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West Princes Street Gardens vision gains public support
A public consultation into plans to reimagine West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh received more ...
Published 20 January 2020
Amey secures £49m North Lanarkshire highways contract extension
A £49 million contract extension has been awarded to Amey for the maintenance and management o ...
Published 20 January 2020
Large majority of reported construction fires caused by hot works
Almost 80% of fires recorded in the construction industry over the last year were the result of hot ...
Published 20 January 2020
Glasgow contributes to 51% surge in build to rent completions in 2019
The number of completed homes for the UK build to rent (BTR) sector increased by 51% in 2019 with Gl ...
Published 20 January 2020
Gillespie Macandrew advises on £285m of new build plot sales
Law firm Gillespie Macandrew completed new build plot sales worth £285 million in 2019, repres ...
Published 20 January 2020
Green light for 160 Persimmon homes in Wormit
Persimmon Homes has been granted permission to build 158 homes in Wormet, Fife. The new developme ...
Published 20 January 2020
Spring start for Saltcoats tower blocks refurbishment pending expected tender approval
The extensive refurbishment of two tower blocks in Saltcoats is set to begin in the spring should a ...
Published 20 January 2020
Housing association invests in local economy with Duns development
The final phase of Berwickshire Housing Association’s new Todlaw development in Duns has now b ...
Published 20 January 2020
Building Briefs – January 20th
RSA Group moves into NFU Mutual’s Glasgow office development RSA Group, a multinational g ...
Published 20 January 2020
And finally... Glasgow office bridge link fails to cross the line
Councillors have rejected plans to connect two office buildings in Glasgow city centre with a bridge ...
Published 20 January 2020
Hotel operator settles on new design for Glasgow’s Dale House project
Bloc Hotels has submitted new plans for its proposed development in Glasgow city centre. The comp ...
Published 17 January 2020
Alex Orr: Draft proposal published for capital’s development
As the City of Edinburgh Council publishes its plan for the sustainable development of the city unti ...
Published 17 January 2020
England: Costs double on Carillion PFI hospital contracts but private sector picks up most of tab
The two private finance initiative (PFI) hospitals that Carillion was building at the time it collap ...
Published 17 January 2020
SNIPEF: Scandal of payment abuse in construction industry must stop now
After the release of a survey which revealed the tragic human cost of payment abuse in the construct ...
Published 17 January 2020
2019 an ‘exciting but challenging year’ for Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity hailed the huge impact of the £1.13 million of ch ...
Published 17 January 2020
