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Hydrock just the ticket for Pitlochry Festival Theatre redevelopment

Published 2 years ago

Integrated engineering design, energy, and sustainability consultancy Hydrock has secured a pivotal role in the latest phase of the transformative redevelopment of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

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Two Wilko stores in Scotland to close with 38 job losses

Published 2 years ago

Joint administrators from PwC for Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd, along with its subsidiaries wilko Ltd and wilko.com Ltd, have confirmed the closure of two Scottish stores – Irvine and Clydebank – resulting in a loss of 38 jobs.

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Green light for speculative industrial and logistics unit in Rosyth

Published 2 years ago

Fife Council has granted detailed planning consent for a new 50,000 sq ft industrial and logistics unit at Queensferry One in Rosyth which will kickstart the development of the wider 120-acre project.

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Schools impacted by RAAC revealed by councils

Published 2 years ago

At least 30 schools in Scotland found to contain the potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) have been named by councils.

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PfG: Tomatin to Moy dualling tender relaunched with 2027 completion date

Published 2 years ago

The contract notice for the construction of the £150 million A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project has been published, although work is not expected to be completed until 2027.

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Investment fund completes £31m build-to-rent development in Glasgow

Published 2 years ago

Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has completed a £31 million build-to-rent development in Glasgow, the first in Scotland for its £545m UK residential investment fund.

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PfG: New bill to give ministers powers to remediate buildings with unsafe cladding

Published 2 years ago

Progress to identify, assess and fix unsafe cladding on Scotland’s medium and high-rise multi-residential buildings will be accelerated, under plans to safeguard homeowners and residents in this year’s Programme for Government (PfG).

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Approval granted for social housing development in Plean

Published 2 years ago

A commitment of more than £6 million has been agreed by Stirling Council to create a new social housing development in Plean.

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Port of Aberdeen fully operational after £420m expansion

Published 2 years ago

Port of Aberdeen has been crowned as Scotland’s largest berthage port following the completion of a transformational £420 million expansion project.

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BE-ST and Coaction training to help sector put Passivhaus standards into practice

Published 2 years ago

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), in collaboration with Coaction Training CIC (formerly known as Carbonlite), has announced a new training initiative aimed at revolutionising the construction industry’s approach to sustainable building.

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In Pictures: First look inside Caledonia Gladiators’ new stadium

Published 2 years ago

Architects at Holmes Miller have unveiled plans for Caledonia Gladiators’ new multi-million-pound stadium.

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Student accommodation fever hits Glasgow city centre

Published 2 years ago

A number of student accommodation developments are being planned across Glasgow as developers seek to fill the evident shortage of availability in the city.

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Sanctuary’s first phase of Paisley’s West End regeneration officially underway

Published 2 years ago

Work to regenerate and breathe new life into Paisley’s historic West End is officially underway.

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Calls grow for RAAC social housing inspection programme

Published 2 years ago

The lightweight form of concrete linked to the collapse of the roof at a primary school in 2018 could be widespread in social homes built during the 1950s-70s, consultants have warned.

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Updated 20-minute neighbourhood vision unveiled for Edinburgh

Published 2 years ago

A key strategy has been updated to help people across Edinburgh live well locally in places that are healthier, greener, more vibrant and inclusive.

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