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Upturn in Scottish infrastructure workloads leads to upturn in expectations

Published 4 months ago

Expectations for Scotland’s construction market in the year ahead have improved off the back of an upturn in infrastructure activity, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.

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Edinburgh One pivots to hotel proposal

Published 4 months ago

Plans to convert a redundant office block in Edinburgh into a hotel have been submitted for planning.

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Glasgow city centre office move for Diamond & Co

Published 4 months ago

Building consultancy expert Diamond & Co. has moved from Cumbernauld to a new address in Glasgow city centre.

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SFT’s focus on sustainable and thriving Scotland in latest outcomes report

Published 4 months ago

Infrastructure body the Scottish Futures Trust has today published its latest Outcomes report, highlighting the economic and environmental impacts it and its many partners have made over the past 12 months.

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In Pictures: Dundee charity building to undergo major expansion

Published 4 months ago

A Dundee charity that supports children and young people with disabilities and additional needs is embarking on an ambitious refurbishment of its family support centre, plugging a ‘significant gap’ in respite provision, after-school and holiday support.

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Plans for 703 student bedrooms at former Madras College in St Andrews

Published 4 months ago

Scotsman Developments Ltd has revealed plans to create 703 more student bedrooms at the former Madras College in St Andrews.

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Haymarket student accommodation development tops out

Published 4 months ago

Ogilvie Construction has reached another milestone in the project to build a new student accommodation facility in Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh with the completion of the top story and roof deck.

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Dundee FC football training centre and community hub approved

Published 4 months ago

Dundee Football Club Community Trust has obtained planning permission from Dundee City Council for a new football training centre and community hub at Riverside.

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Blue Triangle receives £4.925m from SASC to invest in new properties

Published 4 months ago

Blue Triangle is the first housing association in Scotland to receive investment from the Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II from Social and Sustainable Capital.

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Management buyout sees new generation take the helm at Bon Accord Glass

Published 4 months ago

Aberdeen-based home improvement company Bon Accord Glass has undergone a management buyout as it marks its 50th anniversary.

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East Kilbride-Glasgow railway line to close for £140m electrification upgrade

Published 4 months ago

From January 2025, engineers will be working around the clock for 16 weeks to deliver major engineering works as part of the project to electrify the railway between East Kilbride and Glasgow.

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Highland Council takes ownership of 20 new homes in Dingwall

Published 4 months ago

Twenty new homes on the edge of Dingwall are ready to welcome tenants.

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New chair for Osprey Housing as it marks 25th anniversary

Published 4 months ago

Osprey Housing’s board of directors has appointed Brian Watson as its new chair.

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Edinburgh build-to-rent project tops out

Published 5 months ago

Goodstone Living and contractor McAleer & Rushe have topped out at Dockside, the ‘next generation’ build-to-rent residential scheme in Leith that will deliver 373 new homes. 

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Van Elle grows Scottish presence with £3.5m Albion Drilling acquisition

Published 5 months ago

Scottish piling and drilling specialist Albion Drilling has been acquired by the UK’s largest ground engineering contractor Van Elle in a deal worth up to 3.5 million.

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