New strategy will help STEM tide of underachievement in key disciplines

By Gerard McMahon, Esh Construction’s regional director for Scotland IT’S clear that in the future Scotland will need many more people working in jobs linked...
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Will local authority pension fund reforms deepen the buyer pool for Scottish commercial property?

By Alasdair Steele, head of Scotland commercial at Knight Frank IT is no secret that UK institutional investors have cooled on Scotland in recent years....

Future-proofing the industry through inclusivity and diversity

By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...

Flexible space is key in a post-virus world

The coronavirus pandemic will eventually pass and, when it does, it will have changed the way we shop, work and teach our children. ‘Social...

Energy crisis will worsen unless we offer a balanced smart transition where consumers decide...

By John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group ENERGY prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for...
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Ten top considerations for a geocellular stormwater tank system

By Mark Caswell, technical manager for water management specialists Graf UK CORRECT stormwater management is critical to urban planning and infrastructure development because it protects...
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Building blocks of change: inspiring young people into carpentry

By Graeme Binnie, a joinery lecturer at West Lothian College and founder of the West Lothian Woodworking Initiative WOMEN working in construction recently hit an...

Treating concrete water

Many construction firms have improved their environmental approach. Yet one area where errors are still made is concrete water. Dr Richard Coulton, managing director...

Regeneration – inclusive, resilient, sustainable growth

By Martin McKay, executive director of regeneration at Clyde Gateway I don’t believe the pandemic will lead to the demise of the office. Companies are...

Blend of digital and low carbon skills key to bridging talent gap in construction

By Lisa Deane, head of programme performance at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) THE construction sector has shown remarkable resilience over the last couple of...
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Retrofitting report to play vital role in reaching Scotland’s net zero targets

Gavin Oxenham, group general manager at Procast Group, discusses the importance of the new ‘Retrofitting Roundtable Report’, and how the Hamilton-based principal contractor is...

Ventilation fund grants for small businesses are ‘simply the wrong answer’

By Gregor Stewart, director at Stewart Temperature Solutions, based in Ayr THERE is no doubt we should applaud the fact that, in the wake of...

Is your holiday home winter ready?

Leaving your holiday home empty over the winter months can be a daunting prospect, and the unpredictability of the British weather makes it hard...

The value of effective marketing assets

Effective marketing materials are essential for buyers to make the biggest purchase of their lives, ideally combining digital and real-world resources. Queensberry Properties’ sales...

Why our homes are still our – virtual – castles

By Ainslie McCrone, marketing manager at Briar Homes There are certain milestones in life that are set in, well, stone, and serve as evidence of...
Ian Woods

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...
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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...

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...

Construction during a crisis: making people the priority

By David Shearer, managing director, HFD Construction OVER the past weeks, construction has, like many other sectors, come under the spotlight as the world comes to...

Iconic bridges chart our changing attitudes

From the Forth Rail Bridge to the Queensferry Crossing, bridging the River Forth has not been without its health and safety challenges. To mark the...