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Cliff Shepherd, senior project engineer at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses the best approach to formwork and other temporary works for major civils projects TEMPORARY works...

By Iain Marley, chief executive, hub West Scotland LAST week hub West Scotland launched its annual Winter Warmer Appeal for new warm clothing for children...

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Chris MacLeod, regional director for GRAHAM, discusses the importance of reducing awkwardness around the topic within the...

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...

By Ellie Campbell, a freelance content writer writing on behalf of The Paint Shed THE façade of a building, be it an office or a...

By Paul Coffey, chief executive of the Scotland 5G Centre. A golden key opens any door and 5G is the key to unlocking business efficiency...

By Jonathan Gaskell, a partner at MacRoberts LLP AROUND six years ago, I wrote in this publication about the then forthcoming Scottish Law Commission report...

By Rob Bewick, senior construction safety consultant at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group The latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics on work-related...

By Dr Sophie Taysom from Keyah Consulting Scotland’s net zero commitments cannot be achieved without a clear focus on the built environment, which accounts for...

Apprenticeships have become more common in recent years with around 37,000 modern apprentices engaged in Scotland across a wide range of sectors. Traditionally, apprenticeships were...

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...

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...

By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors SPRING is in the air in the Scottish residential property market and, after a winter...

By Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development at Kingspan Insulation Limited LAST month’s revisions to Section 6 (energy) of the Building Standards have...

By Matthew Jackson, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust When you picture the perfect holiday, what comes to mind? For me, it usually involves a...

By Claire Sheerin, director of Hays Construction & Property in Scotland RECENT research by Hays shows that the majority of construction employers are optimistic despite...

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...

By Marcus Di Rollo, lettings director at full-service legal firm Gilson Gray So far, the 2020s have seen a lot of change in Scotland’s housing...

With the UK Government setting the net zero target of decarbonisation by 2050 for all sectors, many industries are seeking a replacement for traditional...

As construction works towards reducing carbon emissions, John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, discusses why embodied carbon is critical to its success IT’S...