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...
Duraproducts

A global push to circularity

By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts GLOBAL Recycling Day 2025 actions us to closely consider waste reduction, a dual target for environmental and economic...

STA Advice Note 18 – what do specifiers need to know?

ADVERTORIAL John Mellor, Product Manager at Protect Membranes, explains the Structural Timber Association’s new STA Advice Note 18 and describes the key recommendations for breather...

Retrofitting Scotland’s built environment is key to reaching net zero

By Sarah Buchanan, innovation manager at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre OVER the next 10-15 years, the renovation, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) sector within construction and...

How to avoid a war over water

By Matthew Rolph, MD at Graf UK, a rainwater harvesting champion and sustainable manufacturer of wastewater and storm water management systems EVERY cloud has a...
Stewart Dalgarno

AIMCH project set to transform housebuilding

Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Group, discusses how AIMCH, a collaborative research and development project is set to revolutionise the...
Organic Architects distillery image

Earth Day: what makes a distillery sustainable?

To mark Earth Day, Organic Architects explores how distilleries can take practical steps toward a more sustainable future WHISKY might be made from just three...
GMG Energy site from drone

Making the Highlands more business-friendly: a call to action

By Malcolm Morrison, director of GMG Energy and joint owner of Melvich Bay Caravan Park My heart and passion lie in the Highlands. I live...

Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact

By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...

Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges

By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow Due to the combined understanding of...
Billy Kirkwood, Scottish Building Federation

Construction’s apprenticeship concerns: rising costs threaten skills pipeline

Ahead of the increase in the National Minimum Wage, Scottish Building Federation director Billy Kirkwood voices his fears about the effect on craft apprentices EARLIER...

Embracing construction’s ESG challenge

By Shona Frame, partner and construction law specialist at CMS THE integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices within the construction sector continues to...

West Lothian commercial property market ready to respond to hard knocks

Graeme Pollock is director and head of West Lothian agency at the Livingston commercial department of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors WHILE commercial property investment volumes...

The commercial challenges facing the Scottish market post-lockdown

By Chris McLagan, a partner at Robinson Low Francis, independent cost and property consultants Spring is typically the time of year when construction activity begins...

Creating youth-friendly opportunities in the construction sector

By Martin O’Donnell, health and safety advisor at Akela Group Today, exam results are unveiled in Scotland after over a year of disruption to education...

Engineering a greener world

By Gerard Carson, a senior engineer/team leader at Will Rudd Davidson, Glasgow CHOOSING what to study at university was one of the biggest decisions I...

Will the changing make up of the population determine the future of construction design?

By Mike Stevenson, Development Director for offsite and new-build fenestration specialists Sidey Limited and founding partner of the Fabric First Academy  IT has almost come...

Scotland’s people deserve better on housing

By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland Last week, Homes for Scotland held its annual conference in our great capital city, less than a...

Second shot in the arm is the right prescription for Scottish property market

By Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors AS the socially-distanced queues snake round the block at vaccination centres across Scotland, there is...
Marcus Di Rollo, Gilson Gray

Six themes that will define Scotland’s property market in 2026

By Marcus Di Rollo, head of Gilson Gray lettings THE 2020s have been a turbulent time for Scotland’s housing market. Rents and prices surged during...