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Shareholders approve £2.5bn Barratt and Redrow merger plan

Published 2 months 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 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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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Consultation to be launched on Lancefield high-rise plans

Published 2 months ago

The first of two consultations concerning plans for a new residential-led mixed-use development near Lancefield Quay in Glasgow is set to launch this week.

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Dundee projects to benefit from £20m Levelling Up Partnership funding

Published 2 months ago

A new campus for Dundee and Angus College, a Grade A office development on the Waterfront and a bespoke permanent home for the Dundee Museum of Transport are among the projects to have received a share of funding from the UK Government.

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£5.3m grant to help rescue Mavisbank House

Published 2 months ago

Work to save Midlothian’s 300-year-old country villa Mavisbank House is set to begin thanks to a major grant of £5.3 million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

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New homes for social rent planned in Arden

Published 2 months ago

Plans to build 22 new homes for social rent in Arden have been submitted to Glasgow City Council.

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