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News in Brief: June 2016
Specialist structural steel manufacturer, voestalpine Metsec, is supporting the upgrade of Ashton Gate Stadium, home to Bristol City Football Club and Bristol …
Aberdeen Union Square expansion announced
Developer Hammerson has announced that Union Square in Aberdeen has formally submitted an application for planning permission in principle (PPiP) to Aberdeen …
Third Don Crossing gets under way
Work has commenced on the £14.3M Third Don Crossing in Aberdeen. Designed to relieve congestion on the two existing river crossings, the 90m span bridge will …
Passing the test at Scottish academy
Work on the £36M Ellon Academy Community Campus in Aberdeenshire is progressing successfully; the steel erection programme has been completed and the project …
Steel shines in ‘Granite City’
Criteria such as the size, shape, multiple uses and a constrained site all lead to a steel framed solution for a community health centre in Aberdeen. A wide …
Granite edifice becomes modern steel framed headquarters
The world’s second largest granite building, Marischal College, is undergoing a full scale conversion to provide a 21st century corporate headquarters for …
Retail destination of the north
A former rail goods yard in Aberdeen is being converted into one of Scotland’s largest retail and leisure zones. Martin Cooper reports from a city where …
Construction work surges ahead in Scottish boom town
While many towns and cities across the UK are feeling the pinch from the credit crunch, Aberdeen has shown little sign of a construction slowdown and a number …
October 2008 – Reasons to be cheerful?
Financial markets have been going through unprecedented turmoil in recent months, and all industries have been dreading the possible impact on their own …