Businesses must prioritise employee health and wellbeing during lockdown period
By Alastair Wallace, senior partner, Thomas & Adamson
With the UK now into its fourth week in lockdown, it goes without saying that everyone involved...
Design principles and emerging trends at heart of new homes
By Stuart Henderson, group product and design director at Stewart Milne Homes
THERE'S no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has changed our world. Many of...
Is your company ready to go electric?
By Stuart Clark, MD, Russell & Russell chartered accountants
THE tax treatment of company-owned electric cars is not as simple as you would hope, but...
Maintaining lifeline services in a pandemic
By Kevin Hobbs, chief executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL)
TRAVEL has been extremely limited in the last year. Trips abroad have all but...
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...
Why diversity is good for the construction industry
The construction sector is not generally regarded as a bastion of equal rights for women. However, that situation is changing, says Gillian Thomson, branch...
Aberdeen’s legacy buildings: the key to meeting modern sustainability demands
By Roddy Morrison, senior director, UK project management & building consultancy, at CBRE Scotland
AS companies sharpen their focus on meeting net zero targets, the...
What to do when insolvency looms on-site
The construction industry trade press frequently writes about administrations in the industry. Whilst the Insolvency Service's figures show that around one construction company went...
‘Considerate’ Balfour Beatty set standard
BALFOUR Beatty has been recognised as a Considerate Constructor for its approach on three prestigious Scottish projects, the Scottish Crime Campus fit-out for the...
Funding challenges remain, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel
By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects
It’s well known that we are in the middle of a housing crisis; high prices and funding...
Putting employees at the heart of your business can reap huge rewards
By Lorraine Usher, Chief Executive, Loreburn Housing Association
LAST month, a small social landlord in Dumfries and Galloway, which isn’t exactly a household name, was...
Advances in Scottish timber can support net zero efforts
By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
IN the tale of the Three Little Pigs, only the house made of bricks survived...
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...
Urban or suburban – the eternal dilemma
We often think of flight to the suburbs as a modern phenomenon, but a conflict has raged for centuries between urban and suburban living....
Water pollution: simple steps can work a treat
Richard D. Coulton, business unit manager (construction) at Siltbuster, outlines the typical causes of water pollution on construction sites and the solutions to treat...
All about timing for collateral warranty
By Keith Emmerson, senior solicitor, dispute resolution (specialising in construction) at Gillespie Macandrew
COLLATERAL warranties are an integral part of the construction contract landscape, filling...
It’s survival of the fittest – Greg Callan
The companies with the best chances of riding out the recession are those which have adapted to the economic realities argues Greg Callan.
THE latest...
Where we’re going with skills mix: a new paradigm for a sustainable energy future
By professor Norman McLennan, director of COES Caledonia Ltd and a visiting professor at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at Robert Gordon University.
The...
Raising a glass to sustainable construction
Architects, designers and others specifying building materials for construction projects are increasingly turning to timber as a key element of the building design. Alun...
Empowering the masses not the few to improve housing in Scotland
By Colin Lavety, planning director at Barton Wilmore
ENCOURAGING local authorities to empower communities across Scotland is a mantra that we can all agree is...
