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Building Briefs – January 27th
£10m Kirkcaldy retail park plan ‘would create 230 jobs’
Published 27 January 2016
And finally... The ‘inside job’ still a major cause of building site thefts
Power tools have topped the list as the most stolen item from building sites in 2015, a new survey has revealed.
Published 27 January 2016
Penicuik housing approval ends four year section 75 saga
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has been granted permission from Midlothian Council to build 458 new homes in Penicuik, four years after submitting its original planning application.
Published 26 January 2016
SECC hotel and apartment plans lodged
Plans have been submitted for a mixed use development of two hotels and serviced apartments at the entrance to Glasgow’s SECC complex.
Published 26 January 2016
Housing subsidies for councils and RSLs increased by up to £14,000
Subsidy levels for affordable homes for rent being delivered by councils and registered social landlords (RSLs) are to increase up to £14,000 for each new home over the next three years, the Scottish Government has announced.
Published 26 January 2016
‘Right-sizing’ pays dividends at Havelock Europa
Interior solutions provider Havelock Europa, which announced 100 redundancies towards the end of last year, is beginning to reap the benefits of its cost cutting exercise.
Published 26 January 2016
Viridor appoints new regional managing director for Scotland
Renewable energy company Viridor has appointed Paul Brown as its new Regional MD for Scotland.
Published 26 January 2016
Further £6.6m landslide mitigation investment for A83
An additional £6.6 million investment in the A83, including just over £4m for landslide mitigation measures at the Rest and Be Thankful, has been announced by the Scottish Government.
Published 26 January 2016
Saltire Society’s 2016 Housing Design Awards to celebrate 80 years of architecture
Nominations are now open for the 2016 Saltire Society Housing Design Awards with this year’s judging panel due to be guest chaired by renowned Scottish journalist, writer and television presenter Kirsty Wark.
Published 26 January 2016
Building Briefs – January 26th
New associate building surveyor at Hardies Aberdeen
Published 26 January 2016
And finally... Pitch Perfect – though Rod Stewart in the dark over plans for new mansion
Rod Stewart has been given the go-ahead to build a football pitch at his new £5 million mansion as long as he does not have floodlights.
Published 26 January 2016
Small construction firms suffer ‘sharp fall’ in workloads
Workloads for small builders in Scotland took a downward turn towards the end of last year, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Published 25 January 2016
Final phase of £1.8bn schools plan revealed
A total of 19 new schools will be built across Scotland by March 2020, impacting more than 6500 pupils, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.
Published 25 January 2016
Breedon wins £10m A9 supply contract
Breedon Aggregates has won a deal to supply drystone, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt to the £35 million first stage of the A9 dualling project.
Published 25 January 2016
Councils to share £14m of energy efficiency funding
A new £14 million fund has been introduced which will allow councils across Scotland to make homes, public buildings and businesses more energy efficient.
Published 25 January 2016
