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Robertson completes £29m CLT school for Aberdeen City Council

|Date: 2 June, 2025

Robertson completes £29m CLT school for Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council has taken ownership of its new £29m New Riverbank School, built using a cross lamin ...

Aberdeen City Council has taken ownership of its new £29m New Riverbank School, built using a cross laminated timber (CLT) frame, following successful delivery by Robertson Construction Eastern. The 6 ...

2 June, 2025
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Manchester City Council Leaders visit the latest social housing phase of Great Places’ flagship development in New Islington

|Date: 19 May, 2025

Manchester City Council Leaders visit the latest social housing phase of Great Places’ flagship development in New Islington

Great Places Housing Group has hosted the Leader of Manchester City Council and the council’s Housing Lea ...

Great Places Housing Group has hosted the Leader of Manchester City Council and the council’s Housing Lead on a visit to view the final phase of its £19.4m flagship development in New Islington. Counc ...

19 May, 2025
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Curo completes its first energy-saving retrofit project

|Date: 30 August, 2024

Curo completes its first energy-saving retrofit project

Curo residents are celebrating warmer and cheaper homes as the Bath-based housing association completes i ...

Curo residents are celebrating warmer and cheaper homes as the Bath-based housing association completes its first energy-saving upgrade project. Twenty-two homes in Compton Dando and Pensford have bee ...

30 August, 2024
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Timber industry hosts its first Net Zero event in Scottish Parliament

|Date: 2 May, 2024

Timber industry hosts its first Net Zero event in Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Ho ...

The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time on the 30th April to host a reception about driving Net Zero awarenes ...

2 May, 2024
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110 new affordable homes to be built in Poole

|Date: 27 March, 2024

110 new affordable homes to be built in Poole

110 new sustainable and affordable homes will be delivered in Poole by BCP Council and Wates Group, bring ...

110 new sustainable and affordable homes will be delivered in Poole by BCP Council and Wates Group, bringing new investment and generating millions in social value for the local community. The scheme ...

27 March, 2024
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Wates Group set for channel view regeneration scheme in Cardiff

|Date: 25 March, 2024

Wates Group set for channel view regeneration scheme in Cardiff

Cardiff Council has appointed national developer, Wates Group, as the contractor to deliver its transform ...

Cardiff Council has appointed national developer, Wates Group, as the contractor to deliver its transformational redevelopment of the Channel View estate in Grangetown. The scheme is the largest and m ...

25 March, 2024
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Denbighshire extra care housing scheme transformation making great progress

|Date: 18 January, 2024

Denbighshire extra care housing scheme transformation making great progress

Partners in a major £12.2m scheme to update and extend Grŵp Cynefin’s Extra Care Housing facility in Ruth ...

Partners in a major £12.2m scheme to update and extend Grŵp Cynefin’s Extra Care Housing facility in Ruthin have been given a guided tour and an insight into how it will eventually look. Grŵp Cynefin ...

18 January, 2024
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Construction starts at unique county housing development

|Date: 29 November, 2023

Construction starts at unique county housing development

Construction has begun on a unique housing development focusing on delivering sustainable and cutting-edg ...

Construction has begun on a unique housing development focusing on delivering sustainable and cutting-edge homes in Shrewsbury. Cornovii Homes, Shropshire Council’s wholly owned homebuilding company, ...

29 November, 2023
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Marley | Value-added support

|Date: 9 November, 2023

Marley | Value-added support

Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director at Marley, showcases how local authorities and social housing pro ...

Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director at Marley, showcases how local authorities and social housing providers — and their roofing contractors — can benefit by introducing renewable technology that w ...

9 November, 2023
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Liniar | Specifying low carbon windows and doors

|Date: 8 November, 2023

Liniar | Specifying low carbon windows and doors

In a bid to tackle the effects of climate change, the UK Government has proposed the Future Building Stan ...

In a bid to tackle the effects of climate change, the UK Government has proposed the Future Building Standards and Future Homes Standard, which will see changes to Part L (Conservation of fuel and pow ...

8 November, 2023
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