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Student accommodation tower planned for Glasgow city centre

Published 1 day ago

Detailed plans have been submitted for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre.

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GRAHAM secures £7m contract with University of Glasgow

Published 1 day ago

GRAHAM has been re-elected to the University of Glasgow framework to deliver projects valued in excess of £7 million over the next six years.

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68 year-old Fife contractor T&N Gilmartin becomes employee-owned

Published 1 day ago

Fife-based multi-disciplined contractor T&N Gilmartin (Contractors) Ltd has transferred its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), making its workforce of approximately 90 staff part owners of the business

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Lloyds CEO applauds Scottish charity’s regeneration efforts

Published 2 days ago

Scottish housing charity Lar Housing Trust has received commendation from a major City figure for its work in repurposing derelict buildings into affordable homes.

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Shareholders approve £2.5bn Barratt and Redrow merger plan

Published 2 days ago

A proposed £2.5 billion merger between two of the UK’s largest housebuilders has gained the support of shareholders of both companies.

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Ocean Point mixed-use development in Leith given green light

Published 2 days ago

A major mixed-use development at Ocean Point in Leith has been granted planning consent, subject to conditions, by councillors on Edinburgh’s Development Management Sub-Committee.

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Stantec acquires integrated engineering design firm Hydrock

Published 3 days ago

Sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has acquired integrated engineering design firm Hydrock.

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Threesixty Architecture extends paid maternity and adoption leave

Published 3 days ago

In a bid to tackle “systemic” gender disparity within the architecture sector, Glasgow-based practice Threesixty Architecture has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave.

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Valor Energy Group sells electrical engineering businesses to Pier Solutions

Published 3 days ago

Engineering and modular solutions provider Pier Solutions has acquired electrical engineering businesses V-TES and V-TES Renewables in a seven-figure deal.

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Perform Panel expands into Europe with ‘unique’ tiling alternative

Published 3 days ago

Donaldson Group’s panel manufacturer Perform Panel has expanded into Europe with its wet wall laminated shower panels.

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New powers to tackle unsafe cladding passed

Published 3 days ago

Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has been unanimously approved in the Scottish Parliament.

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Retrofit experts highlight critical actions required to reach net zero targets 

Published 3 days ago

A team of 14 industry-leading organisations have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take urgent action to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes challenge.

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Barratt Developments begins first phase of expansion at Oregon site

Published 4 days ago

The first phase of expansion at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame Limited is now underway, as part of a wider £24 million investment by Barratt Developments following its acquisition of the plant.

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Plans submitted for new student accommodation in Glasgow’s Trongate

Published 4 days ago

Deeley Freed has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build 101 student studio apartments in the city’s Trongate.

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Sumitomo Electric Van Oord consortium named preferred bidder for Shetland 2 HVDC link

Published 4 days ago

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable.

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