Dig unveils Roman Army artefacts
ARCHAEOLOGICAL investigations near Dumfries have revealed new insight into the Roman Army’s occupation of southern Scotland during the second century AD.
Artefacts discovered include...
Don’t let them suffer in silence
By Martin Robertson, health and safety manager at M-Pact Group
IT is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many...
A splash of colour can be mood booster for our homes
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director for Cruden Homes
AFTER the last 12 months we all need a bit of a lift, something that...
Green transition presents opportunity for job creation and economic growth
By Martin McKay, chief executive of Clyde Gateway, an urban regeneration company working in Dalmarnock, Bridgeton and Rutherglen.
Often we talk about the importance of...
Let’s not let our high streets fall by the wayside
The UK Government recently announced plans to invest billions of pounds into infrastructure to help rebuild the economy. The decline of the British high...
How to safely navigate retrofit
By Peter Edwards, architect at Holmes Miller
Do you know your EnerPHit from your CarbonLite Retrofit? And if someone mentioned PHPP, would you know what...
New beginnings: the shape of the construction sector in 2025
The latest release of the Business Distress Index for Q4 2024, released by Real Business Rescue using Companies House and Red Flag Alert data,...
Roofing’s role in saving energy and combating urban heat islands
By Mark Harris, head of sustainability – roofing at Sika
URBAN heat islands represent a growing challenge in the modern urban environment, characterised by significantly...
You can’t tackle child poverty without homes
By Tom Barclay, Kingdom Group chief executive
FOR many families across Scotland, child poverty did not pause over Christmas. It tightened its grip. The latest...
How to turn PFI handover risk into a net zero opportunity
By Greig Fenton, regional director, Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group
PRIVATE Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as the programme was better known...
Scotland’s race against climate change: does net zero mark the finish line?
By Stephen Good, CEO, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
WITH just a few months to go until the COP26 summit in Glasgow, sustainability is fast...
The built environment — safety assured?
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety
TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...
Partnership is key to asset management
By Andrew Kilpatrick, director of assets, Caledonia Housing Association
As we embrace post-pandemic life, social landlords as well as focusing on building new homes are...
Gap in the market for medium-sized firms
THE recent demise of Muirfield Contracts felt like a throwback to the darkest days of the recession when reports of contractors going out of...
Digital Construction Week: experts predict biggest changes for the next decade
Digital Construction Week is taking place from June 5-6. To mark the occasion, Smart Construction’s deputy general manager, Richard Clement, takes a deep dive...
Environmental monitoring in groundworks: clearing the way for new homes
With available building space at a premium in the UK, there has been an increasing push to convert disused brownfield land into new housing....
Construction – a modern perspective
By Shona Wilson, technical services manager at Hart Builders
GROWING up, I really enjoyed both maths and physics at school and was very definite about...
Repairs tipped to support rise in modular construction
Gary Danson, operations director at Plastic Surgeon, discusses the rise of modular construction and advantages of repair rather than replacement
A modular approach to construction...
Higher façade performance in the frame
Gary Robson, business development manager at EJOT UK, highlights the potential of stainless steel framing systems to create higher performing, safer and more sustainable...
Funders out in force and looking for opportunities in Scotland’s commercial property sector
By Ian Woods, west of Scotland head of commercial valuation at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
This time last year, it would have taken a large...
