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Places for People – The Engine Yard – Edinburgh
P l a c e s f o r P e o p l e – T h e E n g i n e Y a r d – E d i n b u r g h

Unique urban l iving Managing Director f or Scot land,
Managing Director for Scotland,
Unique urban living
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finished product and I’m sure our
made way for a spectacular
made w a y f or a spectacular finished product and I’m sure our
purchasers will be too.”
collection of forty-three high-
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original structure. Partner in Charge Ángel Morales-
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