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Threesixty Architecture named Architectural Practice of the Year

Published 4 months ago

Threesixty Architecture has been named Architectural Practice of the Year at the Scottish Design Awards.

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ESPC: Scottish homeowners lack full knowledge of net-zero expectations

Published 4 months ago

Scottish homeowners are not aware of the full extent of the Scottish Government’s expectations when it comes to the proposed net-zero targets for owner-occupied properties, new research suggests.

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GRAHAM records over £1bn revenue for second consecutive year

Published 4 months ago

GRAHAM has surpassed the £1 billion turnover milestone for a second consecutive year as it saw revenue increased to £1.125bn.

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Livingston land could be sold to Cruden Homes for £4.9m

Published 4 months ago

Land for sale at Toll Roundabout in Livingston could be sold to Cruden Homes Limited for £4.9 million.

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NorDan UK opens revamped Livingston showroom

Published 4 months ago

Windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has unveiled a £50,000 refurbishment of the showroom at its Livingston headquarters.

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Avant Homes acquires Glenboig site to deliver £9m development

Published 4 months ago

Avant Homes Scotland has acquired a 2.42-acre site in Glenboig, North Lanarkshire, to deliver a £9 million new development of 31 homes.

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Strathclyde student is Scotland’s next emerging engineer for work on AI-powered concrete inspections

Published 4 months ago

Hamish Dow, 25, a final-year civil and environmental engineering PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, has been named as the Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE) Scotland’s Emerging Engineer 2024.

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Energystore acquires majority share in Scottish specialist flooring contractor ATS

Published 4 months ago

Insulation manufacturer and installer energystore has acquired a majority share in award-winning Scottish specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) for an undisclosed sum.

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Housebuilding completions drop by 17% in 2023-24

Published 4 months ago

There were 19,632 homes built (completed) and 16,404 new builds started in the 2023-24 financial year, signalling a 17% drop (4,150) in comparison to the previous financial year.

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BAM opens new Kilsyth office as energy decarbonisation programmes drive growth

Published 4 months ago

Construction and engineering firm BAM has opened a new office in Kilsyth, creating a hub in Scotland for the company’s work decarbonising the UK’s energy network as well as delivering major public buildings and infrastructure projects.

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Cladding Remediation Bill receives royal assent

Published 4 months ago

Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has received royal assent.

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Homes for Scotland: Alarming reduction in SME home building sector

Published 4 months ago

The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) building homes in Scotland has significantly declined, according to new figures.

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Heat pump engineers held back on installations by staff shortages

Published 4 months ago

Heat pump engineers and businesses say that a lack of available staff is the top barrier to installing more heat pumps where there is demand for installations, according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of UK heat pump installers.

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New AI playbook from Chartered Institute of Building

Published 4 months ago

A new playbook on the use of AI in the construction industry has been published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

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Complete Weed Control secures Amey contract for trunk road network maintenance

Published 4 months ago

Weed control, ground maintenance and tree management specialist Complete Weed Control (CWC) has secured a major maintenance contract with Amey for roads in the north-east of Scotland.

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