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Survey highlights skills gap crisis in Scotland’s engineering sector

Published 5 months ago

Scotland is facing an “economic disaster” caused by a damaging skills shortage in the engineering sector, a new study has revealed.

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Proposals lodged for new housing and neighbourhood retail at Ravenscraig

Published 5 months ago

A new planning application has been submitted by McTaggart Construction and Ravenscraig Limited to North Lanarkshire Council for a residential development and 14,500 sq ft of retail space on the former industrial steel works site of Ravenscraig.

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University of Glasgow to share Lilybank Gardens student accommodation plans

Published 5 months ago

Plans by the University of Glasgow to replace low-utility surface parking with purpose-built student residences are to go on display next week.

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Flamingo Land bids to overturn Loch Lomond resort decision

Published 5 months ago

The company behind plans for a £40 million holiday resort next to Loch Lomond, which were rejected for a second time in September, has submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government.

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Architects collaborate on New Gorbals redevelopment plans

Published 5 months ago

A planning application has been submitted for 152 affordable homes in Glasgow for New Gorbals Housing Association.

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Administrators appointed at Connect Modular

Published 5 months ago

Modular housebuilder Connect Modular has entered administration, resulting in the loss of dozens of jobs.

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New plans for site of former council office in Dunfermline

Published 5 months ago

Revised plans have been submitted for new homes to be created on an abandoned city centre site at Walmer Drive in Dunfermline.

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Plans lodged to build up to 360 homes in Rosyth

Published 5 months ago

Plans have been submitted for 360 new homes on an area of farmland in Rosyth.

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Urbanite Living completes handover of 169-bed student development in Glasgow

Published 5 months ago

Urbanite Living has completed construction of its new student accommodation development at Jocelyn Square in Glasgow city centre.

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Suir Engineering acquires Taylor & Fraser

Published 5 months ago

Suir Engineering Ltd, one of Europe’s fastest-growing engineering services providers, has announced the acquisition of Taylor & Fraser, a mechanical & electrical engineering business operating in Scotland for more than 100 years.

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Briar Homes secures green light in Barrhead

Published 5 months ago

East Renfrewshire Council has granted Briar Homes planning permission for a development of 39 private homes near Lyoncross Farm, on the southern edge of Barrhead.

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Green light for 3,000 homes on site of disused Edinburgh runway

Published 5 months ago

A proposed development promising 3,000 new homes on the site of Edinburgh Airport’s disused runway has received outline planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council.

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Charing Cross Gateway granted planning permission in principle

Published 5 months ago

A £250 million plan to transform Glasgow’s Charing Cross with homes, student flats and hotel space as well as the potential removal of a bridge over the M8 has been given the go-ahead in principle.

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Robertson starts major modernisation project for University of Glasgow

Published 5 months ago

Work has begun on a £12.6 million investment project to upgrade the Annexe of the University of Glasgow Library, being designed and built by Robertson Construction Central West.

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Updated planning applications lodged for Durieshill development

Published 5 months ago

Homebuilders Springfield Properties and Barratt Homes have submitted updated planning applications for the Durieshill development which will see the creation of a brand new 3,000 home village on the outskirts of Stirling.

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