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Aberdeen’s newest community at Countesswells is adding to its mix of homes with the announcement that Kirkwood Homes is set to acquire one of several packages of land at the site. The firm will build around 57 homes, ranging from two bed apartments to four bed detached homes at the new community a
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The £350 million expansion of Aberdeen Harbour took a step forward today with the announcement that Scottish Enterprise is to contribute £11.7m towards the project. Due for completion in 2020, the expansion will provide enhanced facilities and capacity for the oil industry and helping to capitalis
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More Pride in the Job success for CALA Two site managers from CALA Homes (North) have scooped a prestigious award in recognition of their commitment to the highest standards in housebuilding.
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Profits at civil engineering group RJ McLeod have increased by almost half thanks to ongoing investment in plant and transport. The civil engineering and building contractors saw pre-tax profits increase by 45% to £18 million from a 42% boost in revenue to £166m.
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Newell McGuiness The campaigning trade body for Scotland's electrical sector has thrown its weight behind increased pressure from MPs over the vexed issue of cash retentions within the construction industry.
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New £13m West Dunbartonshire care home opens its doors West Dunbartonshire Council has taken possession of a new £13 million care home in Dumbarton, which has been delivered by Cooper Cromar and hub West Scotland.
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British engineers have developed an incredible £100,000 flat-packed house that can be unfolded in ten minutes. The adaptable unit can then be packed up with all its furnishings and transported on a lorry just as quickly.
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‘Visionary’ plans designed to revitalise the centre of Falkirk and develop 6.7 acres of council-owned land around Grahamston railway station have been unveiled by property development firm Bellair. The £150 million masterplan presents proposals drawn by 3DReid for a mixed-use development with t
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The completion of work on the £745 million Aberdeen city bypass road is not in any danger despite turmoil at one of the project’s consortium partners, Transport Scotland has insisted. Last week construction and infrastructure firm Carillion continued a troubled spell after it issued a profit warn
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More than 1000 low cost rental homes could be built on derelict ground at Edinburgh’s Western Harbour if developer Forth Ports secures a £76 million loan from the Scottish Government, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. An initiative launched in April last year invited housebuilders to bid f
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Troubled infrastructure firm Carillion has been selected to deliver facilities management services at hundreds of military sites across the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. With a core revenue value of £158 million over the initial contract period of five years, but with the opportu
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A proposed hotel next to Edinburgh Airport is to be expanded by a further 65 rooms under newly submitted plans. Acting on behalf of Ability Hotel Group, Leach Rhodes Walker and Lichfields have prepared plans for an expanded 240 bed hotel on Almond Avenue.
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Half year results for Morgan Sindall are expected to show a 45% increase in pre-tax profit, the firm has revealed. In a trading update issued this morning the group said that first-half trading has been substantially ahead of the corresponding period last year, driven by improvements in margins and
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Josh Littlejohn outside one of the proposed new homes The houses for Social Bite’s new village are now under construction with members of Edinburgh’s homeless community expected to be onsite before Christmas this year, Social Bite co-founder, Josh Littlejohn MBE, confirmed today.
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