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New Gorbals Housing Association’s newest homes in Laurieston have been named in the top 100 buildings of the century, and shortlisted for the Scotstyle architecture award. The Scotstyle list, which features buildings from 1916 right up to the present day, has been compiled by Royal Incorporation o
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More people will be able to make their homes warm and water-tight through a new £10 million fund. The pilot scheme in Glasgow, Argyll and Bute and Perthshire will provide equity loans of up to £40,000 to home owners on low incomes to help them make essential repairs to leaking roofs and building s
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Keith Brown Cabinet Secretary for economy, jobs and fair Work, Keith Brown has announced that the construction contractor for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project is to help deliver the Prince’s Trust's first ever ‘Get into Civil Engineering’ programme
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Plans by Heart of Midlothian Football Club to build a £12 million new stand at its Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh have been approved by councillors. The club's existing main stand will be partially demolished to make way for the upgrade, which will see the stadium transformed into a 20,000-plus ca
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An Aberdeenshire gravedigger had a more intense Halloween experience than he was probably hoping for yesterday when the walls of a plot he was digging collapsed and trapped him inside.
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Keltbray Group has announced an expansion of its sheet piling division into Scotland. First launched 12 months ago from its headquarters in Surrey, Keltbray Sheet Piling is now also operating from the Keltbray Structures offices in Bathgate as part of the planned business growth strategy.
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SSE’s new Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre welcomes its first visitors - Video Pitlochry’s newest and most dramatic visitor centre opened its doors to the public for the first time today.
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A best practice toolkit to help the construction industry tackle modern slavery in its global supply chains has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and industry alliance Stronger Together. Described by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May as "the great human rights issue of our
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Zero Waste Scotland has developed a new online guide on how material waste can be prevented through design in construction and refurbishment projects. Published as part of a programme of support for the Scottish construction sector, the guide explains and demonstrates how circular economy design ide
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Young people are getting an insight into what it’s like to get a career in construction thanks to a new app. Virtual Project Manager takes young people inside an animated 3D world where they are in charge of building new homes.
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Morgan Sindall launches first virtual careers fair Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall is launching its very first virtual careers fair.
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(from left) John Collins, Andrew Mitchell & Richard Thick A new generation of higher skilled trussed rafter designers and fabricators will increase homebuilding standards and protect the construction industry from poor quality products and installations, the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) has
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A long-established blacksmith’s business in Hawick is forging ahead with ambitious new expansion plans and eyeing the construction sector after securing backing from Bank of Scotland.
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Lorraine MacPhail Scotland’s commercial property sector could face long-term growth issues if demand for office space continues to outstrip supply, according to Grant Thornton.
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