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Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance group has announced a debt restructuring programme and investment of £50 million in UK production. In the steel manufacturing group's latest update it revealed that the firm will inject £50m of new funding into LIBERTY Steel UK (LSUK) to enable the restart of
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Mactaggart & Mickel senior site manager Stuart Gillespie has been praised for his “outstanding leadership qualities” after scooping a prestigious industry award for the 12th time. Stuart, the senior site manager at Mactaggart & Mickel’s Greenan Views development in Ayrshire
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Aberdeen City Council’s appeal against a decision to award protected status to eight blocks of 1960s high-rise flats could be resolved within weeks. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) granted A-listed status back in January to Gilcomstoun Land, Porthill Court, Seamount Court, Virginia Co
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Scotland’s trade unions have joined forces with tenants' unions, anti-poverty groups, environmentalists and academics to launch a nationwide campaign to upgrade Scotland’s homes. Led by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), the ‘Our Climate, Our Homes’ campaign is callin
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Four marine science cluster companies are expanding into new workspace at the European Marine Science Park (EMPS) at Dunstaffnage near Oban after the completion of a £2 million fit-out of the ground floor of the Park’s Malin House by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Malin House wa
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A rural community centre in East Ayrshire and Scotland's first community-owned pub were the winning and commended projects for the Scottish Civic Trust My Place Awards 2021 announced at a ceremony at South Block in Glasgow last month. The My Place Awards celebrate community-led built envir
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The Glasgow School Art (GSA) is developing a series of academic courses and collaborative research practice in partnership with the Eden Project and international architecture practice Grimshaw. The courses, named Biomimetic Design, will derive inspiration from nature and deliver a developing and in
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Two companies have been fined after a security guard died of hypothermia when he and his colleague were snowed in on a construction site. Ronnie Alexander was on duty at Afton Windfarm construction site near New Cumnock, East Ayrshire on 21 January 2018 during bad weather. The 74-year-old was found
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Architecture practice BDP picked up a special conservation award at this year’s Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Design Awards for its Ayr Grammar Campus project. The full refurbishment of a Grade B Listed building that was originally home to Ayr Academy also received a commendation
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The last tenant has completed their move to Rural Stirling Housing Association’s new 50 home development at Claish Farm, with the construction by Lovell now complete. Sarah and Joseph Thain receive their keys and welcome hamper from Sarah Freel (Lovell) and Mark Griffiths (RSHA) (Photo credit:
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Construction of the final building phase at one of Scotland’s largest ever development projects begins today with a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the new headquarters for the Student Loans Company (SLC) at Glasgow’s Buchanan Wharf. (from left) Laura Pritchett, chair of SLC
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A home in Wisconsin has hit the market with a unique selling point. Priced at $450,000 (£334,000), the house situated in South Milwaukee has six bedrooms, two full baths, one half-bath.
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Workplace design and management consultancy Space Solutions has announced Cancer Support Scotland as its new charity partner to mark the business’ 25th anniversary. After members of staff from across the business voted for their chosen charity, Cancer Support Scotland was selected as the compa
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A 10-year-old girl from Crookston Castle Primary School in Glasgow won a competition organised by Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) to name a tunnel boring machine which has just carried out key work on part of a complex project to improve water services for one million people. Caoimhe Donnelly, a prim
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A rare and exceptional example of post-war theatre design in Scotland has been recognised after Historic Environment Scotland (HES) today granted Dundee Repertory Theatre with A-listed status for its special architectural significance. Built in 1982 and designed by local practice Nicoll Russell
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