Muir Group, based in

Inverkeithing Inverkeithing ( ; gd, Inbhir Chèitinn) is a port city, port town and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. A town of ancient origin, Inverkeithing was given royal burgh status during the reign of Malcolm IV of Scotland, Malcolm IV ...

, Fife, is one of the largest

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company specialising in

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construction of houses and apartments companies in Scotland.

History

A former joiner, John Muir, set up Muir Homes in 1973 after leaving his position as managing director of Scothomes, part of

Scottish Homes Communities Scotland was an executive agency of the Scottish Government from 2001 to 2008. The Agency was responsible for housing, homelessness, communities and regeneration throughout Scotland. Communities Scotland was headquartered in Edinburgh ...

References

External links

Muir Homes official site

Muir Group official site
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