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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is to submit a report to the Crown Office over a potential prosecution in relation to the flaring at the Mossmorran complex in April 2019. Over 900 complaints were received by the agency’s pollution hotline, the highest number the agency has re
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A former Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Prestonpans is set to be redeveloped as a restaurant and flats under plans submitted to East Lothian Council. The proposals have been submitted by Ayres Wynd Developments and are now under consideration by the council planning committee, the East Lothian Cou
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United Capital has again expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Saltire Facilities Management, a company with over 320 direct employees and an annual turnover of circa. £30 million, for an undisclosed sum. Glasgow-headquartered Saltire Facilities Management was founded in 2000 as a pub
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Interserve Construction has deployed 150 specially-trained Mental Health First Aiders to support their colleagues as part of a national effort to tackle the impact of coronavirus. The company’s Mental Health First Aiders have all been trained to MHFA England standards in supporting those strug
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Construction work on the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm is expected to resume shortly following a pause due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Matthias Haag, NnG project director, and David Webster, senior port manager, Port of Dundee
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Work has restarted on building critical digital infrastructure in Inverness with NHS sites such as Raigmore Hospital being treated as a priority due to coronavirus. Construction activity initially began in autumn last year but was put on hold at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the approval
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A 1,000-year-old English flour mill has resumed commercial production for the first time in decades to meet a spike in demand in from the UK’s locked-down residents.
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A rare Grade ‘A’ listed building on one of Glasgow’s most prominent street corners has been put up for sale with a price tag of offers over £3 million. The historic property at 2-10 Bothwell Street was built in 1849 during the height of the Victorian era. It was redeveloped f
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A £1 million glasshouse could be erected over a section of Glasgow’s Argyle Street to create an outdoor dining experience and help kick-start the local economy.
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The public will have the chance to view proposals and provide comments on the delivery of a low carbon community at Hallhill, Dunbar.
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The company behind the major Eden Project tourist attraction in Cornwall is to begin work on a feasibility study for a proposed new project in Dundee
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Barratt Developments has apologised after a letter it sent to suppliers warning that their pay rates would be slashed by 15% was “sent in error”. The Times reports that the letter, sent by the housebuilder’s Manchester office, detailed cuts for bricklayers and labourers, the abolis
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Concept designs of the transformation of the Woodside area in Glasgow have been unveiled with the launch of a new website.
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Scottish Construction Now has seen a dramatic rise in readers over lockdown with users on the website in May reaching 147,198 and subscribers to Scotland's only free daily construction media increasing to 9,580. SCN’s social media accounts also saw an increase with another 524 readers followin
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Melrose-based housebuilder Rural Renaissance Limited (RRL) has secured a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland to support its working capital, enabling it to continue to pay suppliers and honour its contractual commitments during the coronavirus crisis. RRL is parent company to
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