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Derren McRae Aberdeen’s transition from North Sea oil town to global energy city will assist in reducing the impacts of a low oil price on the city’s commercial property market, according to a paper from property consultant CBRE.
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An Edinburgh townhouse with an ingenious outdoor “invisible” wheelchair lift has gone up for sale. The inventively engineered contraption was installed for £100,000 by multiple sclerosis sufferer Dr Angelica Goodden, a retired Oxford University historian.
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Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has lifted the 56-metre long steel structure of Dundee’s new £3 million Seabraes Pedestrian Bridge into place. Equivalent to half a football pitch long, the arched bridging section has been designed by Morgan Sindall engineers and assembled o
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Contractors CCG has begun construction of a new purpose built wellbeing centre for Edinburgh charity the Thistle Foundation. The new purpose-built 1500 square metres centre is being built on the site of a disused clinic at the heart of the old Thistle estate in Craigmillar and is set to open its doo
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A farmer has been ordered to demolish the mock-Tudor castle he constructed and hid behind hay bales for four years. 61-year-old Robert Fidler from Honeycrock Farm in Redhill, Surrey, never got a permit from the local planning authority before constructing his castle.
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The Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme Morrison Construction has been awarded with a Silver Considerate Constructors National Site Award for its Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme.
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Peter Williams Laing O’Rourke has appointed Peter Williams as a technical director for Europe.
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David MacLellan Fife-based shop, school and office fitting firm Havelock Europa has reported a pre-tax loss of £5.7 million during a “challenging” 2014 in which it wiped out debts and laid down foundations for the future.
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Tain Health Centre Morrison Construction has been awarded with a national site award by the Considerate Constructors Awards for its Tain Health Centre project for Hub North Scotland Ltd.
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The proposed Turnberry 18th Hole The creation of five new holes and a range of proposed changes to the legendary Ailsa course at Trump Turnberry Resort were revealed for the first time today by Donald Trump.
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Gordon Nelson The proposal for a new law to tackle fair payment contained in the Scottish National Party’s manifesto has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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Ramsay Duff Glasgow-based investors Maven Capital Partners has announced the purchase of a prominent office building in Glasgow city centre for redevelopment as student accommodation.
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Sumburgh Airport Highlands and Islands Airports (HIAL) has been granted a full hearing in its £14 million action for damages against Shetlands Islands Council over alleged “defects” in the local authority’s works to extend the runway at Sumburgh Airport.
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It is well known that asbestos can be a challenging and expensive problem to encounter on site – either in buildings or in the ground – as well as incurring some significant legal liability. However, proper assessment and management of the REAL risks (as opposed to the commonly believed perceive
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