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Scottish Water puts firms on alert for £6.3bn framework
The water company is looking for both civils infrastructure and MEICA asset delivery partners to deliver its control period SR27 and SR33 programmes of capital and operational works. Works will include new assets, renewals, modifications, maintenance, refurbishments and enhancements to existing assets. Successful bidders will be announced before April 2026. Scottish Water aims to deliver
Saturday’s Scottish Premiership predictions including Rangers vs. Hibernian
Sports Mole provides score predictions and previews for all of today's Scottish Premiership fixtures, including Rangers vs. Hibernian. Aberdeen vs. Ross County (Saturday, 3.00pm) © Reuters Aiming to record back-to-back wins either side of the international break, Aberdeen will welcome Ross County to Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the Scottish Premiership. The Dons secured
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to resign after 8 years
LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced her intention to resign, saying that part of serving in politics is knowing when it is time to make way for someone else. Speaking at a news conference at her official residence in Edinburgh, Bute House, Sturgeon said she wrestled with the decision, but
Scottish Grand National 2022 Tips | Best Bets For The Scottish National
A huge day on the horse racing front this Saturday with the Scottish Grand National the big weekend highlight at Ayr raceourse. The 4m race will be run at 3:35pm and if the betting is anything to go by, the Christian Williams-trained Kitty’s Light is the one to beat. We assess his chance and give…
Scottish timber frame heads for the Falklands
The facility, commissioned by the Falklands Islands government through its partner, RSK Falkland Islands, will be constructed in the capital Stanley, where it will form the Island’s first purpose-built assisted-living facility for vulnerable residents. The latest project for Scotframe in the South Atlantic is a single-storey building, comprising one- and two-bedroom units, as well as…
Scottish plant owners call for delay to diesel changes
The association had issued guidance to its members ahead of the new legislation on 1st April, which will remove the construction sector’s entitlement to use red diesel and rebated biodiesel. But with the escalating situation in Ukraine, it is now calling on the government to delay the implementation of that legislation. Scottish Plant Owners Association…
Glasgow-based Mason Evans employs 45 staff and operates across Scotland. The company, which was founded in 1995, provides a variety of services to developers, house-builders, distillers, local authorities, contractors, consulting engineers and architects. CTS Group has been expanding and its recent acquisitions recently including CGL in November 2020, Nicholls Colton in February 2021 and Silkstone…
Scottish Premiership makes five subs rule change
Scottish Premiership clubs have voted to return to using five substitutes after the winter break.The top-flight teams have used three subs this season after opting to use five last season during the peak of the pandemic when games were behind closed doors. The new rule will be in place from the Premiership match between Celtic…
Procurement for new £500m Scottish hospital moves forward
Contractors have been alerted to a £500m job to redevelop University Hospital Monklands in North Lanarkshire. The local NHS trust said the current hospital has “greatly exceeded its design life [and] poses many operational and financial challenges”. It now wants to meet with prospective delivery partners ahead of formal procurement for the construction of a…
Scottish Minister Accused of ‘Twisting Data’ to Justify COVID-19 Curbs
Scotland’s deputy first minister has been accused of “twisting data” in a “desperate” attempt to justify the region’s COVID-19 restrictions, which are significantly stricter than in neighbouring England. The Scottish National Party (SNP) administration imposed a ban on large-scale events including football matches on Boxing Day in order to slow the spread of the Omicron…