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Architects have been appointed to design the second phase of Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC). A contract has also been awarded to building contractors to carry out external works to the campus, which comprises window upgrades and stonework repairs.
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Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland's first "green freeports". The winning bids by Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) and Forth Green Freeport (FGF) will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benef
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An Inverness-based property company has been fined £80,000 after a 64-year-old asbestos surveyor died following an electrical explosion. Global Energy Nigg Limited pled guilty to a health and safety breach committed on 10 December 2020 at Tain Sheriff Court on 18 January 2023.
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A salmon producer has submitted an appeal for its proposed Beinn Reithe aquaculture project near Arrochar. Loch Long Salmon said it was "disappointed" that officers and the board of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park opposed the plans in October 2022 and believe the decision was fund
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A significant milestone has been achieved as planning officials have approved Wasps’ application to transform the A-listed Clydeside Halls in Glasgow into a new market and event space. The new development designed by Collective Architecture seeks to transform the rear halls, corner block and g
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KPMG UK and the liquidators of Carillion have reached a settlement agreement, putting an end to the £1.3 billion legal claim against the professional services giant.
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A footpath improvement project at the world-famous Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye has been completed in time for the peak tourist season. The Storr is an iconic and internationally recognised site, with annual visitors reaching approx. 223,000 per annum, therefore essential that the facilities
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Inverness’ first distillery in 130 years has officially opened, reconnecting the Highland capital with its proud but lost whisky and brewing history. Powered by a low-carbon sustainability centre on-site, the £7.5 million Uile-bheist distillery and brewery on River Ness is expected to at
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A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for the new Ardrossan Community Campus has been submitted to North Ayrshire Council. The new Community Campus at the North Shore site in Ardrossan will be the first part of wider development on the disused former Shell site, transforming the previously industri
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Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has provided quantity surveying and principal designer services to New Pilmour House, the new headquarters for St Andrews Links Trust in Fife. Already the recipient of a Scottish Design Award and the St Andrews Preservation Trust Pride of Place Award,
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Through collaboration with the community and innovative design, multi-disciplinary consultancy BDP has delivered a new multi-use community hub in North Lanarkshire. Newmains & St Brigid’s Community Hub is home to both Newmains and St Brigid’s Primary Schools, and the Newmains Family
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The growing demand for sustainable construction has sparked the growth of a company specialising in low-carbon foundations. Founded in 2019, Dundee-based RADIX Base Systems (RADIX) has rapidly become the UK’s largest screw pile foundations company. Designing, manufacturing, supplying and insta
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Solar batteries have been installed at a new affordable housing development in North Lanarkshire in a bid to tackle fuel poverty and climate change. Located at the Holehills Regeneration on Dykehead Road northeast of Airdrie town centre, 150 two and three-bedroom homes for social rent are replacing
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The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has appointed Al Denholm as its new chief executive officer. Mr Denholm, a seasoned asset management professional with over 36 years of experience, previously held executive and senior investment leadership positions at major financial institutions like P
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A planning application seeking approval to develop a new community campus in Ardrossan has been lodged. Designed by jmarchitects, the new facility will be constructed on the former Shell refinery site in the town.
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