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Property development company S Harrison has appointed long-standing Scottish construction company Thomas Johnstone Ltd to build a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project in Edinburgh, with work starting this month.
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SSEN Transmission has today awarded the first phase of the c. £690 million Skye 132kV reinforcement project to Balfour Beatty. On completion, the project will ensure the supply of secure, clean electricity to thousands of homes and businesses across the Hebrides and West Highlands.
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With a General Election only weeks away and a mixed outlook for the construction industry, Turner & Townsend is urging businesses to prioritise adaptability in their approaches to long-term projects and programmes to set them up for success.
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Formal building contracts are a fundamental part of any construction project, specifying the contractual obligations on all parties, avoiding any ambiguities and the need for third-party interventions that can add to project costs and timescales, writes Ian McCann. The Joint Contracts Tribunal
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Argyll Estates and European spirits company Stock Spirits Group, owner of the Clan Campbell whisky brand, have submitted plans for a £25 million malt whisky distillery at Inveraray Castle, seat of the Duke of Argyll, who is chief of Clan Campbell. The proposed Inveraray Distillery aims to prod
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The Scottish Government has published a discussion paper on an infrastructure levy for Scotland.
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Plans for a new Doon Campus have been officially scrapped after costs spiralled to more than £60 million. East Ayrshire Council will now spend £25m on refurbishing the existing facilities at Doon Academy, Dalmellington Primary, Dalmellington Area Centre and Doon Leisure Centre.
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Work is beginning on a base for adventure, learning and community activities for people of all ages. Twechar Outdoor Pursuits Centre will soon start to take shape on a site beside the Forth and Clyde Canal – providing a hub for canoeing, kayaking, cycling and more in East Dunbartonshire.
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A Glasgow city centre office building that previously served as a base for the Herald/Glasgow Times could be demolished to make way for a major student accommodation and co-living development.
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John Doherty EngTech has been elected as the 100th President of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) with a call for more action to tackle the profession’s skills shortage and greater government engagement to advance the low-carbon home heating transition. B
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Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre is undergoing a £7.5 million refit to breathe new life into the building.
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Construction work is underway on the latest new council homes to be built in Ardrossan and Irvine.
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The transformation of the former Greenock Academy site in Inverclyde is taking shape with the first of 30 new homes for sale now under construction.
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Network Rail has hit three important milestones as part of its ongoing improvement works at East Kilbride station.
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Two public exhibitions are to be held to give people the chance to have their say on the plans being put forward for the new Eastwood leisure centre.
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