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A vibrant community has been created with the final tenants moving into an 88-unit housing development on a key regeneration site in Clydebank. The development of the Clydebank East site is a major housing-led development within a key priority regeneration area identified in West Dunbartonshire Coun
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A major new report published by the National Retrofit Hub calls for urgent government action to tackle one of the biggest barriers to scaling home retrofit in the UK: a shortage of skilled people.
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Social housing developments are to be made exempt from a new build levy that aims to unlock additional funding to fix building safety issues, newly published legislation has revealed.
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A report to Falkirk Council’s Executive later this month (19 June) will put forward a vision for Grangemouth for the next 20 years.
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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced a significant investment in the National Construction College (NCC) at Erith and other NCC sites. This investment will create substantial value for the construction industry through an expanded training offer, outstanding teaching, learni
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Construction industry pioneer Tom Renwick, who played a key role in the introduction of powered access equipment in the UK construction sector, has passed away at the age of 87. Mr Renwick began a long career in construction in the early 1950s and worked on the Ravenscraig steelworks during his mech
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Demolition of the first block of flats within the run down Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow has begun.
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Google’s futuristic £1 billion headquarters in King’s Cross has been ruffled by a most old-fashioned problem — foxes. The as-yet-unopened “landscraper,” a horizontal skyscraper stretching through central London, has found its rooftop garden turned into a playgroun
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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for urgent action to protect homeowners and professionalise the building trade through mandatory licensing after its own 2025 Scotland Master Builder Awards offered a powerful reminder of what good operators look like.
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Work is now complete on a £3 million project to raise the platforms at Dunkeld and Birnam station, significantly improving accessibility and safety for passengers at the historic Perthshire stop.
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Argyll and Bute councillors have agreed a statutory education consultation, as part of proposals to relocate the existing 2-18 campus to a new location to the southern edge of Tobermory next to the A848 (Tobermory South). The consultation, in accordance with the requirements of the Schools (Consulta
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The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) preceded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week with a timely look at a topical situation, reinforcing its long-standing impact on the construction industry over its 130-year history.
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Burness Paull has appointed highly regarded renewables development lawyer Nicola Scott as a partner in its energy team. Ms Scott advises clients in the renewables sector on real estate matters having spent her career working in both private practice and in house with a ‘big six’ energy c
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Ground will be broken on a new primary school serving the new major housing development at South Stirling Gateway in the coming weeks.
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Burges Salmon has advised the majority shareholders of Aberdeen-based Encomara, a floating wind and subsea engineering firm, on the sale of the business to Inverness-headquartered Aurora Energy Services. Encomara will maintain its brand and product identity while gaining access to Aurora’s glo
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