Why construction must investigate alternative paths to entry to address skills shortages

By Emma Dickson, technical director at Arcadis and industry co-chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum’s Skills and Workforce sub group. Employers in the construction...

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...

Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges

By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow Due to the combined understanding of...

Governments must be ready to help construction sector go green

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Bros, a resource management business which specialises in recycling construction waste and creating high quality recycled aggregates based...
Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA

Designing viable masterplans without compromise

By Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA THE future of masterplanning in Scotland is undergoing a transformative shift, one that puts people, place and...

Building Scotland’s sustainable harbours

By Ramsay Muirhead, director of port infrastructure and planning at CMAL AS Scotland prepares to host COP26 later this year, a global agenda to...
Apartment building with new windows

Retrofitting the UK’s building stock: balancing energy performance with aesthetic appeal

Reports suggest around 29 million UK homes require retrofitting to meet zero-carbon targets by 2050. Many developers and building designers are turning to windows...
Andrew Davidson, Balmoral Group

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...

Scottish Apprenticeship Week ends, but the work must go on

By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland AS Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 comes to a close, our work in devising ways to...
Ash Sheikh

The changing face of homeownership: meeting the need of today’s buyers

By Ash Sheikh, sales and marketing director at Muir Homes February has shone a bright spotlight on home ownership. We saw the Bank of England...

Offsite construction has finally made it to the mainstream

Mike Stevenson, Sidey development director, tells Project Scotland why offsite construction has finally reached a point where it can positively disrupt the way housing...

Why employee wellbeing is strongest retention tool within construction, building, and manufacturing industries

Victoria Brocklesby is COO and co-founder of aluminium doors and windows manufacturer Origin. Since the business was established, Origin revealed it has prioritised its...

Cracking the scourge of potholes

By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK POTHOLES are an evocative subject. They are defined differently and assessed without a...

Later living housing design: learning from Covid-19

By Stuart Carr, director at Inglis & Carr The new reality In a recent trip to Verona, prior to the majority of the population of the...

Why supporting communities is not just a choice, but a responsibility

By Kevin Reid, executive chairman of The Cruden Group With the season of goodwill in full swing, it’s a poignant time to reflect on how...

Road Bond levels pose threat to construction SMEs in the recovery

By Scott Macphail, director of Dougall Baillie Associates. EVERY party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but...

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...

Surfing is going global and Scotland is jumping onboard

By Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of Wavegarden Scotland and a director of the Scottish Surfing Federation AS an ambassador for surfing...

Funding will support a construction innovation revolution – but we need industry’s help

By Stephen Good, chief executive, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre THE importance of the construction industry to the Scottish economy can be demonstrated with a few...

Buildings engineered for the future

By Gillian Ogilvie, managing director of Will Rudd (Edinburgh) CONSERVATION engineering is about repairing and preserving what is there. However it can also be...