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Construction work on a brand new secondary school in Falkirk for young people with additional support needs is starting soon after councillors gave the project the green light. The new £17.5 million school, which will replace the current Carrongrange School, will be built on land next to Moray Prim
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An £8.5 million scheme to build a new link road in Elgin has been scrapped by Moray Council. Councillors voted 13 to 11 in favour of abandoning plans for the Western Link Road during a Full Council debate on the council’s capital expenditure programme, which senior officers described in a report
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Neil Sutherland The closure of the Longannet power station could lead to a sharp rise in the cost of redeveloping brownfield sites because the production of pulverised fuel ash has ended, construction experts have warned.
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Plans have been submitted for a new civic square in Glasgow’s south side, The Herald has reported. The new Shawlands Cross Civic Square is expected to host a range of markets and events by next May and has been promoted by Glasgow City Council as “a key attraction on the gateway to the city cent
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An example of a home planned at Heathfields Persimmon Homes North Scotland has started construction on a £30 million housing scheme in Muirhead and an £18m residential development in Dunfermline.
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NHBC has created a list of ‘builder lingo’ to help homeowners better understand ‘builder banter’ and technical terms when appointing a builder. Head of house building standards, Mark Jones, said the list defines some of the terms used in new home construction, repair and maintenance, providi
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The Sullom Voe oil terminal Plans to build a £500 million gas processing plant at the Sullom Voe terminal in Shetland have been put on hold by oil giant BP.
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A speculative industrial building at Link Park in North Lanarkshire Changes to business rates for empty properties in Scotland, which come into force today, could lead to a slowdown in industrial developments and limit choice for businesses looking to expand north of the border, according to Knight
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An appeal to overturn a decision to reject plans to build new homes on the site of an ancient Perthshire battleground has been dismissed by the Scottish Government. Developer Ribbon Homes wanted to create 12 homes on land which was once the scene of the 17th Century Battle of Tippermuir.
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Infrastructure firms Robertson gave a talk at the West Employability Hub in Dumbarton recently to try and attract jobseekers to careers in construction. Members of Robertson’s community development team, alongside the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), invited staff and clients of the Hub to d
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Vaughan Hart Almost one in three Scottish building employers think leaving the EU would have a negative impact on their business compared to 8 per cent who think the impact would be positive.
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Loaning Road Developer Cullross has submitted a planning application for 59 new homes at Loaning Road in the Craigentinny area of Edinburgh, designed by JM Architects.
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A group of students from New College Lanarkshire have taken part in a site visit at one of Graham Construction’s latest projects.
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Tim Cornelius Tidal power company Atlantis has entered into a partnership with an investment firm that will see almost £500m sunk into Scottish tidal projects over the next two years.
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