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All at sea

RAYNESWAY Construction has won two contracts for sea wall repairs. One is for Scottish Power at Longannet Power Station, the other for Fife Council...

Castle to bridge

Castle Group Scotland has started essential strengthening works on Dollar Bridge in Clackmannanshire. The seven-week job for the local authority involves removing the surfacing, repairing...

Cash for homes

More houses for rent could be built in Dundee after the Scottish Government announced an extra £1.1m worth of funding. The cash has been added...
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Take-up improves according to research from JLL

GLASGOW and Edinburgh are seeing an increase in take-up of prime industrial units, research from Jones Lang LaSalle has found. Both city centre sites and...
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Homing in on heating

BRE has been appointed to carry out a research project to understand heat losses in the seven million solid wall homes in Great Britain. The...
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UK cannot opt out of imminent Euro regulations

THE industry has been warned of important changes to Euro regulations on construction products. The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) will come into force on July...

A sporting chance

PLANS for a community sports facilities at Hill of Banchory have taken a step closer after Aberdeenshire Council agreed in principle to support the...

Now it’s five

Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts has won a £1.1m contract for the fifth phase of a housing development for war veterans. Work is underway on the...

Kate for Hardies – New building surveying associate

HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Kate Bilbrough as an associate in its building surveying department. A specialist in the management of framework...

Three go Forth – Stirling Council

Three Forth Valley construction consultancies are to supplement the work of Stirling Council’s in-house team at times of peak demand. A new framework agreement has...
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Something in reserve – Latest figures from BDS

SCOTLAND is bucking the trend in replenishing its supplies of aggregates. While eight out of 10 planning regions failed to replace reserves extracted during 2012...

On the town

IRVINE councillors have heard about plans to revitalise one of the town’s best-known buildings. The Town House will be refurbished into a cultural and historical...

Design consultants chase A9 contracts

THE bosses of 26 consultancy firms attended a recent industry day in Perth as the race intensifies to win design contracts on the A9...

What’s your bid?

Businesses in Sutherland have been finding out how to bid for Highland Council contracts. Companies at an event in Dornoch were given advice by the...

New-look centre

A £4.7m project to transform Gourock town centre has been approved by Inverclyde Council’s planning board. The development is a priority for the council...
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Maclay gets Helensburgh town centre

A multi-million pound contract to transform Helensburgh’s town centre and West Bay Esplanade areas has been awarded to Maclay Civil Engineering. Work is expected to...
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Moving closer – Flood defence for Elgin

ELGIN’S £86m flood alleviation scheme is becoming more visible as construction activity switches closer to the town centre. Since starting two years ago the bulk...

Deadline day

THE deadline for entries into Carbon Trust Scotland’s Low Carbon Building Awards is December 14. The awards, for new builds and refurbishments, recognise commercial building...

Penguin trio

THREE businesses have joined forces to create a new penguin enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo. Project manager Turner & Townsend worked on the design with Fletcher...
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Safety comes first – Consultants recognised

HULLEY & Kirkwood Consulting Engineers has been accredited for its commitment to excellence in health and safety. The accolade came from Safecontractor, a third party...