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The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process. The Association’s Council, whose members are responsible for BESA’s governance and ensuring that it continues to meet the vision and values of
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Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall for 100 years is to benefit from the fortune left by the celebrated Scottish industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York has made a $1 million grant towards the “design and programming of the Du
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A design proposal for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II by Foster + Partners has been selected from a shortlist of five concepts by acclaimed teams. Five finalist teams were asked to create a masterplan that would honour and celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s extraordinary life of service and
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Buchanan Galleries owner Landsec has taken a significant step forward in its plan to refurbish and enhance the retail centre by submitting a planning application to Glasgow City Council. Working with Threesixty Architecture, Landsec seeks to boost the retail, food & drink and leisure experience
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Followers of Scottish Construction Now’s popular LinkedIn platform have broken through the 30,000 mark with an average of 300 followers signing up each month.
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Ayrshire Housing is adding 32 new flats to its housing stock in Ayr town centre. The social landlord will shortly be starting work on site to deliver the new homes for rent.
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McTaggart Construction has successfully completed 33 new affordable homes at Cartha Crescent in Paisley for Williamsburgh Housing Association. The delivery of the development was made possible through collaborative efforts with Renfrewshire Council and a grant of £3.2 million from The Scottish
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UK homebuilder Keepmoat has promoted divisional chairman Ian Hoad to the role of chief executive officer. Ian succeeds Tim Beale, who has stepped down as chief executive following eight years with the business.
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Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland East) has been granted planning permission to develop 217 new homes at Prestonpans.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into how civil engineering services for road and railway infrastructure are designed, planned and delivered across the UK.
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McLaughlin & Harvey has handed over the keys to Ayrshire Hospice’s new capital build project based in Ayr.
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Riverside Scotland has formed a strategic partnership with Union Technical, a Glasgow-based energy services firm, to enhance the energy efficiency of its homes across south-west Scotland. The partnership focuses on retrofitting homes to improve thermal efficiency and reduce energy bills for tenants.
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Work on a £115,000 solar project at a waste water treatment works which serves customers in and around Milnathort is now complete.
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On International Women in Engineering Day, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has proudly announced that for the first time, the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in its UK-wide CityZen Award are all female students. The Gold Award went to ‘The Deltas’ from Bearsden Academy, Bearsde
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Transport Scotland has published a new report summarising public feedback from the consultation on options to improve the A96 corridor.
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