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NHBC has created a list of ‘builder lingo’ to help homeowners better understand ‘builder banter’ and technical terms when appointing a builder. Head of house building standards, Mark Jones, said the list defines some of the terms used in new home construction, repair and maintenance, providi
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McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) has completed a £2 million fit-out for Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s (SPT) new head office at 131 St. Vincent Street in Glasgow. The Glasgow office of McLaughlin & Harvey was on site for 18 weeks and delivered a full office fit-out for the transpo
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An appeal to overturn a decision to reject plans to build new homes on the site of an ancient Perthshire battleground has been dismissed by the Scottish Government. Developer Ribbon Homes wanted to create 12 homes on land which was once the scene of the 17th Century Battle of Tippermuir.
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Infrastructure firms Robertson gave a talk at the West Employability Hub in Dumbarton recently to try and attract jobseekers to careers in construction. Members of Robertson’s community development team, alongside the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), invited staff and clients of the Hub to d
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The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s civil recovery unit will recover £2.2 million, under an agreed civil settlement with a Glasgow-based company which accepted that it had obtained business through unlawful conduct. The recovered funds will be used for community projects across Scotl
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The Newburgh Underbridge, part of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project, will see more construction activity next week when fifteen 29m long beams, weighing 52 tonnes each, are planned to be delivered to site.
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An independent panel of judges has announced the finalists of the fourth annual North-east Trades Awards, after receiving the highest number of applications to date. The awards, which are once again sponsored by Stewart Milne Group, aim to reward and recognise excellence within the North-east trades
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A group of students from New College Lanarkshire have taken part in a site visit at one of Graham Construction’s latest projects.
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Trade body Homes for Scotland has announced the shortlist for its industry awards as the organisation prepares for its largest ever celebration of the sector’s achievements. Featuring refreshed and refocused categories which reflect what Homes for Scotland’s wide-ranging membership do first and
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Fife-based Parsons Peebles Group, which is part of Clyde Blowers Capital, has bought Reading-based electromechanical services firm Taylor & Goodman for an undisclosed sum. Parsons said the acquisition of Taylor & Goodman demonstrated its intention to become "the number one UK supplier of ele
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People in and around Oban can look forward to the town realising its potential as a marine destination as Argyll and Bute Council’s ambitious plans to develop pontoons and an associated visitor centre move forward. Members of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee are to consider options for
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Technology in the 21st Century is providing us with the means to communicate our thoughts and ideas across the planet in a way that would have been unthinkable, even 10 years ago. However good the technology is, it cannot pick up the subtleties of a language, the culture that underpins it, or even t
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Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have unveiled the latest line-up for a popular lecture series, with a host of international names set to speak in Aberdeen. Each year student society 57˚10, which has been running for almost three decades, invites guest lecturers to the Scott
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A replacement events venue could be built in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens under proposals being discussed by Councillors next Tuesday. Initial plans to renew the historic park include the opportunity of a new Ross Bandstand, the restoration of the city’s 140 year-old Ross Fountain, la
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