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Stewart Milne Group chief executive Glenn Allison has announced his retirement after 30 years with the company. Mr Allison will be replaced by Stuart MacGregor, the housebuilder’s chief operating officer, when he retires in March.
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Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 110 new homes through the development of land at the former Johnstone Hospital site on Bridge of Weir Road in Linwood. The 9.97-acre brownfield site is already identified for housing and will d
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Architects Malcolm Fraser and Robin Livingstone have reunited to form a new practice grown from Malcolm Fraser Architects which ceased trading in 2015. Fraser/Livingstone Architects will get to work immediately with projects lined up including a restaurant overlooking the Water of Leith in Edinburgh
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Ogilvie Construction has started work on Glasgow’s first Yotel in a prime location on Argyle Street opposite the city’s Central Station. The firm is transforming the Westergate building into a 256-room hotel that will be equipped with Yotel’s signature design and technology-driven
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Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure has been announced as a headline supporter of Scotland’s first delegation to this year’s MIPIM international property investment festival in Cannes. Robertson Group and Henry Boot have also been named in the public-private delegation.
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One of Scotland’s most iconic structures could be saved from ruin and transformed into a modern multi-purpose venue in plans unveiled today. An official campaign launched to save Coats Memorial in Paisley will see a team of committed fundraisers aim to raise £1.5 million to breathe new l
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Following a year of record growth and an exceptional start to 2019, Story Scotland has reached a milestone of 100 employees. Ben Seruvatu became employee 100 for the Glasgow-based division of Story Contracting, joining the company as a skilled operative at the beginning of the year.
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Work has begun on the first phase of an ambitious project which will see major improvements to Balloch. The plans will transform the area’s public spaces, create a sense of arrival for visitors and improve connections for pedestrians and cyclists from public transport to attractions.
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The classic building block game Jenga has a surprising new collaborator. French fashion house Louis Vuitton, known for its luxury logo-bedecked leather goods, is entering into the gaming arena and releasing its own version.
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Hundreds of workers have been made redundant after Dundee-based building contractor McGill & Co Limited went into administration. Established in 1981, McGill & Co provided services to clients in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors from its headquarters in Dundee and ancillary
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A construction company has been fined £600,000 after a workman was killed by a dumper truck on an Edinburgh building site. Vincent Ramsay, 55, was hit by the truck at the bottom of a dirt ramp leading into an underground car park on December 5, 2016.
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Housebuiler industry body Homes for Scotland has called for a “more meaningful and inclusive” approach to analysing the country’s planning performance. Director of planning Tammy Swift-Adams has questioned the focus of official planning performance statistics, the latest of which r
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A pioneering eco-village backed by the Prince of Wales is to be reviewed after only a fraction of the development has been completed. The Prince’s Foundation, a charity aimed at promoting urban design, had planned to deliver 770 homes at Knockroon in East Ayrshire.
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Livingston Designer Outlet has announced plans to undertake a full refurbishment and rebrand with a £7 million investment from its owners. The multi-million pound investment in the centre, managed by retail asset management specialists Realm Ltd, will transform the shopping destination to crea
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New rules to reduce deaths in household fires will see improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in all homes in Scotland from 2021, the Scottish Government has announced. Under the regulations, every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and
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