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Image credit SPT The redevelopment of Partick Bus Station by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is now complete after 11 months of construction with the facility scheduled to open on September 2.
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Image credit: Derek Brankin A University of Dundee staff member was astonished to find a Bansky-esque tag of his father’s name in the foundations of a demolished building.
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Laing O'Rourke has agreed terms with its financial partners for the 2019 refinance of the UK business, which delivers new banking facilities until 2022. The UK arrangements were agreed over the Christmas period with the firm currently in the process of being taken through final credit approval proto
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A cocaine addicted financial controller has admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of pounds for a second time to fund her lavish lifestyle. Kerryanne Clarke from Coatbridge pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to taking more than £250,000 from Bell Building Projects in Govan using company
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International ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has announced an upgraded outlook on Wheatley Group’s credit rating. The agency revised its forecast for the housing, care and property management group to “stable” from “negative”, while affirming its A+ credit rating
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Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is to support the development of a multi-partner £28.5 million renewable energy project which could ultimately eliminate the need for fossil fuels. The ReFLEX Orkney (Responsive Flexibility) project aims to create a ‘smart energy island’ - developing a
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The UK Government has proposed the creation of a new national regulator for building safety as part of a series of reforms in response to the Hackitt report. New regulations and a related eight-week consultation were published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) yest
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The UK construction industry has seen a significant rise in research and development (R&D) tax credit claims, according to new statistics. The HMRC figures show a sharp rise in construction businesses claiming for tax relief on innovation-focused investment. The amounts claimed have gone up from
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The world's first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain a visual diagnosis of the assets they manage has been implemented by start-up Dynamic Infrastructure. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D views of the bridge or tunnel and automatically alert
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Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry. All award winners. Image credit: Blue Sky Photography
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The construction of a £5.7 million project to create a vibrant home for creative industries in the Highlands got under way this month. Work on the £3.5m Phase 2 of Inverness Creative Academy comes as artists prepare to move into the £4.5m Perth Creative Exchange ahead of its offici
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Juniper Residential has welcomed the planning approval of its proposals for a retirement living scheme on the site of the former Windlestrae Hotel in Kinross. The application gained approved by the planning committee of Perth & Kinross Council yesterday.
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A masterplan for the delivery of 600 homes has been lodged by the City of Edinburgh Council as the community-led development at Meadowbank makes progress. New visualisation of the Meadowbank development (Image credit: Collective Architecture)
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The spire of Notre Dame cathedral, which was destroyed in a fire last April, will be restored according to the original Gothic design. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision, putting an end to speculation that the spire would be rebuilt in a modern style.
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The turbine of a Vickers VC10 jet has been transformed into a mobile caravan thanks to a former RAF technician. Steve Jones spent only about £4,000 and roughly 1,000 hours converting an engine nacelle from a Vickers VC10 into 13-foot four-bed caravan for himself and his family to use.&nbs
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