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Daniel Billinge has been appointed as BAM Construct UK’s head of procurement, a new role which will support closer working between BAM companies and accelerating the uptake of modern methods of construction. Mr Billinge is responsible for developing a ‘best in class' procurement function
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Plans have been approved for a four-unit retail development in Dundee.
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US private equity group Lone Star has launched a £630 million takeover bid for McCarthy & Stone with the retirement homes specialist's board recommending that shareholders accept the offer.
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Argyll and Bute Council has recommended that the Scottish Government takes forward the first of 11 options to address landslide issues at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful following a consultation by Transport Scotland.
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Councillors have been recommended to approve plans for a mixed-use development including 18 affordable homes at a former gasworks in Leith.
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A construction worker who welcomed a new baby during the coronavirus pandemic said he had to show his bank card to disbelieving doctors who thought the surname he had given his son was a joke. New dad Jimmy Korona said delivery drivers, bar staff and even doctors have failed to take h
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Plans for 34 new multi-bedroom homes in Whitfield in Dundee have been approved by Dundee City Council. The properties are to be the latest phase in a five-part project from developers DJ Laing Homes Limited, which aims to bring more homes to the Whitfield area.
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Angus councillors are being advised to reject a housebuilder's surprise £250,000 bid for sheltered housing in Edzell which is set to be knocked down and replaced. Final preparations are underway to empty the homes at Inglis Court and replace the 25 homes with 21 new properties after the counci
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Scottish Construction Now is pleased to report that it has passed a significant milestone breaking through the 10,000 subscribers mark to its free daily newsletter with over more than 140,000 unique visitors to the website each month. Editor Kieran Findlay said: "I'd like to thank all of
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Emergency services were called to Glasgow city centre this morning after a man fell from scaffolding. Police and ambulance services attended the incident which occurred at St Vincent Lane around 7.45am.
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As JCB marks its 75th birthday there’s one family with an extra reason to toast the milestone after notching up a staggering 600 years’ service to the company.
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Aberdeen City Council is continuing to make good progress on its programme to build 2,000 council or affordable homes, a new report has revealed.
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Highland Council has revealed plans to take over Scotland's 'first ski hotel' and redevelop it as affordable housing. The Struan Hotel in Carrbridge played a part in the early days of making the Cairngorms a winter sports destination.
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Proposals to tackle one of Kirkcaldy High Street's oldest gap sites with an affordable housing development has been given the green light. Members of Fife Council's central and west planning committee met yesterday to approve a planning application to transform the site of the old Co-op into 39 affo
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With Christmas events cancelled across the country, the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is offering companies the opportunity to win a share of a £25,000 prize pot through its e-card initiative.
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