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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served a Statutory Improvement Notice on Thistle Housing Association in relation to its management of asbestos. The safety body took the action on August 22 after it decided that Thistle had failed to comply with regulations on the control of asbestos.

Harper Macleod’s Lewis Kemp looks at a recent case which has taken a new approach to dealing with the problematic application of prescription in construction cases. The traditional understanding of the law of prescription in Scotland, which extinguishes certain rights and obligations after the

Chief planning officers (CPOs) in Scottish local authorities should be empowered to engage early with other local government and public services to help build sustainable communities that will improve people’s health and wellbeing as well as save council funds, the director of RTPI Scotland ha

Concrete experts from the University of Dundee have cemented their status among the world’s best engineers by working on one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects. A team from the University’s School of Science and Engineering has been utilising its extensive knowledge to tes

MPACT Group has welcomed the latest batch of apprentices to the firm as part of its continuing expansion. The new intake of aspiring tradesmen includes Stewart Adams, a young father working towards his plumbing qualifications. He is joined by three school leavers training variously as an electrician

East Renfrewshire Council is hosting a public consultation so that locals can have a say on the future development plans for the region. The plans cover a range of matters including transport links, managing housing demands and protecting and enhancing the built and natural environments.

Affordable home builder Swan Group has announced that Shelter Scotland will be its charity partner. The company has raised £5,000 as part of a recent fundraising drive for Shelter Scotland as part of the partnership.

With winter on the way, South Ayrshire Council and the Energy Agency are working to improve the energy efficiency of housing across the region.

A North Berwick-based site manager has achieved his fifth Seal of Excellence award in recognition of his hard work to create homes of outstanding quality at Miller Homes’ seaside development, Ferrygate Meadow.

France's most celebrated architect Jean Nouvel has laid a criminal complaint for fraud, embezzlement and favouritism against the Philharmonie de Paris.

ISG has promoted Zoe Price to replace Gordon Kew as chief operating officer (COO) for its UK Construction business. Ms Price has more than eight years of experience at ISG, most recently as group director for public sector frameworks.

Potentially hundreds of flats in high rise blocks across Scotland may be effectively unsellable due to a lack of certification for cladding, it has been reported. New guidance issued by mortgage lenders revealed that properties over 18 metres high with any cladding must now provide written confirmat

Legal & General Affordable Homes (LGAH) has confirmed its commitment to invest £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK - increasing its development pipeline to nearly 3,500 homes across 41 projects.

The £750,000 refurbishment of Cumnock Bus Station will soon be under way following the appointment of the project team by East Ayrshire Council.

BAM Properties and fund manager Hermes Investment Management joined invited guests to celebrate the topping out of Edinburgh’s largest speculative office building. (from left) Dougie Peters - BAM Properties, Ewan Alexander - Pinsent Mason,  Lord Provost, Nick Scott – Brodies, A