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University of Glasgow to divest £18m from fossil fuel industry The University of Glasgow has become the first in Britain to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry.
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Eamonn McGarvey Keepmoat has won a further £10.9 million sustainability contract with South Lanarkshire Council which will benefit a number of local communities through major energy efficiency improvements to people’s homes.
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John Swinney Finance secretary John Swinney delivered a budget yesterday which pledged to provide £4.5 billion of infrastructure investment in 2015-16.
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Public sector procurement specialist LHC is hosting a series of free seminars for kitchen and bathroom installers looking for work on public sector contracts. The seminars will introduce LHC’s new kitchen and bathroom installation framework, due in 2015, and will help kitchen and bathroom firms un
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Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish Government will shortly be inviting bids for a contract, worth up to £224 million over seven years, to deliver a new national fuel poverty scheme from 2015.
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Keith Brown Work to remove a notorious bottleneck on the A96 in the north-east of Scotland moved closer today with the award of a multi-million pound contract.
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Sarah Speirs By Sarah Speirs, director RICS Scotland
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A practical joke is turning heads on Alaska's roadways. Someone broke into the back of an electronic sign used for construction and changed the message to a phrase that caught some late night drivers by surprise.
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As school pupils begin to choose their subject options and look ahead to their prelims, BAM Construction is urging Scottish school girls to consider taking up construction related university courses and apprenticeships in a bid to increase the number of women in senior roles in the construction indu
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Margaret Burgess Housing Minister Margaret Burgess has announced a new price ceiling for Help to Buy (Scotland) which it is hoped will support more people to get onto or move up the property ladder.
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Image courtesy of Graeme Robertson Plans have been submitted to build a £4 million centre for children's literature at Moat Brae House in Dumfries.
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Argyll and Bute Council wins silver award for bringing empty homes back to life Close partnership working between Argyll and Bute Council’s Housing and Council Tax teams on an innovative policy to deal with empty homes has netted national recognition and a silver award.
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Lady Paton The widow of a joiner who died of an asbestos-related condition will be allowed to pursue her damages claim against her late husband’s former employers after the company’s insurers failed in an appeal.
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The creation of a £25 million green energy centre by St Andrews University will come closer to fruition this week if councillors give their backing.
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Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed a grant of £1.3 million to help fund the transformation of two hangars at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune in East Lothian.
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