Scottish News
Coal power station planned in Ayrshire
Monday, 15 March 2010
Plans to build a coal-fired power station in Ayrshire are to be lodged with the Scottish government today.
£30m Edinburgh business park planned
Friday, 12 March 2010
Plans to build a £30m business park and hotel development on the outskirts of Edinburgh have been revealed.
New primary school to be built in Dunbar
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
East Lothian Council has approved a £6.9m contract for the construction of a new upper primary school in Dunbar.
Stewart Milne wins Aberdeen housing contract
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Stewart Milne Construction has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of £10m to build the first new council housing in a generation for Aberdeen City Council.
Barr Construction lands Ryanair contract
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Barr Construction has secured the contract to build Ryanair’s £8m second heavy maintenance facility at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Loch Ryan port gets green light
Friday, 12 February 2010
The new £200m Loch Ryan port has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish government.
Scottish Features
Glass Qualifications Authority
The Glass Qualifications Authority (GQA) has for over 20 years, been the only national awarding body offering national qualifications for installers, glaziers, fabricators and glass processors and others within its sphere of influence.
Glasgow super hospital gets go-ahead
The company that built Wembley Stadium has been unveiled as the contractor that will tackle one of the biggest hospital building projects in the UK- the £840m New South Glasgow Hospital Campus-the biggest single NHS hospital building project ever undertaken in Scotland.
A State of Flux - fire safety in a changing world
Legislative changes have put new pressures on employers and building owners regarding fire prevention and fire management. Colin Todd, chairman of the fire risk assessment council, at the fire industry association, describes why an holistic approach is essential.
Steni Panels help to complete council facelift
Five colours of Steni Panels are over-cladding two tower blocks, and helping improve North Lanarkshire Council'simpressive stock of refurbished multi-storey properties.
Lower Carbon & Lower Costs
Carbon reduction is the name of the game wherever you are. It makes good sense for the climate and it makes sense for the pocket. To back this up, recent research launched by the Carbon Trust Scotland has uncovered significant business benefits for companies and organisations considering specifying a low carbon building.
Expo of the year
Road Expo Scotland is the industry event for highway maintenance and traffic management professionals north of the border. Bringing together over 100 top suppliers it is the ideal location to source new products and services, network with colleagues and do business.
The trouble with training
Construction industry training is often seen as a quick fix for getting people off the dole and back to work. Sadly this usually results in taster training covering a broad brush approach.
Improving Play Opportunities in Scotland
In December the Scottish Government and COSLA- the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (the Local Government Association) published the early years framework. Play was identified as one of te elements of transformational change for the next ten years.
| SFO to charge Severn Trent |
| Thursday, 22 November 2007 | |
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO)is to charge Severn Trent Water, part of Severn Trent, with three offences relating to leakage data supplied to Ofwat between 2000 and 2002. The charges, under section 207 Water Industry Act 1991, namely, providing false information to Ofwat, will relate to the leakage data in the June Returns for 2000, 2001 and 2002. The SFO has also informed Severn Trent that no individual will be charged with any offences. Tony Wray, chief executive of Severn Trent, said: "The new board has co-operated fully with the SFO during the investigation. We will now study carefully the details of the charges which relate to the responsibilities of a previous regime. Until that process is completed and we have taken legal advice, we cannot comment further on our response to the charges. "What I can say is that this new Board and management team has taken, and will continue to take, all actions we think appropriate to ensure the maintenance of both high ethical and professional standards and resilient and effective controls throughout our organisation. The SFO informed Severn Trent on 31 October 2005 that, as a result of a referral by Ofwat, it was undertaking a criminal investigation into alleged reporting irregularities concerning leakage data supplied to Ofwat by Severn Trent Water between 2000 and 2003. Ofwat had been conducting its own investigation following allegations of false reporting made by an employee of Severn Trent Water in May 2004. On 7 March 2006 Ofwat published its interim report concerning the allegations of false reporting made against Severn Trent Water in 2004. Ofwat has communicated with Severn Trent regarding the fines that it intends to impose. At this stage the process is ongoing and therefore Severn Trent cannot give a reliable estimate of the amount that might become payable. |