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The group of inspiring finalists competing at this year's Trades Awards has been revealed. The annual awards ceremony was launched 10 years ago to celebrate outstanding trades people and construction businesses in the North of Scotland. There are fourteen award categories, open to businesses of
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A renewable energy developer is planning to build three battery energy storage systems across three Scottish Water sites in Renfrewshire. The battery energy storage systems would play an important role in balancing supply and demand and providing niche services to support the operation of the electr
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: HJV Consultants Ltd.
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Top (from left) Vicki Rennie (office administrator), Imogen Young (senior ecologist and director), Paul Young (principal ecologist, director and trustee) and Diana Gilbert (trustee). Bottom row: Michael Pedder and Isla Macleod (senior ecologists) Black Isle-based consultancy Highland Ecolo
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Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall has appointed Robin Pritchett as the UK’s national lead for Building Performance Services (BPS) to assist asset owners with their efforts to achieve net zero and ultimately maintain the value of their assets. The newly created role signifies C
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Civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has partnered with Action Mental Health and Dan Long Associates to launch an innovative internal training course which seeks to tackle mental health conversations head-on. Saturday 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 and,
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Almost £5 million has been invested in 65 projects that will improve school buildings for staff and pupils across the Kingdom of Fife over the summer. Fife Council's spokesperson for building services Cllr Judy Hamilton welcomed the news saying it's important that staff and pupils work and lea
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New artist impressions have been released to mark the second stage of consultation on the future of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow. The city centre shopping centre's owner Landsec plans to demolish the shopping centre and create an office-led, mixed-use urban neighbourhood and is inviting t
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Irfan Anwar
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Angus Council has approved plans for five new houses to be built on the site of the former Carmyllie quarry. At their peak, Carmyllie’s quarries employed around 500 individuals. The site near Arbroath moved from roofing slates to quarrying pavement stone for towns and cities. However, operatio
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Partick Housing Association (PHA) has completed its latest development of 60 new affordable homes at Mansfield Gate. Chief executive, Stewart MacKenzie, said: “We’re delighted to complete these new affordable flats in the heart of Partick, and welcome tenants to their wonderful new homes
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Football club Coventry City is marking the 60th anniversary of Coventry Cathedral by featuring the building's stained glass windows in its new kit. The team, which competes in the English Championship, launched new shirts which replicate those worn in the 1970s.
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As part of Scotland Excel’s ‘Supporting the journey to Net Zero’ campaign, Professor Sean Smith, chair of Future Construction and director of the Centre for Future Infrastructure at the University of Edinburgh, speaks of the importance of accelerating energy efficiency of buildings
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Two areas of land at Ardochy have been purchased by Glengarry Community Woodlands and the Communities Housing Trust for six new woodland crofts, and four to six new affordable homes, to help repopulate the glen. Both land purchases totalling 66 hectares (163 acres) of Ardochy Forest were funded in p
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