KPMG has been fined £20 million by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for its audits of Carillion and Regenersis. The fine, which is the largest the big four firm has received in the UK, is part of sanctions for misconduct of audits carried out by KPMG for Carillion and Regenersis. The fine
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The UK construction sector is set to face the spectre of increased insolvency, exacerbating price rises while rivalling inflation as a threat to successful project delivery, Turner & Townsend has warned. As inflationary pressure persists, the global professional services business’ latest U
Giving consumers, installers and other stakeholders access to real-world heat pump performance data and customer satisfaction scores would help drive the transition to low-carbon heating in the UK, according to a new report published by the Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College London’s global
Angus councillors have approved plans submitted by Scotia Homes for 146 new homes on the north-western edge of Arbroath. The Ellon-based housebuilder submitted plans for the Crudie Farm site, adjacent to Arbirlot Road West, last year.
Stirling councillors are set to visit the site of a proposed £15 million distillery and visitor centre which was refused planning permission in March. Wolfcraig Distillery signed a land deal with Ambassador Group last year that it hoped would have resulted in the development being lo
The controlled dismantling of a building at 2 High Street, Jedburgh, originally set to be completed by the end of July 2022, is now expected to conclude by February 2023. The dismantling process began in December 2021, but Scottish Borders Council (SBC) said a number of unforeseen additional works e
A Dundee safety and data infrastructure specialist that was formed in the wake of the collapse of McGill in 2019 has itself succumbed to administration. Administrators were appointed for Panacea Fire and Security Ltd in October, though the company ceased trading in June.
Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland's first "green freeports". The winning bids by Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) and Forth Green Freeport (FGF) will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benef
South Lanarkshire-based The Electric Heating Company (EHC) has received a £3.8 million investment from private equity and infrastructure investment manager Foresight Group. Founded in 2005, EHC is a distributor of electric heating products. It supplies electric boilers, heaters and water cylin
Nearly 1,700 people benefited from employment opportunities, apprenticeships and work experience opportunities created through major construction projects in Dundee, councillors have been told. The policy and resources committee this week heard an update on the city council's community benefits poli
Barratt Developments has said it anticipates a 15% drop in profits this year amid a sharp decline in demand for homes, particularly from first-time buyers. In a trading statement, the homebuilder said adjusted profit before tax is "anticipated to be in line with current market expectations", which i
Bancon Homes has confirmed it will again be headline sponsor for the Banchory Bonfire and Fireworks Display in November. The popular event, taking place on Saturday 4 November at King George V Park, is organised by Banchory and District Round Table, a voluntary organisation whose main mission is to
Scotland’s new National Planning Improvement Champion is calling for ideas on what a high-performing planning system looks like and what impact it has. Scottish Construction Now has been reporting extensively on Scotland's broken planning system over the past month.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced the five finalists of their Minecraft Competition which was launched in association with International Construction Management Day on 9 March. The five finalists are:
Scottish Construction Now has changed our Twitter handle from @SCN_newsletter to @ScoConstructNow to better reflect the increasing importance and success of our website. Current followers do not need to take any action as the new account simply replaces the older one.

