News

Big Four firm KPMG is set to be fined £14.4 million after a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) tribunal found that its auditors deliberately misled regulators during routine inspections of its audit of collapsed government contractor Carillion. The £14.4m fine for KPMG would be the second

Construction works have commenced on the installation of a new section of Rising Foul Sewer Main between Pickaquoy Road and Ayre Road in Kirkwall, including crossing a section of the Peedie Sea. Orkney Builders (Contractors) Limited have begun the installation of a new section of sewer rising main,&

Maxi Caledonian Ltd, the ultimate holding company of Maxi Haulage Ltd, Maxi Construction Ltd and Maxi Warehousing Ltd, has published its 2021 financial results, reporting an increase in turnover and profit.

Plans for a new primary school and adjoining medical practice in Earlston have taken a step forward after planning permission was granted. The approval marks an important milestone for plans to redevelop the existing primary school to include a range of multi-use community facilities including an ad

An investigation is to be carried out after demolition work at a Fife port caused part of a crane to fall into a dock yard. The topside element of the redundant crane – a legacy of the BiFab yard at Burntisland – crashed into the water yesterday morning.

An online consultation is seeking views on existing issues along the A96 corridor, and the kind of opportunities that could be realised in the future. Transport Scotland is seeking a better understanding of how the A96 corridor is used, particularly given the changes to everyone’s lives due to

Glasgow is at a tipping point as a lack of new office developments in the city centre could see ‘refurbishment’ rents outstrip rents on new-build in 2023 for first time in six years, to reach £36 per sq ft, according to Savills. With less than a year’s supply of new office ac

Drum Property Group has launched a consultation concerning plans to build 7,000 new homes in West Town, a 205-acre neighbourhood to the west of Edinburgh.

Springfield has installed another Breathing Space bench at its housing development Kinloch Gardens in Blairgowrie.

Revised plans to deliver flats and commercial units in the East End of Glasgow have gained planning permission.

A large site in Cartyne has been earmarked for 132 houses and flats.

Glasgow City Council has granted permission in principle for the transformation of a city centre car park site into a “vibrant urban quarter”.

Some of the country’s largest housing developers have agreed to work with the Scottish Government and others to address cladding issues, amid fresh calls for a UK-wide approach to building safety.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: n/a

A couple has lived aboard cruise ships for the past year after determining it's cheaper than a mortgage — and they have no plans to return to living on land.