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McTaggart pledges to buy social in first for Scottish housebuilders

Published 4 months ago

McTaggart Construction has become the first homebuilder in Scotland to sign up to the Buy Social Scotland Pledge.

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Clark Contracts begins executive refurb at Glasgow Caledonian University

Published 4 months ago

Clark Contracts has commenced refurbishment and transformation works to the Centre for Executive Education for repeat customer Glasgow Caledonian University.

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WSHA gets green light for Kelvindale affordable homes

Published 4 months ago

An application by West of Scotland Housing Association for 110 new homes on former railway land in Kelvindale has been approved by city planners.

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KR Group raises a glass to £1.5m distillery projects

Published 4 months ago

Aberdeenshire-based KR Group is nearing completion on two distillery projects which have generated almost £1.5 million for the steel and cladding company.

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Scottish Enterprise launches £35m manufacturing property challenge

Published 4 months ago

Scottish Enterprise has launched a £35 million Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme for prospective developers of manufacturing property to create 1 million sq ft of new industrial space to increase innovation and Scotland’s attractiveness to inward investors.

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Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds to convert old office sites into social housing

Published 4 months ago

Decommissioned data centres and former office sites belonging to Lloyds Banking Group are to be redeveloped into new social housing projects.

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Savills: £300bn investment required to meet future private rental growth

Published 4 months ago

A total of £300 billion is needed to deliver the additional million homes in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) required to meet the future household growth requirements by 2031, Savills has warned.

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Architects to ‘robustly’ test Mackintosh rebuild plans

Published 4 months ago

Two architecture firms have been appointed to “robustly” test new plans by The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to rebuild the Mackintosh Building.

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Historic façade specialist Charles Henshaw & Sons enters administration

Published 4 months ago

Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, a 120-year-old Edinburgh-based façade specialist, has entered administration due to financial pressures from legacy contracts and project delays.

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Construction output rebounding, ONS figures suggest

Published 4 months ago

Monthly output in the UK construction industry is estimated to have grown by 1.9% in volume terms in May 2024, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Advanced Building Contractors caps record breaking year with leadership changes and promotions

Published 4 months ago

Advanced Building Contractors (ABC Ltd) has made changes to its leadership team to propel continued growth.

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Springfield Properties expects profits to be slightly ahead of market expectations

Published 4 months ago

Springfield Properties has issued a trading update stating that it expects profit before tax to be slightly ahead of market expectations due to good profits being made from land sales of £28m during the period.

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Barratt forecasts pretax profit ahead of expectations

Published 4 months ago

Barratt Developments has revealed it expects “profit before tax slightly ahead of our previous expectations” in its latest trading update.

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Delivery of MMR homes brings £530m boost for construction sector

Published 4 months ago

The economic and social benefit created by the delivery of mid-market rent (MMR) properties has been highlighted in a new report commissioned by not-for-profit developers HHA and Lar Housing Trust, and fund and asset manager for social housing Thriving Investments.

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Clark Contracts completes £3m transformation of Paisley Arts Centre

Published 4 months ago

Clark Contracts has completed the £3 million transformation of the Category B-listed Paisley Arts Centre for Renfrewshire Council.

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