Graduate apprenticeships have key role to play in Scotland’s economy
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By Jen Henderson, head of talent partnerships at Heriot-Watt University
Graduate Apprenticeships are a key way to develop and retain skills and talent for business...
The future of construction relies on upskilling, not just talent attraction
There’s a growing consensus across construction that the skills challenge can’t be solved by inspiring the next generation into the sector alone. While attracting...
Temporary or enabling works – it’s all about the timing
In construction, temporary and permanent works often go hand in hand. Given this, perfect planning and coordination between each of the project stages, from...
How timber systems can help fix Scotland’s housing crisis
By Gary Gray, general manager of Muir Timber Systems, part of the Muir Group
THE housing crisis in Scotland is becoming ever more acute. More...
Why community benefit is central to the future of housebuilding
By Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager at Cruden Group
THERE has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK....
Successful office-to-hotel conversions start with preparation
By Zander Muego, director at Egis UK
THE commercial property market is undergoing a prolonged adjustment. Rising construction costs, tighter regulations, and questions over financial...
Why flexibility, not floorspace, is shaping Aberdeen’s office market
By Andrew Davidson, Balmoral Group
IT'S been a turbulent decade for Aberdeen’s economy - and for commercial property across the UK. The city, so long...
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...
Still time to comply with new RCI property transparency checks
By Gregor Duthie, legal director at full-service law firm Gilson Gray
GREATER transparency over the ownership of property in Scotland – and the UK, for...
House brick can become circular economy champ
By Professor Gabriela Medero, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot Watt University and a recent finalist in the 2018 Converge Challenge,...
Unlocking community engagement
By Julie Moulsdale, MD at Perceptive Communicators, which provides PR, social media, digital, marketing and public affairs support to clients in science, technology and...
Building recovery
By Ivan McKee MSP, minister for business, trade, tourism and enterprise and also the chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum.
THE construction industry touches...
Demand for scaffolding blocks rises in Scotland
Owen Batham, sales & marketing director at Elite Precast Concrete, explains how scaffolding blocks can deliver multiple benefits in temporary works
IN construction, temporary works...
Building for a greener future
By Kevin Reid, chief executive of the Cruden Group
IN the 2018-2019 financial year more new homes were built in Scotland than at any time...
Tackling fraud in the construction sector
By Ramsay Hall, an associate at Brodies LLP, specialising in government, regulation and competition
IN August 2019, it was reported that the total value of...
Sustainability and the reduction of waste is the only way forward for the painting...
By Chris Meechan, MD of Cali Decor
The move towards sustainability in business is not only driven by altruism on the part of business owners...
Green shoots as housing set to be new government priority
By Andrew Donaldson, CEO, The Donaldson Group
'Get Britain building again'. The words we’ve been waiting for kicking off a positive opening speech from our...
Managing excess water during road construction
Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...
Reimagining fossil fuel sites
By Ruth Cochrane, enterprise lead within the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University
MOST of us are acutely aware that the...
Workers still at risk despite rise in excavation searches
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD (Linesearch BeforeUdig), an online asset search facility, discusses the recent ‘Digging Up Britain 2019’ report and draws on its...
