Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd is to invest £15.3 million in its Livingston manufacturing facility, with Scottish Enterprise support, to significantly increase its productivity, efficiency and research & development (R&D) capabilities to meet increasing Europea
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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today released the outcome of the independent social impact study evaluating the successfully delivered ‘Mind the Gap’ programme.
When a defect becomes apparent in a building or structure, how long does the owner have to make a claim? Dentons associate Kathryn Kelly explains more. In Scotland, defects claims have to be made within five years. Time starts to run when loss, injury and damage occurs (section 11(1) of the Prescrip
The developer of a new office building located in the heart of Edinburgh has today announced practical completion of the development. Developed by Vastint Hospitality as part of its New Fountainbridge mixed-use development, No2 Freer Street comprises 59,554 sq ft of Grade A office space over seven f
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has unveiled a new UK test regime for Heat Interface Units (HIUs), which replaces the original standard developed in 2016 and revised in 2018. BESA’s UK HIU Test Regime has been considerably expanded and enhanced to improve the information a
Moray Council is inviting local contractors to tender for a wide range of building maintenance work to support the council’s in-house Building Services team over the next four years.
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) could be merged under plans to be put out for consultation. The UK government will seek views over 12 weeks on the principle of the two organisations forming a single body.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will today pave the way for the largest housebuilding programme in England since the post-war era.
Ministers have come under fire after yesterday's record-breaking homelessness statistics were followed up by new figures that revealed a sharp drop in the number of new homes being built.
An ambitious project has seen a former ski hut move from its previous location in the Lowther Hills to the centre of Leadhills. And the hut is now in the process of being transformed into a men’s shed.
A historic Glasgow office block has been brought into the 21st century following a £1.9 million facelift. The Culzean Building has undergone major renovations which have included the introduction of air conditioning and the owners have now launched a search for new tenants.
Small housing developers in Scotland are optimistic about the numbers of homes they aim to deliver over the next five years but have expressed frustration over the “myriad of obstacles and barriers” that they expect to face, according to a new survey. The findings of the poll, which explored the
In a first for a construction firm, a rescue mission was launched by Glasgow-based City Building and Scottish Natural Heritage to save endangered water voles living beneath a working site in Easterhouse, Glasgow. After repair and upgrading work began on local housing association properties in Coxton
A series of poignant messages carved into woodwork by workmen building a stately home more than 170 years ago have now been unveiled. The Telegraph reports that workers at Chatsworth House in Devonshire ‘scrawled messages such as “down with the Tory rascals” in protest at the bitter hardships
Applying for Engineering Services SKILLcards has been made easier and quicker following the launch of a new, online service. The Engineering Services SKILLcard is operated by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and is held by more than 60,000 people working in the heating, ventilati


