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A planning application has been lodged to return a former council building in Arbroath to residential use. Dewar House, which sits directly next door to Arbroath Library on Hill Terrace, served as Angus Council's housing office for many years.
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The outgoing president of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade body, has issued a stark warning about the rise of rogue tradespeople masquerading as qualified electricians to take advantage of the boom in domestic renewables technology. Alistair Grant, who ends his two-year tenure at
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Work is beginning on a base for adventure, learning and community activities for people of all ages. Twechar Outdoor Pursuits Centre will soon start to take shape on a site beside the Forth and Clyde Canal – providing a hub for canoeing, kayaking, cycling and more in East Dunbartonshire.
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Dougie Bell, managing director of The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC), has been shortlisted for a prestigious honour at the Energy Awards 2024. Mr Bell is in the running to become Energy Champion of the Year in the Individual Achievement category, which is designed to recognise outstanding personal c
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The construction sector should not use the Scottish Government’s abandonment of its interim climate change target to slow its commitment to achieving net zero, writes Graham Mercer, managing director of Rearo Laminates. Sustainability has been a central theme in the construction industry
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It has been a hectic few weeks at Holyrood, and there have been many changes that will have significant impacts on the built environment sector, writes Jocelyne Fleming, policy and public affairs officer Scotland at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). John Swinney is the new First Minister a
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The Scottish Government's land reform proposals can help make land more available or are "gambling" with the future of rural communities, according to two differing consultation responses. The Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee issued a Call for Views on the La
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The development of a new residential community can transform a derelict site in Livingston and deliver a variety of high-quality new homes to help tackle West Lothian’s housing shortage, Persimmon has said as it submitted new proposals. The planning application by Persimmon East Scotland and C
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John Doherty EngTech has been elected as the 100th President of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) with a call for more action to tackle the profession’s skills shortage and greater government engagement to advance the low-carbon home heating transition. B
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Advance Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering. A graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ross has held senior engineering positions specialising in renewable generation, grid connections and transmission/distribution systems.
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Russell Coleman, group training manager of the Borders Technical Training Association (BTTA), has welcomed the rise in the number of Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) in Scotland. New figures for 2023-24 published on the SDS corporate website revealed there were 25,365 MA starts created in 2023
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Construction of the new Galashiels Academy building is progressing well and the project remains on track to be completed and open to students by the Autumn of 2025. Following the conclusion of the planning, design and procurement stages, construction began on the project in July 2023 to create a mod
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An annual audit of Cala Group's sustainability data has unveiled that the housebuilder is on track to achieve its net zero goals across key areas by 2030. Working to embed a culture of sustainability in everything it does to reduce its environmental impact, the new 2023 sustainability data underscor
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Details for long-awaited work to improve the traffic flow across the Swallow Roundabout in Dundee have been announced with a date for work to start confirmed. The project will begin on Monday 17th June and is expected to complete in summer 2025.
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A Scottish energy firm has joined with senior figures from across the industry to fund pioneering heat pump technology. Glasgow-based Union Technical has provided pre-seed funding in Nusku, a Bristol-based start-up which aims to revolutionise how UK homes are heated.
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