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BAM Construction has secured a deal to design and build a £43 million new high school in Levenmouth, Fife. The deal is one of the largest infrastructure projects procured so far using the Scottish Government’s hub framework, which brings together community planning partners, including health and
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The RIAS Awards / RIBA Awards for Scotland 2015 are now open for entry. Submission to the RIAS Awards entitles entrants to be considered for the following awards:
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Morrison Construction has achieved financial close on a £31.2 million contract to build a new high school in Cumbernauld.
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After receiving more entries than ever before, the Ladder Association’s Idiots on Ladders contest has ended and this year’s “biggest idiot on a ladder” has been crowned. The success of Idiots on Ladders mirrored a record-breaking year for the Ladder Exchange, which traded over 15 per cent mo
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West Lothian Council has revealed that work on a new £7.6 million Blackburn Partnership Centre could start as early as spring.
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The Association for Project Safety (APS) has welcomed the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) revisions to the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations following the HSE’s consultation period. The HSE’s L-Series Guidance document has been eagerly awaited by the industry and the publi
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LHC Scotland would like to hear from small and large scale contractors who have experience of installing kitchens, bathrooms and associated works in social housing, schools, community centres and other public sector buildings. The public sector specialist procurement consortium is forming a new fram
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Meadowbank Stadium is to be demolished and rebuilt under plans to replace the 50-year-old facility. Built for Edinburgh’s 1970 Commonwealth Games, councillors now want to replace it with a new £43 million sports centre. If funding is not approved, the centre faces permanent closure.
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Tulloch Homes has appointed Billy McKay to the role of construction director for all sites in Scotland.
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A joint venture comprising Interserve and Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S has been awarded a contract to build Viridor’s £177 million energy recovery facility (ERF) in East Lothian.
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Barratt Homes is to deliver 2,100 new homes across 13 new sites in Scotland after citing “a strong recovery in the housing market following the launch of the Help to Buy scheme”. The housebuilder said its expansion north of the Border underpins employment for about 4000 new and existing jobs.
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The Scottish Parliament is being urged to investigate a multi-million housing and repairs contract awarded to a Dumfries firm which subsequently went bust. Building company R&D Construction won the £77m Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership contract in April 2009.
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LHC Scotland has announced it will be holding a pre-tender seminar in Glasgow to support SMEs interested in applying for the organisation’s Building Insulation framework. The public sector procurement consortium is developing a number of innovative new framework opportunities that are focussed on
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