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Cruden retains five-star status in HBF survey

CRUDEN Homes has retained its five-star housebuilder rating for the second year running in the latest customer satisfaction survey run by the Home Builders...
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Statue returns to Glasgow railway station ahead of wider redevelopment

A celebrated railway sculpture has returned to Springburn Railway Station ahead of a wider redevelopment of the Glasgow station. Stored away for over two decades,...
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CQIC urges ‘fundamental change’ in use of Contractor Design Portions in Scotland

THE Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) has published a new report calling for a fundamental change in how Contractor Design Portions (CDPs) are used...
Gill Baird, founder of St Ellen's and Cosmedicare

Private healthcare specialist gets green light to expand Livingston hospital

SCOTTISH-based private healthcare provider Cosmedicare has secured planning approval from West Lothian Council for a multi-million pound hospital expansion in Livingston. The cosmetic surgery business,...
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Plans approved for new Ravenscraig retail hub

A planning application to bring a new retail hub to the site of the former Ravenscraig steelworks has been approved. Located south of Marston’s Inn...
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Scottish construction sector hailed for social impact progress

A new report has highlighted the 'pivotal' role of Scotland’s construction industry in delivering social impact through public sector projects over the past decade. In...
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Award-winning Dumfries apprentice urges others to consider stonemasonry

AN award-winning Dumfries apprentice stonemason is urging locals to help protect Scotland's heritage as new stonemasonry apprenticeship opportunities open. Kody Burns was named Historic Environment...
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MPA urges support to protect sector from impact of events in the Middle East

THE Mineral Products Association (MPA) has set out key priorities it claims will help to protect the industry and wider economy from the impact...
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UK Government proposes ban on construction retentions

THE UK Government has unveiled what it says is the 'largest set of reforms in over a generation' as it looks to ensure small...
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ACE Scotland report calls for elected mayor in Glasgow to drive economic growth

A new report from the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Scotland has claimed that an elected mayor in Glasgow could help unlock economic...

Former Isle of Skye hospital to be demolished

MACKINNON Memorial Hospital in Broadford, Isle of Skye, is to be demolished, The Highland Council has announced. The news comes following the transfer of the...
Engineers on Glasgow Central tracks

Glasgow Central closure sees 10 months worth of work delivered in 10 days

SCOTLAND'S busiest railway station being forced into closure due to Glasgow's Union Street fire has allowed a projected 10 months worth of engineering works...

New Scottish tax aims to promote circular construction practices

A new devolved tax is to be launched by the Scottish Government aimed at promoting circular construction practices. The Scottish Aggregates Tax will replace the...
Artist's impression of the Port Ellen redevelopment

McLaughlin & Harvey to lead £107m Port Ellen upgrade

CALEDONIAN Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has announced the appointment of McLaughlin & Harvey to lead construction work on the £107 million upgrade of Port...

SSEN Transmission hosts industry at immersive health and safety experience day

SSEN Transmission has welcomed around 40 representatives from key marine contractors and stakeholders to SSE's Faskally Training Centre in Perth. The dedicated marine safety experience...

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Mark Macaulay

Warehouses and war: how construction contracts help manage delivery risk

By Mark Macaulay (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons in Glasgow) and Tasmyn Brittlebank (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons...

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