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MACTAGGART & Mickel is a fourth generation family business and a top 50 UK house builder with developments throughout Central Scotland, with land interests...

STEPHEN Good, the CEO of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), has written an open letter to Scotland's built environment and construction leaders, calling...

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...

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...

By Nyrie Eller, paralegal, dispute resolution at Gillespie Macandrew RENEWING your monthly streaming service, agreeing to a new phone contract and taking up a gym...

By Andrew Leslie, chief executive, The Association for Project Safety DEPUTY Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s announcement of a nationwide housing target of 370,000 homes per...

By Brian Reid, operations director at Wise Property Care TIMBER frames have many advantages for buildings. They are cost-efficient, easy to construct, and great at...

By Rob Bewick, senior construction safety consultant at Thomas & Adamson In the construction industry, health and safety is most often thought about in terms...

With just weeks to respond to Graham Simpson MSP’s proposed New-Build Homes (Buyer Protection) (Scotland) members Bill, Harry C. Smith, partner and head of...

With a more buoyant construction market, it is those firms continuing to invest in training that are best placed to help housing providers bring their homes up to modern standards. Billy Baird, Projects Director at roofing and cladding services provider Marley Contract Services, looks at how the company has managed to maintain its skills base. THE skills shortage is particularly acute in the construction industry and encompasses a wide range of disciplines from bricklaying through to plumbing. A lack of...

It’s been a while now since ChatGPT and AI tools like it burst onto the scene. But do they have any practical applications for...

Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) are financial incentives for electricity generated from small-scale renewable and low-carbon sources. FiTs are guaranteed payments to small-scale generators, which are...

Sips Eco Panels explains why Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) can allow the UK to build more affordable homes quickly and end fuel poverty THE UK...

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...

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...

By Fraser Lynes, CEO at Cruden SCOTLAND stands at a pivotal moment in its housing journey. The need for high-quality, energy-efficient homes has never been...

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...

Simon Horn, technical development manager at Stewart Milne Timber Systems discusses the benefits of embracing online training in a locked-down world.  As restrictions to safeguard...

By Hamish Paterson, partner at Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group In mid-May, the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to pass new legislation that...

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...