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Mike Putnam Reducing carbon in infrastructure projects can help reduce costs but it needs to be considered at an early stage, according to Mike Putnam, President and CEO of Skanska UK.
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New figures have revealed an 8% rise in the number of approved residential units in Scotland. In its new report, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) revealed planning permission was granted for 293,127 new homes across Great Britain.
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Kevin Stewart The total amount of derelict and urban vacant land in Scotland has decreased by 253 hectares from the previous year, according to new figures.
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The public are being asked for their say on proposed changes to how Aberdeenshire Council calculates developer obligations. Launched as the local authority adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) last week, the eight-week public consultation is set to help assess the level of proportional contribut
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Plans submitted for long-abandoned East Ayrshire coal mine L-R Cameron Gibson, deputy site manager and Drew Barber, plant mechanic, Banks Mining
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The developer behind Scotland’s largest planned new town has signalled its continued confidence in the North East as it agrees a number of new contracts. The £5 million investment by Elsick Development Company (EDC) will pave the way for the next stage of development at the Chapelton site.
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Ms Laura Lynch
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Five new maintenance contracts totalling over £2 million per annum have been awarded to Clark Contracts. Mydentist has awarded the firm’s Maintenance Division a new contract to deliver planned and reactive maintenance to 42 branches across Scotland.
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(from left) Professor Lorne Crerar, Paul Wheelhouse and David Bone Paul Wheelhouse MSP, the minister for business, innovation and energy, said the strengths of the Highlands and Islands renewable energy industry are central to the Scottish Government's strategy to meet future energy needs.
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(from left) - Elliot Gillard (architecture student), Judith Bisset (occupational therapy lecturer), Liam Davies (architecture student) 4th from left is Faith Mutyiri (occupational therapy student), Dawn Mitchell (subject lead occupational therapy), Ellen Clyde (occupational therapy student) and Neil
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The New Falkirk Campus is due to commence construction this year Infrastructure projects worth almost £6.4 billion will be under construction throughout Scotland in 2017, a new report has revealed.
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Stefano Smith RTPI Scotland is taking forward five gamechanging ideas for the Scottish planning system in new papers published today.
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Housebuilder Persimmon has hailed the “resilience of the UK economy” for helping drive an 11% surge in forward home sales since the start of the year. In a trading update issued this morning for the period from 1 January 2017 to date, the group said total forward sales, including legal completio
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Partner Doug Gardner and acquisition surveyor Paul Richardson from Ryden Work to demolish an Aberdeen office that has lain vacant for almost two years is underway after development and investment firm West Coast Estates secured planning permission to transform it into a drive-thru Costa Coffee.
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CALA Homes (West) has partnered with The Prince’s Trust and City of Glasgow College to deliver an initiative that aims to provide disadvantaged unemployed young people an opportunity to develop new skills and get hands-on experience. Twelve local people have successfully taken their first steps in
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