Ramsay Hall

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...

Taking local residents and businesses on our journey to net zero

By Ian Manson, chief executive of Clyde Gateway FOR Clyde Gateway, Scotland’s most ambitious regeneration project, there has been an increased focus on creating new...

Living and working in the 21st century

By Guy Marsden, director, Highbridge Properties PLC There’s no doubt that Glasgow is a fantastic city.  In fact, last year ‘Mercers Quality of Living Survey’...

Green transition presents opportunity for job creation and economic growth

By Martin McKay, chief executive of Clyde Gateway, an urban regeneration company working in Dalmarnock, Bridgeton and Rutherglen. Often we talk about the importance of...

Upskilling our existing workforce is key to getting apprentices ready for zero carbon

By Caitriona Jordan, head of retrofit programmes at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) Scotland must reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, 40% of which come from...

Laying the foundations to attract apprentices

By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building AFTER receiving more than 500 applications this year, City Building recently welcomed 60 new apprentices to learn...

The importance of long-term roadway maintenance

By Richard Ashton, market development manager Bitumen, TotalEnergies UK THE impact of increasingly volatile weather conditions is having a noticeable effect on Scottish roads,...

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...

Why the UK needs to build more, build better and build beautiful…

By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety EVERYWHERE you turn there’s building works. And, on larger sites, there are big signs shouting out...

Scotland’s race against climate change: does net zero mark the finish line?

By Stephen Good, CEO, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) WITH just a few months to go until the COP26 summit in Glasgow, sustainability is fast...

City’s hotbed of talent is heating up the property market

By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC AS a commercial property developer, my natural instinct whenever I go into a city is...
Liz Hamilton

Planning system must match the ambition to solve Scotland’s housing emergency

By Liz Hamilton, senior land and planning manager at AS Homes and Briar Homes ONE year ago, Scotland declared a housing emergency, yet we...

Taking care with timber

Jeremy English, Great Britain and Ireland sales director at Södra Wood, Sweden’s largest cooperative of forest owners, explores why, more than ever, it is...

Growing flood risk requires fresh approach to delivery and funding

Stephen Taylor, associate director at Turner & Townsend,  explores how Scotland can deliver a fresh approach to delivering flood protection schemes THE impact of climate...

From Surveys to Solutions: Unlocking Retrofit Potential at Scale

By Shirley Evatt, senior associate at Will Rudd (Edinburgh) I often hear people talk about the retrofit challenge as though it’s a mountain too steep...

The changing faces of façades

Manufacturing firms, who have always been at the forefront of innovation, are facing challenges that not too long ago, seemed unimaginable. They are being...
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...

Understanding heat loss will help address climate challenge

By Paddy Leighton, director, Icynene UK THE recently published Committee for Climate Change Report “UK Housing: Fit for the Future”, states that better standards of...

Good to give this Christmas

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...

Building your brand as an employer of choice

IT is welcome news that Scotland’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.2% between April and June. According to The Office for National Statistics, the...