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The developer behind £55 million plans to transform one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive landmarks into a hotel has said the site could become “the beating heart of this part of town”.
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Around 100 council workers at South Ayrshire Council have started a week-long strike over allegations that a manager had bullied and intimidated staff. The striking staff, all employed within the council’s property and maintenance department, claim a manager was allowed to remain in his post despi
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A local authority that gave away an historic public building in error is to ask for it back.
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Keppie Design has called for architects to address the gulf between education and practice as it announced Cumnock Academy as the winner of the top prize at the finale of its ‘Interaction’ challenge. Run in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire College, Interaction was an enterpris
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Hebridean Housing Partnership signs £14m planned maintenance contracts
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UK construction companies indicated a further acceleration in output growth during February, driven by the fastest increase in new orders since October 2014, new figures have revealed. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index rose to 60.1 in February from 59.1 in December.
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Pre tax profits at Breedon Aggregates almost doubled in 2014 and it said it was confident of further progress in 2015. Steadily improving market conditions, the benefits of its investment programme and a healthy contribution from acquisitions saw revenues and profits advance strongly.
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Costain has announced another strong performance with increases in revenue and underlying operating profit, a record order book and a recommended final dividend of 6.25 pence per share. The engineering solutions provider managed to deliver a 5 per cent uplift in underlying profits to £29 million la
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Students from Edinburgh Napier University’s Civil Engineering Society got an exclusive first look at the Kelvin Hall redevelopment in Glasgow on a recent site visit with main contractors Barr Construction. The seven undergraduates gained valuable insight and knowledge into the construction of the
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A £1.5 million business park in St Andrews was formally opened today with almost full occupancy and 25 jobs secured or brought to the town so far.
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Plans for Aberdeen’s new £333 million Exhibition and Conference Centre have been approved after councillors agreed new proposals reducing the public cost of the facility.
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Kengo Kuma visited Dundee today to witness the official ceremony to mark start of construction work on the £80 million V&A museum.
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A construction worker has died after collapsing on a building site in Aberdeenshire. The 39-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital but later died.
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