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New Crop Innovation Centre officially opened by Secretary of State for Scotland and First Minister

Published 11 months ago

The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, and First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP, officially opened the Crop Innovation Centre at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie last week.

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Scottish Secretary visits Scotland’s first purpose built renewables hub at Port of Dundee

Published 11 months ago

The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, toured Scotland’s first purpose-built offshore wind marshalling facility at the Port of Dundee.

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Fusion Group acquires Sauchiehall Street M&S site to kick off £150m regeneration

Published 11 months ago

A £150 million deal to transform the site of the former Marks & Spencer store on Sauchiehall Street into a major mixed-use development has been concluded.

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Miller Homes strengthens net zero commitment with validated science-based targets

Published 11 months ago

Miller Homes has unveiled new net zero targets which have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

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Scotland’s Railway to host SME networking event for contractors

Published 11 months ago

Network Rail and its key suppliers have announced they will be hosting a networking event for SMEs keen to learn more about work available across Scotland’s Railway over the next five years.

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Algo rebounds with £1.5m pre-tax profit

Published 11 months ago

Perth-based Algo has bounced back from losses in 2023 to achieve a pre-tax profit of £1.5 million for the year ending 30 June 2024.

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Company fined £215,000 after cherry picker fall in Glasgow

Published 11 months ago

A construction company has been fined £215,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a cherry picker was struck by a bus in Castlemilk.

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Davidson Baxter Partnership to become part of CSY Architects

Published 11 months ago

Kirkcaldy-based Davidson Baxter Partnership (DBP) has been acquired by CSY Architects.

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New Banchory Trade Park to be built

Published 11 months ago

Specialist property services provider Hutcheon Mearns Real Estate, along with Edinburgh-based property consultant Montagu Evans, has been appointed by Seamount Property Development to market a new trade park being built in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

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Job stress a problem for 70% of construction workers, study finds

Published 11 months ago

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have shed light on the alarming levels of job stress in the construction industry.

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Scottish equivalent to Passivhaus standard must not impact housing delivery, warns CIH Scotland

Published 11 months ago

CIH Scotland has raised “significant concerns” over the potential costs of introducing a Scottish equivalent to Passivhaus standard for all new build homes and the negative impact it could have on new housing delivery.

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Architects’ Showcase: Completion of 162 Dundee homes reinstates historic urban patterns

Published 11 months ago

A much-anticipated transformation of a vacant urban site in Dundee is now complete, with 162 new homes already occupied by residents.

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Montrose Port Authority nearly doubles footprint with multi-million-pound expansion

Published 11 months ago

Montrose Port Authority is set to embark on a major expansion with the acquisition of Montrose Commercial Park and the adjacent former Charleton Maternity Home site.

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Report recommends demolition of RAAC-hit Brunton Hall in Musselburgh

Published 11 months ago

Councillors will be asked next week to approve the complete closure and potential demolition of Brunton Hall in Musselburgh amid ongoing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) inspections.

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Appeal lodged over lack of decision on Glasgow student accommodation tower

Published 11 months ago

The developer behind plans for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre has appealed to the Scottish Government over the failure of the local authority to make a decision.

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