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Clyde Gateway and BRE are launching a design competition, through a competitive PQQ and ITT process, to procure a contractor led design team to build the new flagship office for BRE Scotland. BRE Scotland is an independent, research-based, testing and training consultancy which offers expertise on t
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Infrastructure secretary Keith Brown in the Shieldhall Tunnel Underground boring is set to start on a £100 million project in Glasgow to create Scotland's largest storm water tunnel.
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©Peter Sandground The Falkirk Wheel is set for a mini revolution as a £1 million programme to revamp and develop new visitor experiences at the world’s only rotating boat lift gets underway.
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Representatives of Scotland’s construction industry will have a unique opportunity to pose questions to spokespeople from all of the main political parties at a special Scottish Building Federation political hustings event taking place at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on Friday, the 18th Marc
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The famous R W Forsyth Sphere is to be restored more than four years after it was removed from the roof of Topshop on Princes Street. The intricate item, which dates back more than a century and displays the signs of the zodiac, was removed from the A-listed building four years ago for repairs.
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REHAU has produced a new version of its user friendly ‘Docs’ app which allows architects and specifiers to access product and technical information on their mobiles and tablets. The app, which is available to download from the App store simply by searching for ‘REHAU docs’, allows users to c
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Plans are to be lodged for a new permanent TV and film studio facility based in Cumbernauld, culture secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed today. In an update to the Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and tourism committee, Ms Hyslop confirmed a private investor is expected to submit a planning appli
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Northern Ireland based Creagh Concrete has been awarded a major Scottish contract and revealed plans to create at least 30 new jobs in Edinburgh. Creagh Concrete employs 650 full time staff and sub-contractors, across its 7 locations, with Scotland proving to be a region of particular success, emplo
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New legislation introducing a tax supplement on purchases of additional residential properties has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted in favour of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill following a Stage 3 debate yesterday – meaning a supplement w
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Graham Construction has begun work on a £22 million student accommodation project at the University of Edinburgh. The Buccleuch Place & Meadow Lane student accommodation project involves the conversion and refurbishment of two grade B-listed tenement blocks and the construction of four new buil
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The Highland Council has approved plans for a £1.65 million community centre in the small fishing village of Aultbea. Designed by ThreeSixty Architecture for the Aultbea Regeneration Company, the project will offer a multi-use sports hall in addition to a smaller space for more intimate meetings.
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Perth and Kinross Council has changed the definition of a pothole so that it does not have to repair so many. The Scotsman reports that the local authority has declared potholes must now be more than 59mm deep – 50 per cent more than previously – before it considers filling them.
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Construction work to upgrade Central Scotland’s motorway network on the M74 near Hamilton has unearthed a rare archaeological discovery, including remnants of a medieval village and a collection of medieval coins believed to date from the 10th or 11th Century. The discovery was made on the verge o
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Keith Brown on a visit to the new River Don Crossing construction site Cabinet secretary for infrastructure, investment and cities, Keith Brown has announced that over £350 million worth of sub-contracts have been awarded for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty project (AWPR/
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The Granton site The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) is pursuing plans for a multi-million pound complex on Edinburgh’s waterfront after being donated a parcel of land by the Scottish Government.
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