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PPS sponsors Bell and Scott Property Conference

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

PPS is excited to be sponsoring the 2010 Bell and Scott Property Conference on 1st September. The conference is a regular feature of the property industry calendar and this year’s conference focuses on regeneration. Speakers this year include:

Andrew Smith, Chief Economist, KPMG.  Andrew opens the conference with an economic outlook.
Anthony Glossop, Chairman of St Modwen. [...]

Donald Anderson speaking at major Scottish Conference on Waste

Friday, July 16th, 2010

I am delighted to accept an invitation to speak at a major Scottish Conference on tackling the challenge of delivering sustainable solutions in delivering waste infrastructure in Scotland. The Mackay Hannah Conference will be held on the 7th September at the King James Thistle Hotel in Edinburgh. The conference programme can be downloaded here. The [...]

Forward march of Sainsbury’s in Scotland continues at Prestwick

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Sainsbury’s latest store opening in Scotland took place in Prestwick, South Ayrshire yesterday. The 45,000 sq ft store was opened by Chris Templeman, Sainsbury’s Head of Property for the North and Scotland and Council Provost, Winifred Sloan. The store has created 245 jobs for Prestwick, making Sainsbury’s the largest new employer in Prestwick for many years. [...]

Planning successes and other news from PPS Scotland

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

CALA Homes secure investment in Ratho
CALA’s application for a new development on Freelands Road, Ratho has been granted permission by the City of Edinburgh Council.
The plans which included a mixture of private residential and affordable housing units, along with an 84 bed care home and canal basin, linking it to the Union Canal which runs [...]