Valerie Surgenor Earlier this month, the construction company known as Construction Materials Online Limited was fined £55,000 by the Information Commission’s Office for breaching the laws on data protection and information security. Valerie Surgenor from MacRoberts discusses the case.
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A Fife electrical contractor has added 10 new staff to its workforce after seeing its turnover increase by 60% to £1 million over the past 12 months. Cupar-based Daniel Gardner Electrical Contractor more than doubled its workforce after securing its largest ever single contract with a long-standing
The most inspiring young surveyors, who make Scotland a better place to live, work and visit, are currently being given the opportunity to have their talent recognised nationally and be rewarded with a car to help them in their career. Surveyors are essential in key areas such as housing, commercial
No council high-rise block in Scotland contains the type of cladding said to have been used in the Grenfell Tower fire, it was confirmed yesterday as the first meeting of the Ministerial Working Group convened to examine building and fire safety regulatory framework took place. Last week the Scottis
BRE has launched a ground-breaking office refurbishment project that will provide quantified evidence on the benefits of biophilic design on health, well-being and productivity of office occupants. The Biophilic Office project centres on a 650m2 1980s office building on the BRE campus in Watford, wh
A national trade body has developed a new Code of Practice to provide a framework for property professionals looking to tackle the increasing issue of excess atmospheric moisture in buildings. ‘Code of Practice for the Investigation and Provision of Ventilation in Existing Dwellings’ has been de
Cladding similar to that found on Grenfell Tower in London is to be removed from Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as a precautionary measure. It was revealed last month that Kingspan Kooltherm K15 insulation boards, the same material discovered in the Grenfell block, were fitte
Derek Johnstone Interior glass solution experts Indeglas has appointed two senior managers to director level.
Colin Walker SES Engineering Services (SES) won the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) package on the new £1.35 billion Queensferry Crossing, which opened to traffic today. The two-year contract saw SES deliver MEP systems for the bridge’s North and South approach sections, the central cab
Multi-disciplinary design and engineering company BakerHicks has completed the complex structural engineering design for Perth & Kinross Council’s headquarters that included delicate work to repair and restore the building’s historic façade. BakerHicks was employed to provide structural eng
John Wright, managing director of Deeside Timberframe (left), with new operations director Stewart Ferguson A director at Bancon Group is to transfer to Deeside Timberframe to help drive its continued expansion and growth.
Henry McLeish Former First Minister and town planner Rt Hon Henry McLeish on the launch of the Scottish Alliance for People and Places.
Andrew McFarlane Andrew McFarlane makes the case for UK-wide regulation to make sprinklers mandatory in all new build houses.
Rural affairs secretary Fergus Ewing has announced a new Innovation Challenge that will encourage the Scottish timber technologies sector to innovate and develop new products and systems for the construction industry. Run as an open competition, the Challenge seeks to drive innovation by offering su
Cladding used on a set of tower blocks in Glasgow will be inspected as the local authority continues its progress to identify and test buildings believed to contain aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. Last week it was revealed residents in two of the blocks at the Glasgow Harbour developmen


