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A decision to appoint a contractor to redevelop Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens will not be made until March at the earliest. Aberdeen City Council said the decision to proceed and establish a budget for the project will be made at the council’s budget meeting on March 5.
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Planning consultant Colin Lavety makes the case for housing land allocation decisions to be made at a national level which he argues would standardise the process and increase the number of homes being delivered. Encouraging local authorities to empower communities across Scotland is a man
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An enhanced West Dunbartonshire design standard for new affordable homes has been approved by councillors. The new policy will introduce a host of additional requirements for every new build home.
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Sentry Doors Holdings Limited (Sentry Doors) has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital), to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as an industry leader in the timber fire and security door-set market.
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Almost £350 million to be invested over next ten years in an extended programme of capital investment in South Ayrshire. The record-breaking investment will deliver new and improved sports and leisure facilities, state-of-the-art schools, better roads, extend early years provision, and support
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Activity in the UK construction sector declined in February 2019 for first time in 11 months. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index registered 49.5 in February – the first time it has dipped below the 50 no-change mark since March 2018.
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New MD of housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel's English division, Joanne Casey, discusses her route to success within the property and construction industry and how we need to inspire more young people and women into this thriving and diverse industry. My son used to boast to his friends that I had
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The year 2018 will be remembered by Glasgow office employees of Morrison Construction for a fantastic fundraising effort generating more than £9,000 for charity partners. A year full of employee driven events were the reason targets of £2,500 for each of the nominated charities, Mac
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The first ever affordable housing development in the village of Killearn has been handed over to tenants by Rural Stirling Housing Association. Local MSP Bruce Crawford formally opened the twelve new homes for rent at the Aitken Street and Wilson Crescent development at a celebration ceremony.
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Figures on construction output from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been reaccredited after an independent regulator judged them to provide the highest levels of “trustworthiness, quality and value”. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today designated construction o
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Painter and decorator apprentice Lisa Gordon shares her career experience for International Women's Day. From a very young age I wanted to be a painter and decorator. Granted, it’s not the typical career aspirations of a young girl, but I was inspired by my uncle - a painter and decorator who
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Fife Council has approved an investment plan which aims to deliver 3,500 new homes by 2022. Fife Housing Partnership’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2019-2022 was recently approved by the council's Community and Housing Services Committee.
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The Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS) has named managing director of James Gibb residential factors Nic Mayall as its new vice president by unanimous decision. PMAS representative body for professional property factor firms in Scotland.
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Asset management and construction consultancy Currie & Brown has been awarded new contracts in Scotland’s healthcare sector. NHS Grampian has appointed the firm to provide project management services for its major acute services (elective care) project.
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Heart of Midlothian Football Club has upgraded its Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh with a new state-of-the-art hybrid pitch thanks to Aggregate Industries’ drainage stone, sand and rootzone. Having used a natural grass pitch and without a full pitch replacement in over 20 years, Hearts wante
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