The impact of the liquidation of Carillion could cause a potential domino effect on Scottish businesses resulting in further insolvencies in the months to come, according to accountants and business advisers French Duncan. The firm is concerned that many firms which supplied services and goods to Ca
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Police who attempted to ticket a car during a cold snap discovered it was made of snow. Simon Laprise, 33, an artist and machinist, had built the car outside his house after heavy snowfall earlier this month.
The next stage of investment on quay walls on the Clyde, hailed as a crucial part of the regeneration of the river, has been given the green light by Glasgow City Council. The council's city administration committee today approved a report on the quay walls, with just over £50 million of Glasgow Ci
Planning permission for the next phase of regeneration at the Pennywell Living development has been granted by the City of Edinburgh Council. The application from regeneration firm Urban Union and architects and town planners Barton Willmore includes plans for 315 dwellings (175 flats and 140 houses
A school in Merseyside has removed the exterior wall of a girls’ toilet block in a bid to stop smoking, bullying and truancy. The new layout at St Mary’s College in Wallasey means pupils can no longer hide in between lessons.
A whistleblower fired after reporting drug abuse and health and safety failings at a construction project has been awarded tens of thousands of pounds in lost earnings for wrongful dismissal, The Press and Journal reports. Roger Hammond, 47, was site manager at energy company Vattenfall’s Aberdeen
Plans for a multi-million pound development which will see 400 University of St Andrews staff relocate to the Eden Campus at Guardbridge have been lodged with Fife Council. To facilitate the strategic move, the former paper mill at Guardbridge will be transformed into a modern working environment fo
An estimated £31 million is expected to be paid by trade credit insurers to help firms in the supply chain recover from the collapse of Carillion, the Association of British Insurers has announced. The ABI said sums ranging from £5,000 to several million pounds are being paid to firms which had in
The Unite union has called for stronger legal guidelines concerning the construction and maintenance of wind farms after a 74-year-old worker died in East Ayrshire. The victim was working with younger colleague at Craigdarroch Farm in New Cumnock when the pair became stranded in heavy snow.
Planning permission for the new Queensferry High School has been approved by the City of Edinburgh Council which has also announced the team delivering the project. Development partner hub South East Scotland will deliver the 1,200 capacity secondary school alongside Morrison Construction as the Tie
Failed construction giant Carillion is involved in at least eight major public projects in Scotland and employs an estimated 1,000 people north of the Borders, it has emerged. The firm, which has gone into liquidation, runs facilities management services in hospitals, housing associations and major
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today opened an investigation under the Audit Enforcement Procedure in relation to KPMG’s audit of the financial statements of collapsed construction and services firm Carillion. The accountancy watchdog said it took the step following enquiries made since
A £65 million urban regeneration on the site of the former Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock’s reached a significant milestone last week when it received the green light from East Ayrshire Council. The HALO project, which includes a provision of affordable housing, could create around 1
Detailed planning consent has been submitted for a new £45 million council-led regeneration of Edinburgh’s Meadowbank. The proposals to deliver a sports centre on the existing site of the famous venue, built for Edinburgh’s hosting of the 1970 Commonwealth Games, will be considered by councillo
More than £143 million is set to be invested in housing across the Falkirk Council area in the next three years as part of the local authority’s on-going investment programme. In 2018/19, £13.5m will be spent making improvements to around 5,000 properties across the council area, such as:

