Scottish News
Morgan Sindall to build £20m manufacturing plant
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Morgan Sindall has won a £20m scheme to build a manufacturing plant for Aggreko, at Lomondgate in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
Mansell takes £11.5m Scottish deal
Friday, 27 August 2010
Mansell has won a £11.5m contract for two schemes in Scotland for Huntaven Properties.
Defence Estates invites bids for RAF tower
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Defence Estates is inviting firms to bid to build a £10m air traffic control tower at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.
NG Bailey takes £26.5m Aberdeen hospital job
Monday, 16 August 2010
NG Bailey has been appointed by Robertson Construction Group to deliver Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Services, for NHS Grampian’s new Emergency Care Centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, in a deal worth £26.5m.
Aberdeen Football Club plans 21,000 stadium
Friday, 13 August 2010
Aberdeen Football Club has submitted a planning application to build a new 21,000 capacity stadium.
Three chosen for £700m North Lanarkshire contracts
Friday, 13 August 2010
North Lanarkshire Council has selected three bidders to deliver roads, property and central heating maintenance for the next 10 years, awarding contracts worth a total of £700m.
Scottish Features
Health and Safety '10 - Scotland
Taking place at the Royal Highland Centre on the 15th and 16th September 2010 is Health and Safety ’10 – Scotland. Here, Construction Scotland summarises what the event has to offer in assisting those in the construction sector with easy access to health and safety information, products and services.
Scotland's Housing Expo 2010
Scotland’s Housing Expo to be held in August 2010, will be the UK’s first ever housing event of its kind. It is based upon similar models found in mainland Europe, particularly Finland where historically the Housing Fair concept has proven very successful in stimulating quality design and innovation in Finnish housing.
It's Countdown Time for All-Energy 2010
Judith Patten,project director at all-energy, rolls out the red carpet for the UK's largest renewable energy exhibition and conference.
Encouraging Scottish Talent
In a bid to ensure the construction industry is prepared for the economic upturn, ConstructionSkills, the sector skills council for the construction industry, is committed to helping employers maintain the skills of their workforce.
HLM brings PassivHaus standards to Scotland's housing expo
Work has started on site on HLM’s revolutionary energy-saving houses to be exhibited at the UK’s first sustainable housing fair, Scotland’s Housing Expo, to be held in Inverness in summer 2010. The aim of the fair is to create houses which have a strong focus upon high quality design, innovative technology, and the use of sustainable systems and 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.
| 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. |