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A witness who gave evidence to the Edinburgh tram inquiry has said his testimony cannot be relied upon – because he was jet-lagged. Lawyer Andrew Fitchie said last October that Edinburgh City Council was not made fully aware of the risks of the scheme by TIE, the firm that was established to manag

Nicholas Pollard Interserve has announced the appointment of Nicholas Pollard as an independent non-executive director and member of the audit committee of its Board.

Rohan Bush (first left) with the rest of the female members of the CSIC team By Rohan Bush, head of public partnerships and future workforce at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre

Image: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service The next phase of detailed work on assessing the condition of the fire-hit Mackintosh Building is to commence this week.

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Jo Armstrong The Board of hub West Scotland (hWS) has announced the appointment of Jo Armstrong as the company’s new independent chair.

Ian Fergusson Ian Fergusson, managing partner of Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, has been appointed chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scotland in its 150th anniversary year.

A new £40 million health and social care hub for the north east of Glasgow has moved a step closer. The Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has agreed the draft Initial Agreement for the proposed new hub as part of a plan to improve performance across a number of services and reduce ine

No more than 5% of households in Scotland should be living in fuel poverty by 2040, under a new target set out in a new bill introduced to parliament. The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill also sets out a new definition of fuel poverty with innovative use of the UK Minim

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has appointed Michael Matheson as the new cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity while planning has been added to the title of current housing minister Kevin Stewart. The Scottish Government reshuffle sees five new cabinet secretaries appointe

Darrell Matthews The campaigning body for Scotland’s electrotechnical trade industry has called for more stringent controls over the vital electrical inspection and testing performed by private landlords prior to registration.

The total amount of derelict and urban vacant land in Scotland decreased by 844 hectares (7%) in the last year, new figures have shown. Data from the 2017 Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey revealed that there was 11,649 hectares of derelict and urban vacant land in 2017 compared to 12,493 hec

(from left) David Bradberry, associate director - Energy (Savills); Sara Gough, operations director - Property Management (Savills); Lee Shipsey, deputy CEO (Wave); David Thomas, director - energy (Savills) and Stuart Wischhusen, business development team manager (Wave) Real estate services provider

A room in the new Sleeperz Hotel Dundee Dundee’s newest hotel to open for ‘The Open’

Arc-Tech staff Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has this month employed its 100th member of staff.