viewforth High School build
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The number of bricks produced in the UK is up by five per cent, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A provisional number of 464 million bricks were produced during the first quarter of 2015, a rise 22 million bricks from the same period in 2014.
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Trade bodies representing specialist subcontractors and major contractors are to merge to create a single body. The National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) and UK Contractors Group (UKCG) confirmed their intention to proceed with a merger following weeks of discussions.
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Brian Cox Dundee looks set to win the race to build Scotland’s first major purpose-built film studio after developer Studio City Scotland announced it is going ahead with plans to develop a £120 million studio and entertainment complex in the city.
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Phil Ford The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched an Experience Construction Programme to help employers attract new talent into the industry.
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