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Breedon has entered into a conditional agreement with Cortolina Investments to acquire Hope Construction Materials Limited for £336 million. The combination of Breedon and Hope will create the UK’s leading independent producer of cement, concrete and aggregates and a vertically-integrated buildin
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ASET Training Academy has been announced as the preferred bidder to develop a new £500,000 scaffolding training centre in the North East of Scotland, with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) joint-funded facility set to open in September 2016. CITB is commissioning the facility due to i
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A collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force and defence contractor Energetic Materials and Products has resulted in a new tool that can cut through metal in a matter of seconds. They’re calling it the TEC Torch, but its it is already being being hailed as the world’s first real-life 'light
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Scotland's first dedicated water technology testing facilities completed Scotland’s first ever full-scale facilities for the testing of water and waste water technologies have been unveiled in the Highlands and Central Belt.
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Broadford works Plans to transform an A-listed former factory in Aberdeen into a multi-million-pound urban village will go on display next month.
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Plans have been submitted for a 210,000sq/ft office block at 177 Bothwell Street on behalf of HFD Property, a sister build to Bothwell Exchange to the immediate south. Sheppard Robson Architects have designed a ten storey building with basement parking with the project aiming to break down massing i
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Dundee councillors have approved plans for a £5 million Sports Direct superstore in the Lochee area of the city.
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Wallace Land Investment and Management.
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Sandy Adam Elgin-based housebuilder Springfield Properties has announced a 14 per cent increase in turnover to £84 million following a “significant increase” in affordable house building in the central belt.
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Nicola Sturgeon Greenock’s quayside is set for an expansion and a new visitor’s facility following the announcement of the first investment of the £1.13 billion city and region deal for Glasgow and Clyde Valley.
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Three contracts have been awarded for a £22 million project to build a store for radioactive liquid waste at Dounreay. Amec Foster Wheeler, J Gunn and Sons and Street Cranes Special Projects Ltd will be involved in the design and construction of the facility.
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hub North Scotland has won praise for the creation of a new north-east school complex from judges of a prestigious national awards programme. The organisation has been named as a finalist in the Scottish Property Awards 2016, selected in the Community Development Project of the Year category in reco
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A Pokémon-themed gym has opened in Osaka, Japan, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The gym is actually a selection of paid games spread across two floors, each one allowing its player to digitally interact with a wide variety of Pokémon. Also on site is a Pokémon-themed café and a gia
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Revised plans for a housing and retail development on the outskirts of Stonehaven have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. The new proposals for the Mill of Forest site include the delivery of a new supermarket, community facilities, employment land, a hotel and 500 homes, 125 of which will be a
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