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The Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm currently under construction 15km off the coast of Fife has achieved a major milestone as the first of its two offshore electricity substations was installed at the site of the project.
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An East Dunbartonshire charity, created to be a social relevant tool for rehabilitation, mentoring employability and belonging within the local community, has been given a welcome funding boost thanks to Cala Homes (West). Glesga Roasters, based in Bishopbriggs, were awarded a £1,000 grant tha
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An Aberdeen firm which supplies major construction operators across Scotland with windows, doors, stairs, and manufactured doorsets has completed its move to becoming an employee-owned business. International Doors and Windows Ltd, which was set up in 2006, supplies national housebuilders with mater
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The weakest rise in residential work for two years held back growth in the UK construction sector during May, according to new figures.
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Specialist timber manufacturer Alexander Sturrock (Sturrock’s Joinery) has marked a key milestone in its history by celebrating 150 years in business.
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A restaurant in Arizona is gaining attention after its owners said guests could lick the walls while enjoying their food or a drink, as the walls are made of Himalayan rock salt.
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Derek Lennon from Akela Construction & Ground Engineering looks at the innovative techniques the firm is employing to help tackle the growing housing shortage. There is no silver bullet to the UK’s chronic housing shortage. Compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s an issue with
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As AIMCH, the UK's flagship collaborative R&D project, whose aim has been to develop, trial and scale up industrialised housing techniques ends, Stewart Dalgarno, its project director reflects on its achievements and predicts what’s next for the house building sector.
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When Places for People completed its development at The Green, three miles south of Edinburgh at Longstone, the company sought to find a positive way to repurpose a large marketing suite in the form of a portacabin. Recently, it launched a campaign calling on Scottish charities, community groups and
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Construction work on Edinburgh’s first ‘net zero’ housing development is underway in the north west of the city. Led by the City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with Glasgow-based contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the 75 home ‘Granton D1’ affordable housing pilot is pa
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Plans for an innovative £20 million facility in West Dunbartonshire to turn waste plastic into hydrogen, which will be the first of its kind in Scotland, have been approved.
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Ogilvie Construction has continued to expand its team with the appointment of Jim Yuille as pre-construction manager and Rebecca Newlands as estimating assistant. With over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry, Mr Yuille has a broad knowledge of pre-construction management and con
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Scottish rental company Bernard Hunter has purchased its 35th Liebherr crane since it purchased its first unit 27 years ago. With a load capacity of 110 tonnes and a 60-metre telescopic boom, the new arrival is an LTM1110-5.1 and follows last year’s delivery of the Edinburgh company&
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A new £3.5m woodland park in Toryglen, the latest development from Clyde Gateway, will be officially opened by Alison Thewliss MP at a special community event on Saturday (11 June).
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Flooring company General & Technical has announced the retirement of Tommy Gaunt after more than 40 years in the flooring industry. Mr Gaunt has been an instrumental part of General & Technical since 2015, establishing the division in Livingston and overseeing growth in the Central
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