Commercial property sector witnesses fierce resilience

By Anna Reed, data director at EG FROM the new 220,000 sq. ft headquarters of Scottish Power to the flagship St Vincent Plaza development, the...

As medical centres become increasingly complex, the need for objective advice for property valuations...

Katie Craig, an associate at the Edinburgh offices of DM Hall, discusses the need for objective advice for property valuations for medical centres as...

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....

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...

Civils sector needs visible pipeline of work to ensure a prosperous future

By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland THERE is much to be positive about in the civil engineering sector, encapsulated recently in our CECA...
Ben Finnie

Why property tax reforms south of the border matter for Scotland

By Ben Finnie, property sales director at Gilson Gray The ongoing debate over property tax reform in England and Wales continues to make headlines. With...

Agility and transparency with temporary works

Charlie McKillop, northern regional engineering manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses why agility and transparency are essential for temporary works suppliers, and the importance...
Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic

PPE: one size doesn’t protect all

Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic, discusses the vital importance of respiratory protection WHEN PPE fit fails, protection fails. For too long, protective equipment in...

The evolution of soil stabilisation

The remedial practice of soil stabilisation has been widely employed in the construction and building sectors for thousands of years, and even after more...

Cladding remediation, reports, resources and rumours…

Is Scotland ready and prepared to deal with the recladding of high-rise buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, asks William Barlow,...

There’s much more to Morris & Spottiswood

Following a period of growth, Morris & Spottiswood has become much more than the fit-out, shopfitting and refurbishment services that the company is known...

Engineering excellence to support Edinburgh’s ‘hotel boom’

By Stuart Fleming, director at Will Rudd, Edinburgh IN my role at Will Rudd, and having spent my whole career based in Edinburgh, I have...

Government must help address Brexit skills drain

By Nicholas McVeigh-Crabbe, director at construction recruitment specialists BBR Services OVER the next year or two the Scottish and UK construction sector is very likely...

Time to make a meaningful impact

By Alan Wilson, managing director at SELECT  IN issuing its report “Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland”, Holyrood’s Economy, Energy and...
Susan Jackson, Campion Homes

Why SMEs must be central to Scotland’s housing response

By Susan Jackson, joint MD of Campion Homes THE housing emergency has rightly returned to the heart of Scotland’s political conversation. With the appointment of...

Learning from listening to communities

By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers What if…?/Scotland is an exhibition that frames hopes and dreams for...

Russell Timber Technology marks 55 years in business

Glasgow-based Russell Timber Technology, a manufacturer of precision engineered timber and alu-clad windows and doors, is marking 55 years in business this year. The...
Queens Gait

The whole economy reaps the benefits from new housebuilding

By Ash Sheikh, director of sales and marketing at Muir Homes, part of the Muir Group I am sure I am not the only one...

Invest in apprenticeships and everybody will win

By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building IMAGINE how much your business could save if you didn’t have to undertake an expensive recruitment process...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

Protecting, preserving and enhancing our environment

By MJ O’Shaughnessy, managing director, Will Rudd (Glasgow) WITH a year to go until Glasgow hosts COP26 Climate Summit, engineering probably isn’t the first thing...