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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is calling on construction firms in Scotland to help tackle the skills shortage in the industry by helping some of their community’s most vulnerable people get back into work. It has been predicted that the UK construction industry will create ar
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An agreement has been reached to develop a new £34.5 million high school combined with a theatre and arts venue in Cumbernauld. The Community Campus, to be built on the site of the existing Cumbernauld High School,
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Sarah Beale Sarah Beale on her appointment as CEO of CITB on a permanent basis.
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More than half of the staff at an Argyll quarry face losing their jobs following the award of a new contract, according to a workers’ union. The Glensanda Quarry in Argyll, which is the largest in Europe, is operated by the global giant Aggregate Industries which has tendered out excavation and ha
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A national trade body has developed a new Code of Practice to provide a framework for property professionals looking to tackle the increasing issue of excess atmospheric moisture in buildings. ‘Code of Practice for the Investigation and Provision of Ventilation in Existing Dwellings’ has been de
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(from left) Tom Fitzpatrick – Editor of CN, Alasdair Reisner - from CECA, David Cooper, academy manager, Clark Contracts and Stephen Mangan – actor Clark Contracts has won the Training Excellence Award at the UK wide 2017 Construction News Awards.
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The collapsed wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh New interim guidance published by the Scottish Government for site inspection in the public sector has been described as “a positive step” by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
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RJ McLeod to deliver 3km walking/cycling path in Edinburgh RJ McLeod is to start work on a new walking and cycling route in Edinburgh.
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Architects in Ireland have raised €124,000 for homeless people by giving free consultations in exchange for donations. In one week, 191 members of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) completed 1,366 one hour consultations with the public for a donation of €90, every cent of w
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Architects, contractors and building commissioners must consider the design of new buildings if Scotland is to fully support those with dementia, writes Lesley Palmer. People living with dementia often struggle to understand and navigate their built environment due to the sensory, mobility or cognit
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Professional services provider Jacobs Engineering Group is to acquire engineering-services firm CH2M Hill Cos Ltd to create a global solutions provider employing 74,000 people. The cash and stock transaction has an enterprise value (EV) of approximately $3.27 billion, including approximately $416 mi
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A planning application has been submitted for Inverclyde Council’s new £1.7 million children’s house in Port Glasgow. The existing building on Crosshill Place in Port Glasgow will be demolished while the new children’s house will be built on the existing site.
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The completed biomass plant at Bonar Bridge Primary School, Sutherland A swathe of Highland schools are set for a warm winter after state-of-the-art biomass boilers were fitted to keep pupils warm throughout their studies.
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Colin Lewis Avant Homes is to speed up its expansion plans after securing a £200 million bank facility and appointing a new construction director for Scotland.
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Luke Thurman Architectural practice Sheppard Robson has been appointed by the University of Edinburgh to design its 'Nucleus Project'.
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