The recent decision in ICI v Merit Merrell Technology is the latest in a series of decisions in the dispute – described by Mr Justice Fraser as ‘long-running, and bitterly fought’ – relating to steelworks to be carried out by MMT at a new paint manufacturing facility for ICI in Northumberlan
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Scotland’s built environment organisations have welcomed Scottish Government proposals for a new Home Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment (HEETSA), recognising its potential to raise the quality and consistency of retrofit projects nationwide. The coalition stresses, however, th
Trade body SELECT has named a new head of membership and communications and announced several other key appointments as part of its continuing drive to serve the electrical industry across Scotland. Former journalist Iain Mason will be based out of SELECT’s head office at The Wa
Construction workers have discovered what police described as a mummified body in the wall of a historic building. Police were dispatched to the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, near Oakland's downtown, after a worker noticed what appeared to be a human body in a wall that was being deconstructed.
People living in Scottish areas with street names commemorating Britain, such as “Queen”, “Royal”, “Regent”, or “London” are less likely to define themselves as Scottish only, new research from the University of St Andrews has revealed. The finding, by Dr Daniel Oto-Peralías, is par
A development of high-rise buildings in Germany that were supposed to form the word 'HOME' on completion has been left in an unfortunate position after an investor pulled out of the 'M' building. The new Franklin district is being built on what was once Germany's largest US military base in Mannheim
A practical joke is turning heads on Alaska's roadways. Someone broke into the back of an electronic sign used for construction and changed the message to a phrase that caught some late night drivers by surprise.
A property company is suing a local authority which has objected to a fish-and-chip franchise tenant on the grounds that its name – Moby Dick – may cause offence to some sensitive souls thereby causing the value of property in the area to fall. The council believes that the second word in the re
Officials in the Austrian city of Salzburg have taken novel steps to address the increasing numbers of people injuring themselves by walking into lampposts while peering into the screens of their smartphones by putting airbags around the uprights. Locally, the word 'Smombies' has even been coined to
Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland East) has launched its brand new development on the historic Blindwells site in East Lothian.
The German city of Mannheim is transforming an area formerly home to a US military barracks with the creation of four letter-shaped residential towers that together will form the word 'HOME'. The 15-storey 'O' building, which will house a total of 120 apartments, has a unique public terrac
Contractors at a utility company earned an F grade after painting the word "shcool" outside of a school building. The word was painted outside Llangyfelach Primary School in Swansea after gas works by Wales and West Utilities, the BBC reports.
Gary Louttit, head of hospitality and leisure at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, has been elected President of Glasgow Business Club. His appointment follows his nomination by the Club’s board and subsequent approval by its membership at its recent AGM.
As the Considerate Constructors Scheme publishes a new 'Spotlight on...' initiative focusing on inappropriate and offensive language used in the construction industry, SCN revisits one from the ‘And finally...’ archive. During its ‘you’re not you when you’re hungry’ campaign, Snickers re
Lend Lease has rebranded and changed its name to the single word Lendlease in a move it said “heralds an exciting new chapter” for the firm. The Australian developer has also launched a new logo which it calls ‘the fold’, replacing its previous 20-year-old blue canopy logo.


