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SMEs working across the construction and built environment sector in the Highlands and Islands are being invited to get to grips with cutting-edge manufacturing technology that could help to boost efficiencies and reduce their carbon footprint, as part of free-to-attend workshops taking place next w
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The Wee House Company, Connect Modular Ltd and Hope South West recently teamed up to complete an 8-mile sponsored walk to raise funds for local charity Ayrshire Cancer Support. The event took place on Friday 5th August, with the companies closing their respective businesses for the day to enable all
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Proposals for another ‘net zero’ housing development that forms part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration project have been granted approval by city planners. The major milestone follows the start of construction work at the £7
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An application process has opened for developers with proposals for the leasing of seabed for offshore renewables to reduce North Sea emissions and boost innovation. Crown Estate Scotland has opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. A two-week regist
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The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced the finalists for its prestigious annual awards. In total, more than 70 construction managers and organisations have been shortlisted for 14 awards including Rising Star, Team of the Year and the coveted Construction Manager of the Year.
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Work to deliver new apartments for Eildon Housing Association at the historic site of the former High School in Kelso has been gathering pace thanks to local contractor M&J Ballantyne. Newly named Poynder Apartments following discussion with Kelso Community Council, the development will offer a
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The Scottish Government is to introduce legislation that will ensure developers provide electric vehicle (EV) charge points in the construction of new residential and non-residential buildings. Published as part of a summary of responses to the consultation titled ‘Scottish Building Regulation
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Savills plc has reported a pre-tax profit of £50.4 million and revenue of just over £1 billion in its interim results. Pre-tax profit has dropped 20% from £63.3m to £50.4m (first six months ending 30 June). Revenue has grown by 11% to £1,037.4m from £932.6m f
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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has lamented new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today which revealed a 1.4% decrease in monthly construction output in June 2022. The fall, which follows an upwardly revised 1.8% increase in May, with both months affected
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Willmott Dixon has appointed Roger Morton to the newly created role of director of strategic change, where he’ll work with chief operating officer John Waterman to implement strategies that support the company’s future growth. Mr Morton joins Willmott Dixon from Vistry Group, where he wa
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A new sports hub has been created on the new Winchburgh Schools campus. The new £16 million Winchburgh Sport & Wellbeing Hub - which has been completed on budget and earlier than anticipated - will be home to a state-of-the-art fitness suite; gymnasium and fitness/dance studio; two full-si
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American-headquartered Celeros Flow Technology (Celeros FT) has today unveiled plans to offer redundant land at its ClydeUnion Pumps facility in Glasgow to the residential market and use the funds to reinvest in the business. The Cathcart site comprises approximately 18 acres, including si
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A new video of the concept design for the new University Hospital Monklands has been released by NHS Lanarkshire. Beginning with an aerial view of the Monklands Replacement Project campus in Wester Moffat, Airdrie, the video shows the main hospital building and the energy centre beside it.
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Two Scottish heating firms have joined forces to launch the country’s first community-focused energy training academy. Modelled on a social enterprise, the ground-breaking project is an extension of a recently-agreed partnership between the Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) and HeatFix Scotland i
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Caledonia Water Alliance has introduced an HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) fuel pump at its Monkton depot in South Ayrshire. The 22-acre operating centre is the main site for CWA’s operations in central Scotland and will be used to fuel diggers, excavators, and HGV lorries with the second-gen
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