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Choosing the right business for your façade/exterior renovation

By Ellie Campbell, a freelance content writer writing on behalf of The Paint Shed THE façade of a building, be it an office or a...

Hopes, challenges and opportunities: industry faces “unprecedented” tests in 2018

2018 will be a year of exceptional challenges – and also opportunities – for the Scottish construction sector. Project Scotland recently asked a wide range...

Largest project of my life is my biggest challenge yet – but teamwork is...

By Nigel Munro, regional project manager, Henry Boot Developments AT over £300 million in value, 418 metres long, 30 metres high and using 8,300 tonnes...

A more sustainable industry needs us to work together

By David MacDonald, national hub programme director at the Scottish Futures Trust IN recent years, governments and businesses across the world have been striving to...
John Muir

Interest rate cut provides welcome boost for housebuilders

By John Muir, executive chairman of Muir Group IT is no surprise that the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates will have been...

Don’t let the green construction agenda slip

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers OVER the past few years, the construction industry has taken great strides to embrace sustainable practices. But faced...
Heather Holbrook

How the Covid-19 pandemic has changed construction five years on

By Heather Holbrook, director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since the start of...

Scottish manufacturing – a mark of quality

By Jim Harley, operations manager at Bison Manufacturing’s Uddingston facility AS you may already know, the SNP held its Spring Conference in March of this...

Mediation’s revival – what surveyors need to know

By Ysella Jago, DRS executive at RICS MEDIATION is making a bid for revival in Scotland, and if the attention it is receiving translates into the...
ancient window

Historic windows tell us much about the past

Craig Quirie speaks to Dr Craig Kennedy about the importance of preserving windows of historical significance rather than simply replacing them

Three crucial steps to effective stakeholder communications

Building something? The kind of thing that’ll have the neighbours up in arms? Or cheering from the rooftops? Either way, you need to listen...

Heat networks – risks and rewards

By Anthony Coates-Smith, managing director of Insite Energy HEAT networks are central to the Scottish Government’s strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045...
Mabey Hire formwork

Bringing formwork to the digital stage

Thanks to advancements in digital engineering, more concrete contractors are benefiting from being able to plan and explore their project in a 3D digital...
David Wright

Procurement Bill passes sensible ideas – but more needs to be done

DAVID Wright, Head of External Affairs at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, has welcomed the passing of the Procurement Reform Bill,...

Where we’re going with skills mix: a new paradigm for a sustainable energy future

By professor Norman McLennan, director of COES Caledonia Ltd and a visiting professor at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at Robert Gordon University. The...
Aerial view of Torvean Quarry

It’s now or never in quest to tackle skills shortages

Callum Mackintosh, director at Hi-skills, tells Project Scotland why the nation needs a Centre of Excellence for Skills, Safety and Innovation - and why...

Reasons to be EPC-ful over Energy Performance Certificates

By Calum Allmond, head of architectural services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors In the same way that Home Reports have become an accepted part of the...

A career that lets you reach for the sky

By Berratt Wong, a graduate quantity surveyor at Kier Construction Scotland I was born in Malaysia and growing up, there was a brilliant TV programme...

New geotechnical solutions help tackle affordable housing shortfall

There is no silver bullet to the shortage of affordable housing across the UK. Debate over the barriers to meeting targets is complex; not...

The future of construction lies in developing the right talent

By Graham Mercer, MD of Rearo, which specialises in the manufacture and supply of bathroom and kitchen surfaces for UK trade and retail markets As...