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https://www.facebook.com/onthetools/videos/1904313539854523/ A builder was left red-faced after he plunged into a puddle while simulating the Grand National in a construction site race.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDzCSZghK5s&feature=youtu.be Professional engineering services consultancy Mouchel has changed its name to WSP across all offices in the UK.
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The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has welcomed the publication of the independent review on cash retentions in the construction industry. The review was commissioned by the UK government following an amendment to the Enterprise Bill laid by Lord Aberdare in 2015 and drafted
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Scottish Construction Now has set up a company page on LinkedIn, giving our readers more opportunities to keep updated with developments. Members of the current LinkedIn group are encouraged to follow the new page which will be updated daily with all the news, jobs and leads from our newsletter.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0369vlp_fjg A California-based start-up company has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that uses HD photos and LIDAR scans to analyse important data from a construction project - both inside and out.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C22Lp_LQqU The draft orders and environmental statement confirming the line of the five mile stretch of the A9 Dualling route between Tomatin and Moy have now been published.
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New figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have underlined fears of a skills gap timebomb in the UK construction sector. The report, which examined the make-up of the UK construction workforce, found clear evidence that the workforce is ageing. In the 20-year period to 2011, th
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A new interactive map showing some examples of Scottish Government investment in infrastructure projects since 2007 has been launched by cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity Michael Matheson. It comes after the Programme for Government set out a commitment to invest an ad
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A major £1.5 billion contract opportunity for the construction sector to deliver new build housing is about to be launched in Scotland.
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The Scottish Government has launched a new website as a resource for following progress and joining in with some key strands of the continuing transformation of Scotland's planning system and national policy. The Transforming Planning site is structured around the substantial work to come over the n
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Aberdeenshire Council is preparing its public consultation as part of an eight-week consultation on its Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 (LDP). The authority formally agreed its Proposed LDP earlier this month and will submit its proposals to Scottish Ministers for examination later this year, f
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Trade unions and think tanks have renewed their calls for the establishment of a Scottish national infrastructure company following a "disappointing" report from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS). In its report, presented to the Scottish Government earlier this week, the commissi
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Plans to enhance and improve the village greens and wayfinding in the centre of Ballater have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. The planning application, submitted by Moxon Architects and Ballater Royal Deeside Ltd, follows the Storm Frank floods in 2015, which led to serious damage in the vil
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Network Rail has launched an appeal for applications to become engineering apprentices in Inverness and Helmsdale in the Highlands. To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Network Rail is highlighting its openings for apprentice engineers, who will learn and receive expert training and on-the-job expe
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