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Persimmon sets sights on strategic land with new director hire

Published 1 year ago

Persimmon has appointed Stephen Partington as its new regional strategic land director in Scotland.

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Avant Homes appoints Michaela Sullivan as strategic land and planning director

Published 1 year ago

Avant Homes has strengthened its senior team in Scotland with the appointment of a strategic land and planning director to further enable the housebuilder’s regional expansion.

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Castle Building Services secures £3m schools contract for West Lothian

Published 1 year ago

South Tyneside-based Castle Building Services has secured a £3 million project to provide full mechanical, electrical, public health & renewable services at the rebuilt East Calder Primary School in West Lothian.

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Ewan Wyllie named head of principal designer services at Hardies

Published 1 year ago

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Ewan Wyllie as head of principal designer services.

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Practical completion reached at Glasgow’s £500m Buchanan Wharf

Published 1 year ago

The final building phase at Drum Property Group’s £500 million regeneration of Buchanan Wharf on Glasgow’s Clydeside has reached practical completion with the successful delivery of the new office headquarters for the Students Loans Company (SLC).

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TINTO Architecture and Deeside Architects Studio merge to meet growing demand

Published 1 year ago

Award-winning architecture and interior design firm, TINTO Architecture, has announced a merger with Deeside Architects Studio to meet growing client demand and deliver on larger-scale projects.

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Galbraith merges Highland teams into eco-friendly Highland hub office

Published 1 year ago

Scottish property consultancy firm Galbraith has merged its Elgin and Inverness teams into a newly invested Highland Hub office at Fairways Business Park in Inverness.

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Construction body calls for long-term retrofitting plan for Scotland’s draughty housing stock

Published 1 year ago

With two in every five occupied homes in Scotland failing to meet quality standards, with the highest failure rates relating to energy efficiency, construction industry experts are calling on the Scottish Government to develop a long-term, joined-up retrofitting strategy to urgently tackle the problem.

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Sumitomo’s £200m investment in subsea cable factory to boost Highlands green jobs

Published 1 year ago

In a significant boost to Scotland’s green energy sector, Sumitomo Electric Industries, a Japanese multinational corporation, has announced a £200 million investment in a new high-voltage subsea cable manufacturing plant.

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Persimmon to convert former Dundee whisky factory into new homes

Published 1 year ago

The former site of Stewart and Son’s whisky bottling plant on the Kingsway is set to be regenerated into a new housing development by Persimmon Homes.

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Joint approach agreed for sustainable ‘20-minute neighbourhood’ in Edinburgh

Published 1 year ago

West Town Edinburgh Ltd, the development consortium which owns more than 200 acres of prime development land to the west of Edinburgh, has agreed a joint approach with the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a major new ’20-minute neighbourhood’ for the city.

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NorDan UK hails record growth in 2022 with 34% increase in turnover

Published 1 year ago

Livingston-based high performance timber windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has announced a record 34 percent increase in turnover for a single year in 2022.

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Forth Ports commits to be net zero by 2042

Published 1 year ago

Scotland’s biggest port operator Forth Ports has outlined a commitment for its operations to be carbon neutral by 2032 and net zero by 2042.

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Avant lodges plans for 342-home development at Blindwells

Published 1 year ago

Stirling-based housebuilder Avant Homes Scotland has submitted plans to build 342 new homes with a gross development value of £91.6 million at Blindwells in East Lothian.

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Turner & Townsend to drive decarbonisation of Edinburgh buildings

Published 1 year ago

Turner & Townsend has been appointed to develop the City of Edinburgh Council’s Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) as the authority presses ahead with plans to decarbonise homes, workplaces, and public buildings.

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